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Normal Country
Normalny Kraj
AbbreviationNK
ChairmanWiesław Lewicki
FoundedJanuary 2015 (2015-01)
Split fromAssociation "Republicans"
Headquartersul. Rabsztyńska 15/3, Warsaw
IdeologyAnti-establishment
Right-wing populism
Political positionRight-wing
Sejm
0 / 460
Senate
0 / 100
European Parliament
0 / 53
Regional assemblies
0 / 552
Mayors
0 / 2,476
Powiat Councils
0 / 6,170
Gmina Councils
1 / 39,416
Website
https://normalnykraj.pl/

Normal Country (Polish: Normalny Kraj, NK) is a Polish right-wing political party founded in January 2015 as a result of a split in Association "Republicans". It was formally registered on 30 April 2015. Until 14 June 2015 it was known as Republican Congress (Polish: Kongres Republikański).

History[edit]

The creation of Republican Congress was announced in January 2015 by members of Association "Republicans" (Stowarzyszenie "Republikanie") dissatisfied with the leadership of Przemysław Wipler, including Tomasz Jaskóła (who soon left the Congress in favor of Kukiz’15).[1] Jej prezesem został Krzysztof Fluder became its chairman.[2] During its first convention on 14 June 2015 it was renamed to Normal Country and former Congress of the New Right member Wiesław Lewicki became its new chairman.[3] The party also cut ties with the idea of republicanism, taking on an anti-establishment and strongly right-wing bend. The former chairman Krzysztof Flunder founded a centre-right splinter party Republicans RP (Republikanie RP) which dissolved in 2017.[4]

Normal Country established cooperation with Patriotic Poland and Organisation of the Polish Nation - Polish League.[5] In the 2019 Polish parliamentary election the party fielded a Senate candidate Wojciech Mateńka from Patriotic Poland in Lublin I constituency. He achieved 7.03% of the vote.[6] In the 2020 Polish presidential election the party tried to field its chairman NK Wiesław Lewicki[7] but failed to collect enough signatures.

In the 2023 Polish parliamentary election the party fielded Sejm lists in four constituencies and one candidate to the Senate. Its Siedlce constituency list included members of the Front party with Krzysztof Tołwiński as the list leaders. It received 0.02% of the vote.[8] The Senate candidate achieved last place in his constituency with 1.27%.

In the 2024 Polish local elections the party registered lists to 10 voivodeship sejmiks,[9] 8 gmina councils[10] and a mayoral candidate in gmina Wiżajny (Józef Laskowski).[11] In sejmiks it received 0.6% of the nationwide vote with the highest support in Greater Poland (1.43%).[12] It did not receive any sejmik seats. However it obtained one seat in gmina Kazanów council.[13]

In the 2024 European Parliament election the party registered lists in five constituencies. Aside from Normal Country members and independents it included one Silesians Together member and one New Hope member.[14] The committee received 0.17% of the votes.[15]

Platform[edit]

The parties supports simplifying administration, self-determination, increasing cooperation with CEE and Asian countries (particularly China), independent judiciary, state-guaranteed medication access, reestablishment of teacher seminaries, abolition of tests in education, natural farming, enfranchisement of Poles with natural resources, preference of native resources and technologies, diversifying native energy sources, improving demographics, monetary sovereignty, ban on deficit spending, restrictions on foreign kapital, income tax for all corporations and rebuilding of the processing industry and maintaining the role of critical infrastructure and army[16].

Structure[edit]

Chairman:

  • Wiesław Lewicki

Vice-chairman:

  • Krzysztof Nagrabski

Secretary:

  • Czesław Piszczek

Treasurer:

  • Bartłomiej Gowin

Other parties[edit]

Politicians associated with Normal Country have registered other political parties.

Translated Name Polish Name Chairman Other board members Applicants Registration date Registry number Headquarters
Party of Freedom

(previously Freedom Movement)

Partia Wolności (previously Freedom Movement) Anna Karbowska

(previously Wiesław Lewicki)

vice-chairman: Piotr Merda

secretary: Jakub Albrecht

treasurer: Robert Oleszczak 		Wiesław Lewicki, Anna Karbowska, Robert Oleszczak 6 July 2015 355 ul. Oczapowskiego 2 lok. 74, Warsaw
Free Europe Wolna Europa Wiesław Lewicki Robert Oleszczak, Dominik Kowalski, Wiesław Lewicki 21 September 2022 342 ul. Rabsztyńska 15/3, Warsaw
Normal Poland Normalna Polska Wiesław Lewicki vice-chairman: Marzena Tomaszczak

other member: Krzysztof Nagrabski 		Marzena Tomaszczak, Wiesław Lewicki, Krzysztof Nagrabski 30 November 2023 461 ul. Kazimierza Kruczkowskiego 1/5, Gdynia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Po czystce w stowarzyszeniu Wiplera powstała Partia Republikanów". polskiepiekielko.pl. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Pozycja 9036". Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy nr 121/2015. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Pozycja 18904". Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy nr 234/2015. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Konferencja prasowa nowo powstałej partii politycznej Republikanie RP". pap-mediaroom.pl. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Nasi partnerzy". normalnykraj.pl. Retrieved 13 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2019". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Wybory prezydenckie. PKW zarejestrowała 15 komitetów wyborczych". tvp.pl. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2023". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2024". wybory.gov.pl. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Program partii". normalnykraj.pl. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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