Zjednoczone Stronnictwo Ludowe

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Zjednoczone Stronnictwo Ludowe (United People's Party, abbr. ZSL) - was a peasant political party in People's Republic of Poland. It was formed on 27 November 1949 from the merger of the communist Stronnictwo Ludowe party with remenants of independent Stronnictwo Ludowe of Stanisław Mikołajczyk (which changed its name to Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe).

ZSL became - as intended from its very beginning - a satellite party of Polish United Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, PZPR), representing PZPR in the rural areas.

In 1989 after victory of Solidarity trade union in the Polish legislative elections, 1989 together with the other satellite party of PZPR, Stronnictwo Demokratyczne, ZSL decided to support Solidarity. At ZSL congress (27 November - 29 November 1989) ZSL transformed into Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe - Odrodzenie. PSL-Odrodzenie merged with PSL Wilanowskie, forming today's Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe.


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