Self-Defence of the Polish Nation

Self-Defence of the Polish Nation
Samoobrona Narodu Polskiego
AbbreviationSNP[1]
LeaderTadeusz Mazanek[2]
Founded27 July 2003[3]
Registered15 July 2005[4]
Dissolved6 February 2023[5]
Split fromSRP
Headquartersul. Wczasowa 16E/5,
40-694 Katowice
Membership (2006)2000[6]
IdeologyNational agrarianism[6]
National Catholicism[7]
Anti-capitalism[6]
Hard Euroscepticism[7]
Political positionRight-wing[8]
ReligionRoman Catholic[7]
Colours  Gold
  White
  Red
Sejm
0 / 460
Senate
0 / 100
European Parliament
0 / 51
Regional assemblies
0 / 552
City presidents
0 / 117
Website
http://samoobronanarodupolskiego.friko.pl

Self-Defence of the Polish Nation (Polish: Samoobrona Narodu Polskiego, SNP), later Defence of the Polish Nation (Polish: Obrona Narodu Polskiego, ONP) was a minor political party in Poland. The party registered on 15 July 2005 and was a split of 70 members from the left-wing agrarian socialist Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej, SRP, referred to as Samoobrona), though the party already existed as a dissident faction faction within the party since 2003.[3] The party tried to participate in the 2006 Polish local elections and act as a spoiler party against Samoobrona, but the Polish court struck the party off the ballot because of its name and logo being too similar to SRP. In response, the party changed its name to "Defence of the Polish Nation" in October 2006.[9]

The Self-Defence of the Polish Nation was a right-nationalist split from Samoobrona and was found in response to the "social-democratisation" of the party, which transitioned from a populist protest party to an established, staunchly left-wing one.[8] The SNP already held its own party convention in 2003, where it protested Samoobrona's decision to work together with social-democratic Labour Union and Democratic Left Alliance, but it remained a faction within the party until formally seceding and registering a separate political entity in 2005.[3] It was the first of many splits within Samoobrona that occurred between 2005 and 2007, such as Patriotic Self-Defence and Self-Defence Social Movement.[10] After the change name in 2006, the party would participate in subsequent Polish elections and win a marginal number of votes. It became inactive in early 2020s and was dissolved and deregistered in early 2023.[5]

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  3. ^ a b c Maciej T. Nowak (27 July 2003). "Wyrzuceni z Samoobrony tworzą nową partię". gazeta.pl (in Polish). Opole.
  4. ^ Renata Grochal (25 July 2005). "Powstaje komitet wyborczy nowej Samoobrony". gazeta.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^ a b "Pozycja 14243" (in Polish). Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy nr 56/2023. 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Krzysztof Dobrowolski (11 July 2006). "Samoobrona Narodu Polskiego". radio.opole.pl (in Polish).
  7. ^ a b c "Partie". lewica.tv (in Polish). 2020.
  8. ^ a b Jarosław Tomasiewicz [in Polish] (17 January 2017). "Narodziny, wzlot i upadek Anteusza. W piątą rocznicę śmierci Andrzeja Leppera". Nowy Obywatel (in Polish). 22 (63).
  9. ^ Mika, Dagmara (2 July 2013). Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego w 2009 roku - specyfika krajowa i lokalna. Studium empiryczne kampanii wyborczej w Bielsku-Białej (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach.
  10. ^ "Walka o Samoobrone". tygodniksiedlecki.com (in Polish). 23 October 2009.