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The Democratic Union (Polish: Unia Demokratyczna) was a liberal Christian-democratic partyinPoland. The party was founded in 1991 by Prime Minister, Christian Democrat Tadeusz Mazowiecki as a merger of the Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action (Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna) and the Forum of Right Democrats (Forum Prawicy Demokratycznej).
Democratic Union
Unia Demokratyczna
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| Chairman | Tadeusz Mazowiecki |
| Founded | May 1991 |
| Dissolved | April 23, 1994 (1994-04-23) |
| Merger of | Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action Forum of the Democratic Right |
| Split from | Solidarity Citizens' Committee |
| Merged into | Freedom Union |
| Ideology | Liberalism Reformism Anti-Lustration |
| Political position | Centre |
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| Timeline of Polish liberal parties after 1989 |
| • Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action /ROAD (1990–1991) • Liberal Democratic Congress /KLD (1990–1994) • Democratic Union /UD (1991–1994) • Freedom Union /UW (1994–2005) • Democratic Party /PD (2005– ) • Palikot's Movement /RP (2011–2013) • Your Movement /TR (2013– ) • Modern/.N (2015– ) |
The party had a market-socialist profile with Christian-democratic influence. Important members were Bronisław Geremek, Jacek Kuroń, Adam Michnik, Hanna Suchocka, Jan Rokita and Aleksander Hall.
In 1994 the party merged with the Liberal Democratic Congress into the Freedom Union (Unia Wolności).
| Election year | # of votes |
% of vote |
# of overall seats won |
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| 1991 | 1,382,051 | 12.3 (#1) |
62 / 460
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| 1993 | 1,460,957 | 10.6 (#3) |
74 / 460
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| Election year | # of overall seats won |
+/– |
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| 1991 |
21 / 100
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| 1993 |
4 / 100
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 17 |
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