Democratic Union (Poland)

Democratic Union (Poland)
Democratic Union
Unia Demokratyczna
Chairman Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Founded May 1991
Dissolved April 23, 1994 (1994-04-23)
Merger of ROAD, FPD
Merged into Freedom Union
Ideology Liberalism,
Christian democracy
Political position Centre
Politics of Poland
Political parties
Elections

The Democratic Union (Unia Demokratyczna) was a Liberal Christian-democratic party in Poland. The party was founded in 1990 by Prime Minister, Christian democrat Tadeusz Mazowiecki as a merger of the Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action (Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna) and the Forum of Right Democrats (Forum Prawicy Demokratycznej).

Timeline of Polish liberal parties after 1989
• Citizens Movement 'Democratic Action' /ROAD (1990-1991)
Liberal Democratic Congress /KLD (1990-1994)
Democratic Union /UD (1991-1994)
Freedom Union /UW (1994-2005)
• Democratic Party /PD (2005- )

The party had a market-socialist profile with Christian-democratic influence. Important members were Bronisław Geremek, Jacek Kuroń, Adam Michnik, Hanna Suchocka, Jan Rokita and Aleksander Hall.

In 1994 the party merged with the Liberal Democratic Congress into the Freedom Union (Unia Wolności).

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