Democratic-Social Movement (Poland)

Democratic-Social Movement
Ruch Demokratyczno-Społeczny
Founded20 April 1991
DissolvedJune 1992
Split fromCitizens' Movement for Democratic Action
Merged intoLabour Solidarity
Membership300[1]
Founder of RDS, Zbigniew Bukaj, in 1991

The Democratic-Social Movement (Polish: Ruch Demokratyczno-Społeczny, RDS) was a political party in Poland.

History

The RDS was established on 20 April 1991 by Zbigniew Bujak as a breakaway from the Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action.[2] It went on to receive 0.5% of the vote and win one seat in the Sejm in the October 1991 parliamentary elections.[3]

In June 1992 the party merged with the Polish Social Democratic Union, Labour Solidarity and some members of the Polish Socialist Party to form Labour United.[4]

References

  1. ^ Gragas, Anita; Wojciechowski, Maciej (1991). Partie polityczne w Polsce [Political parties in Poland] (in Polish). Gdańsk: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. pp. 15–17. ISBN 83-03-03465-0.
  2. ^ Piotr Wróbel (2014) Historical Dictionary of Poland 1945-1996, Routledge, p77
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1511 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  4. ^ Wróbe, p2008


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