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Poland Comes First Polska jest Najważniejsza | |
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| Leader | Paweł Kowal |
| Founded | 16 November 2010 |
| Dissolved | 7 December 2013 |
| Split from | Law and Justice |
| Merged into | Poland Together |
| Membership (2012) | 2,300 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Christian democracy Conservative liberalism Soft euroscepticism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right[1][2] |
| European affiliation | Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists |
| Colours | Amaranth |
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Poland Comes First (Polish: Polska jest Najważniejsza), also rendered as Poland is the Most Important, shortened to Poland First, and abbreviated to PJN, was a centre-right, conservative liberal, political party in Poland. It was formed as a more moderate breakaway group from Law and Justice (PiS). By early 2011, the party had eighteen members of the Sejm, one member of the Senate,[3] and three members of the European Parliament.[4] Poland Comes First ceased to exist as a political party in December 2013, when it joined the new centre-right party led by Jarosław Gowin named Poland Together.
Spurred by the expulsion of Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska from the party, the party was founded as a moderate, "liberal" splinter from Law and Justice,[2] whom PJN claimed had drifted to the right under party leader Jarosław Kaczyński. More pro-free market than PiS, Poland Comes First has criticised the slow pace of economic reforms by the Civic Platform (PO) government.[5] In 2011, the party received defectors from PO, giving it representation in the Senate. However, the party failed to win any Sejm or Senate seats in the October 2011 Parliamentary election.
In the European Parliament, its members continued to sit, along with Law and Justice, in the European Conservatives and Reformists group, of which PJN founder Michał Kamiński was the chairman until March 2011. The party was affiliated with the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, of which Adam Bielan, who was one of the co-founders of the PJN but then left the party, is a Vice-President.
- ^ "Polish opposition's support holds up, despite rebels". Reuters.
- ^ a b Adekoya, Remi (22 November 2010). "PiS expellees to form party". Warsaw Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Jacek Swakoń opuszcza PO. Senator przechodzi do PJN". Polskie Radio (in Polish). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "W PJN już 17 posłów". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 4 December 2010.
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