Freedom and Equality

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Freedom and Equality
Wolność i Równość
LeaderPiotr Musiał
Founded20 March 2005
Headquartersul. Powsińska 40/2, 02-903 Warsaw
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Anti-clericalism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationEuropa Plus (2014)
United Left (2015-2016)
SLD-The Left Together (2018)
European Coalition (2019)
Democratic Left (2022–)
The Left (2023–)
ColoursYellow, Black
Sejm
0 / 460
Senate
0 / 100
Website
http://wir.info.pl

The Freedom and Equality (Polish: Wolność i Równość, WiR), previously called Union of the Left (Polish: Unia Lewicy, UL); is a minor social-democratic political party in Poland founded on 20 March 2005 through the union of several left-wing organisations and parties, including: Worker's Democracy, Young Socialists, Antyklerykalna Partia Postępu RACJA, Centrolewica Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Demokratyczna Partia Lewicy, Nowa Lewica, Polska Partia Pracy, Polska Partia Socjalistyczna. and Unia Pracy.[1]

The party is supported by the "Democratic Women's Union" (Demokratyczna Unia Kobiet), Polish LGBT rights groups, and several small left-wing organisations.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "O nas".