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Real Europe Movement – Europa Christi
Ruch Prawdziwa Europa – Europa Christi
AbbreviationRPE
ChairmanMirosław Piotrowski
FoundedNovember 2018 (2018-11)
Split fromLaw and Justice
Headquartersul. Odlewnicza 12 m. 24, Lublin
IdeologyNational conservatism
Political Catholicism
Political positionRight-wing
European Parliament groupEuropean Conservatives and Reformists
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
0 / 39,416
Website
https://rpeu.pl/
Party chairman Mirosław Piotrowski

Real Europe Movement – Europa Christi (Polish: Ruch Prawdziwa Europa – Europa Christi, RPE) is a Polish right-wing political party founded in November 2018 by Mirosława Piotrowskiego, formally registered on 12 February 2019. From 31 March 2023 it is associated with Confederation Liberty and Independence.

History[edit]

The party was created in November 2018 by an independent MEP from ECR Group, Mirosław Piotrowski (elected from Law and Justice list and associated with Radio Maryja). On 27 November he applied the party for registration together with Małgorzata Banach and Mariusz Książek. It was registered on 12 February 2019.[1]

In March 2019 it was announced that the Movement would run in the 2019 European Parliamentary election together with Right Wing of the Republic and Union of Christian Families.[2] However, in April most of Right Wing of the Republic (including its founder and MEP Marek Jurek) decided to run with Kukiz’15 instead.[3][4] The committee managed to register lists in two constituencies. Finally RPE decided to withdraw from the election, instead opting to focus on parliamentary and presidential elections.[5] In the 2019 Polish parliamentary election the party did not field any Sejm lists but had three candidates to the Senate under "List of Mirosław Piotrowski to the Senate" committee.[6] They received 0.19% of the nationwide vote.[7]

In December 2019 the party held a convention to elect a board of directors. It included former members of Right Wing of the Republic such as Krzysztof Kawęcki (who later left the party in October 2020).[8]

Party chairman Mirosław Piotrowski was a candidate in the 2020 Polish presidential election, coming in last place with 0.11% of the vote.[9] In second round he did not support either candidate.

On 31 March 2023 the party established cooperation with Confederation of the Polish Crown to field candidates on the lists of Confederation Liberty and Independence.[10] In the 2023 Polish parliamentary election Mirosław Piotrowski became one of Confederation's Senate candidates, while vice-chairman Leszek Szymański run to the Sejm. Neither of them managed to receive a seat.[11] In the 2024 European Parliament election Mirosław Piotrowski ran on Confederation list in Lublin constituency.[12]

Platform[edit]

Real Europe Movement is focused on defending Christian values. The party declares its opposition to abortion, euthanasia and "LGBT ideology". It claims support for strengthening the role of families, the idea of "Europe of Nations" with less EU-wide regulations, as well as defending the Polish countryside and environment. It also supports „dismantling the dictate of large foreign big-box retail chains on the Polish market”. It opposes creation of European army, instead wanting to focus on alliance with United States within NATO.[13] Despite this, after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, its chairman signed a declartion claiming it was Ukraine and NATO that caused the conflict.[14]

Structure[edit]

Chairman:

Vice-chairmen:

  • Jerzy Jarosiński
  • Leszek Szymański
  • Kazimierz Zych

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pozycja 20052", Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy nr 75/2019, 16 April 2019, retrieved 13 July 2024
  2. ^ Mieczysław Rudy (11 March 2019), "Ruch Prawdziwa Europa, Prawica Rzeczypospolitej i Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańskich Rodzin wystartują razem do PE", pap.pl, retrieved 13 July 2024
  3. ^ Michał Wróblewski (11 March 2019), "Wybory do PE. Kulisy rozłamu w "Europa Christi" i wolta Marka Jurka. "Oszukał nas, rozwalił projekt"", wp.pl, retrieved 13 July 2024
  4. ^ "Deklaracja członków Rady Politycznej Prawicy Rzeczypospolitej", prawicarzeczypospolitej.org, 17 April 2019, retrieved 13 July 2024
  5. ^ "Ruch Prawdziwa Europa – Europa Christi wycofał się z eurowyborów", onet.pl, 18 May 2019, retrieved 13 July 2024
  6. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2019". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2019". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ Jan Bodakowski (31 December 2019), "Byli politycy Prawicy RP Marka Jurka we władzach Ruchu Prawdziwa Europa", wrealu24.pl, archived from the original on 5 June 2020, retrieved 13 July 2024
  9. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2020". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Uroczyste podpisanie umowy o współpracy pomiędzy Konfederacją Korony Polskiej Grzegorza Brauna i Ruchem Prawdziwa Europa prof. Mirosława Piotrowskiego", konfederacja.com.pl, 31 March 2023, retrieved 13 July 2024
  11. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2023". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Deklaracja Ruchu Prawdziwa Europa" (PDF), rpeu.pl, retrieved 13 July 2024
  14. ^ Piotr Kozłowski (28 June 2022), "Profesor KUL, były europoseł: To Ukraina odpowiada za wojnę", wyborcza.pl, retrieved 13 July 2024
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