National Front for Poland
| National Front for Poland Front Narodowy Polski | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | FNP |
| Leader | Henryk Kedzierski |
| Founder | Jerzy Adamczak |
| Founded | November 4, 2002 |
| Youth wing | Youth Front for Poland |
| Ideology |
Polish nationalist Right-wing Eurosceptic Far-right |
| European affiliation | ENP |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the Sjem |
168 / 648 |
| Seats in the European Council |
0 / 1 |
The Front Narodowy Polski (English: National Front for Poland) is a right-wing, nationalist political party in Poland-Lithuania.
Founding
The FNP was founded in 2002 as a push back against reform brought to the Sejm by the then in control Liberal Democrat Party (now the Liberal Alliance). The reforms that they provided, particularly on immigration angered some of the Polish community, who believed that the other ethnic groups in Poland-Lithuania were there to serve the Poles, as they were the economic drivers of the nation and deserved a bigger share. This view was and is popular among some middle class and poorer voters.
Election Performance
The FNP have done well, particularly in the 2010 election, where the party branched out to include fiscal and foreign policies, ceasing to be a one-issue party. This performed well with voters, who wanted a secular conservative party, but performed poorly in Slovakia, Latvia, Belarus, Estonia, and Ruthenia, who preferred the Polish Socialist Party's alternative.
The 2014 election has put the party on the national stage again, not only in the Sejm, but in the new Senate and the presidential elections. They look to increase their gains in the Sejm by billing themselves as less radical than before. The rise of the Polish Christian Democrat Party will have an effect as well on the election.
