Christian Democracy (, ChD) was a

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History

The alliance was formed to contest the 1991 elections, and consisted of five small Catholic parties,Frances Millard (2009) ''Democratic Elections in Poland, 1991-2007'', Routledge, p40 including the Christian Democratic Labour Party (ChDSP), the Christian Labour Party (ChPP) and the Polish Christian Democratic Forum (PFChD). In the elections it received 2.4% of the vote, winning five seats in the

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1511 It was represented by

Józef Hermanowicz Józef is a Polish variant of the masculine given name Joseph. Art * Józef Chełmoński (1849-1914), Polish painter * Józef Gosławski (1908-1963), Polish sculptor Clergy * Józef Glemp (1929-2013), Polish cardinal * Józef Kowalski (19 ...

and Henryk Rospara from the ChPP, Stefan Pastuszewski from the ChDSP, Tadeusz Lasocki of the PFChD and Władysław Staniuk, an independent. The alliance supported the government of

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. The three parties contested the 1993 elections separately.

References

{{Polish political parties Defunct political party alliances in Poland Political parties established in 1991 Political parties disestablished in 1993 1991 establishments in Poland 1993 disestablishments in Poland