Christian Democracy ( pl, Chrześcijańska Demokracja, ChD) was a

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in Poland.

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

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(ChDSP), the

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(ChPP) and the Polish Christian Democratic Forum (PFChD). In the elections it received 2.4% of the vote, winning five seats in the Sejm.

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