The Right Wing of the Republic () is a

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founded by former ''

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Marek Jurek Marek Jurek (; 28 June 1960 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland) is a right-wing politician and a Member of the European Parliament. Since 20 April 2007 he has been the leader of the aspirant party Right of the Republic. Politically, he is most kno ...

on 20 April 2007 after he had left

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on 16 April 2007, when the

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failed to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing

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. The party positions itself as a

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party with a strong focus on family rights and an

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stance.

Political program

The program of the Right Wing of the Republic includes: * Constitutional prohibition of

. * Prohibiting

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and

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. * Public combat against "cultural Marxism" and "

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". * Restoration of

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for homicide and rape. * Tax concessions for families and expanded pro-family policy. *

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of some state-owned companies (excluding strategic energy and mining industries). * Longer

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. * Reinforcement public health care. * Opposition to joining euro zone. * Reduced government spending. *

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liberalization. * Holidays on Sunday and other religious festivities. *Introduction of

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Former ''Sejm'' members

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* Marian Piłka *

Lucyna Wiśniewska Lucyna Emilia Wiśniewska (; 30 June 1955 – 30 October 2022) was a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 10,846 votes in 17 Radom district as a candidate from the Law and Justice Law and Justice ( ...

* Dariusz Kłeczek * Artur Zawisza * Jan Klawiter

Former ''Senat'' members

* Adam Biela * Mieczysław Maziarz

Former European Parliament members

Election results

Sejm

*Only 217 of those were actually from the party. 9 of the elected were members of Solidarity for Poland, 8 were members of

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and Jan Klawiter was a member of Right Wing of the Republic. Under an agreement between the two parties he is an independent in the

(not affiliated to any parliamentary faction).

References

External links

Official website
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