Polish People's Party "Piast" (1913–1931)

Polish People's Party "Piast" or Polish Peasant Party "Piast" (Polish: Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe "Piast", PSL Piast) was a political party from the interwar period of the Second Polish Republic (1913–1931). Piast refers to the medieval Piast dynasty, Poland's founding royal house.

Polish People's Party "Piast"
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe "Piast"
LeaderJakub Bojko (1914-18)
Jan Sadlak (1918)
Wincenty Witos (1918-31)
FoundedFebruary 1, 1914 (1914-02-01)
DissolvedMarch 15, 1931 (1931-03-15)
Merged intoPeople's Party
HeadquartersWarsaw
NewspaperPiast
IdeologyAgrarianism
Christian democracy
Political positionBefore 1923:
Centre-left
After 1923:
Centre-right
ReligionRoman Catholicism
ColoursGreen

Political significance

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PSL Piast was an important political party in the Second Polish Republic. It was created in 1913 and after Poland regained independence in 1918, it formed a part of several governments, most notably after the Lanckorona Pact and in the Chjeno-Piast coalition. In 1931 it formed the People's Party. Its major politicians included Wincenty Witos, Jakub Bojko, Jan Dąbski, Maciej Rataj and Władysław Kiernik.

Election Results

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Sejm

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Election Votes % Seats Seat Change
1919 232,983 4.2 (#6)
46 / 394
n/a
1922 1,153,397 13.2 (#3)
70 / 444
 24
1928 770,891 6.7 (#6)
17 / 444
 53
As part of the Polish Catholic Bloc which won 33 seats in total
1930 1,965,864 17.3 (#2)
15 / 444
 2
As part of the Centrolew which won 79 seats in total

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References

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