The Polish People’s Party (or Polish Peasant Party Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe – PSL) existed in post-World War II Poland from 1945 to 1949. In the period of increasing solidification of communist power but still some formal adherence to multiparty democracy principles PSL was a centrist party non-communist and not allied with the communists. PSL was defeated by the communists in the rigged legislative elections of 1947.
country
Poland
extinction year
1949-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
formation year
1945-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
headquarter
Poland, Warsaw
ideology
Agrarianism, Christian democracy
leader
Stanisław Mikołajczyk, Wincenty Witos, J%C3%B3zef_Nie%C4%87ko