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Nowa Lewica, centre-Left Political Party

New Left Nowa Lewica
Leaders
General SecretaryMarcin Kulasek
Founded9 July 1991 (as Democratic Left Alliance)
9 October 2021 (as New Left)
Registered27 January 2020 (2020-01-27)
Merger of
HeadquartersZłota 9, lok. 4
00-019 Warsaw
Youth wingMłoda Lewica
Federacja Młodych Socjaldemokratów
Membership (2023)25,703
IdeologySocial democracy
Social liberalism
Progressivism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
National affiliationThe Left
Senate Pact 2023 (for 2023 Senate election)
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Colours
SloganSerce mam po lewej
'My heart is on the left'
Sejm18 / 460
Senate7 / 100
European Parliament3 / 53
Regional assemblies8 / 552
City Presidents9 / 107
Website
lewica.org.pl
lewica2023.org
lewica2024.org

The New Left (Polish: Nowa Lewica, Polish pronunciation: [ˈnɔva lɛˈvi.t͡sa]; NL) is a social-democratic political party in Poland. It is positioned on the centre and centre-left on the political spectrum. Its leaders are Włodzimierz Czarzasty and Robert Biedroń.

It was formed in 2021 as a merger of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) and Spring, although the plans for the merger began in 2019. It is a part of The Left coalition. It holds pro-European views.

History

Spring and the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) initially cooperated in 2019 during the October 2019 parliamentary election, as part of The Left alliance. After the election, the plan to merge the two parties was announced. As a consequence, in 2020, SLD changed its name to the New Left as the new party was to be based on the structures of the alliance. However, further plans concerning merger were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 11 June 2021, the Spring's general assembly voted in favour of dissolving the party in order to merge with the SLD.

In the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, The Left coalition is technically participating as the New Left party, whose list includes representatives of Left Together, Labour Union, Polish Socialist Party and Social Democracy of Poland. It joined the four-party coalition that nominated Donald Tusk as its candidate for prime minister. It received four seats in Tusk's cabinet, with Krzysztof Gawkowski as a deputy premier. It is the first time a left-wing party has been in government since the SLD's last government was defeated in 2005.

Structure

Leaders:

Vice-Leaders:

Secretary:

Party leaders

No. Image Name Tenure
1. Włodzimierz Czarzasty 9 October 2021 – present
Robert Biedroń

Election results

Sejm

Election Leader Popular vote % of votes Seats +/− Government Ref
2023 Włodzimierz Czarzasty,
Robert Biedroń
1,859,018
(#4)
8.61 19 / 460 New
PiS Minority (2023)
KOPL2050PSLNL (2023-present)
As part of The Left coalition, which won 26 seats in total.

Senate

Election Leader Popular vote % of votes Seats +/− Majority Ref
2023 Włodzimierz Czarzasty,
Robert Biedroń
1,131,639
(#4)
5.29 7 / 100 New KOTDL
As part of The Left coalition, which won 9 seats in total.

European Parliament

Election Leader Popular vote % of votes Seats +/− Ref
2024 Włodzimierz Czarzasty,
Robert Biedroń
741,071
(#5)
6.30 3 / 53 New
As part of The Left coalition, which won 3 seats in total.

Regional Assemblies

Election Leader Popular vote % of vote Seats +/− Ref
2024 Włodzimierz Czarzasty,
Robert Biedroń
911,430
(#5)
6.32 7 / 552 New
As part of The Left coalition, which won 8 seats in total.

Notes

  1. ^ The officially registered as Nowa Lewica (New Left) party list also included candidates of other The Left coalition parties. The list belong to the wider Senate Pact for the Senate election.

References

  1. Drabik, Piotr (1 June 2023). "PiS nie jest największą partią w Polsce. "Liczy się tylko kartel czterech"". Radio ZET (in Polish). Listę ugrupowań o największej deklarowanej liczbie członków zamyka Nowa Lewica, czyli spadkobierca Sojuszu Lewicy Demokratycznej i Wiosny Roberta Biedronia. Partia liczy sobie 25 703 członków. [The list of groupings with the largest declared number of members is closed by the New Left, the heir to the Democratic Left Alliance and Robert Biedroń's Spring. The party has 25,703 members.]
  2. "Neue Partei in Polen - "Frühling" macht der linken Mitte Hoffnung". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 4 February 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
    • Szczerbiak, Aleks (28 November 2023). "What next for the Polish left?". LSE Blogs. London School of Economics. In fact, the Left is divided on how to operate most effectively in the new parliament. While politicians from the more centrist New Left will take up government ministerial positions, the seven deputies who represent Together have decided not to formally join the coalition having failed to secure firm pledges on abortion and financial guarantees for the implementation of its social policy programmes in areas such as health care and housing.
    • "How is Poland's new ruling coalition governing?". Notes from Poland. 22 December 2023. The more centrist New Left (Nowa Lewica) party, whose members have taken up ministerial positions, is more biddable and concerned primarily with moral-cultural questions.
    • Frączek, Jakub. "#SilniRazem czy siła w Razem? Powyborcze rozdanie lewicy" (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw. p. 124. ISSN 2720-2577. Osoba mająca poglądy lewicowe, mogła wybierać między centrową Nową Lewicą, skupiającą działaczy byłej Wiosny i SLD oraz nastawioną bardziej społecznie partią Razem, tak czy siak idące pod jednym szyldem.
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  8. Szczerbiak, Aleks (28 November 2023). "What next for the Polish left?". LSE Blogs. London School of Economics. In fact, the Left is divided on how to operate most effectively in the new parliament. While politicians from the more centrist New Left will take up government ministerial positions, the seven deputies who represent Together have decided not to formally join the coalition having failed to secure firm pledges on abortion and financial guarantees for the implementation of its social policy programmes in areas such as health care and housing.
  9. "How is Poland's new ruling coalition governing?". Notes from Poland. 22 December 2023. The more centrist New Left (Nowa Lewica) party, whose members have taken up ministerial positions, is more biddable and concerned primarily with moral-cultural questions.
  10. Frączek, Jakub. "#SilniRazem czy siła w Razem? Powyborcze rozdanie lewicy" (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw. p. 124. ISSN 2720-2577. Osoba mająca poglądy lewicowe, mogła wybierać między centrową Nową Lewicą, skupiającą działaczy byłej Wiosny i SLD oraz nastawioną bardziej społecznie partią Razem, tak czy siak idące pod jednym szyldem.
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