The Agrarian Union (Polish: Związek Chłopski, ZCh) was a political party in Poland.
Agrarian Union Związek Chłopski | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1924 |
| Dissolved | 1926 |
| Split from | Polish People's Party "Piast" Polish People's Party "Left" |
| Merged into | Peasant Party |
| Ideology | Agrarianism |
History
editThe party was established on 11 May 1924 by a merger of the Polish People's Party "Left" and a breakaway faction of the Polish People's Party "Piast".[1] In January 1926 it merged into Stronnictwo Chłopskie.[1]
The party was reformed in 1928 by Jan Stapiński.[1] In the elections that year, the party received 1.2% of the vote, winning three seats in the Sejm.[2] In 1931 it became a faction within the Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government and ceased to exist as an independent party.
References
edit- ^ a b c Związek Chłopski 1924-1926 WIEM Encyklopedia
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1509–1512 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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