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Solidarity Electoral Action (
Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność, AWS) is a
political party coalition in
Poland. Since
1997 its official name has been
Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność Prawicy (AWSP) or Solidarity Electoral Action of the Right.
Ruch Społeczny AWS (RS AWS), or Social Movement for Solidarity Electoral Action, was the political arm of the
Solidarity trade union and was formerly the leading party within AWS.
Background
AWS was formed in
1996 as a coalition of over 30 parties, uniting
liberal,
conservative and
Christian democratic forces.
Marian Krzaklewski was its first chairman. In 1997 the coalition was joined by RS AWS, as well as the
Unia Wolności (UW) or Freedom Union.
Jerzy Buzek of RS AWS became
Prime Minister.
The
International Republican Institute (IRI), a
US federal government funded organisation loosely associated with the
United States Republican Party, claims credit for having played a major role in uniting the different political parties which came together to create the
Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność (AWS). It claims having provided training in political campaigning, communications training and research which helped organise and create the AWS. It also claims that once the AWS was in government, it organised an
advertising campaign for the Polish government in order to stop the AWS splitting up over internal tensions:
» IRI initiated a post-election program that emphasized media and communications training for Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek's chancellory and cabinet. (External Link
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Reforms relating to domestic affairs, the entry to
NATO in
1999 and the accession process to the
European Union led to conflicts within the coalition, with many members moving to the more liberal
Platforma Obywatelska ("Civic Platform"), the right-wing
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice Party), or the
Ruch Odbudowy Polski (Movement to Rebuild Poland). By
2001 the number of parties in the alliance was reduced to three, including RS AWS. AWS formed a minority government under Jerzy Buzek, and the coalition was renamed to AWSP (
Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność Prawicy - "Solidarity of the Right" Electoral Action), while RS AWS became simply RS. In the 2001 elections, AWSP (including RS) didn't obtain enough votes to enter Parliament, and went defunct.
AWSP former leader Jerzy Buzek is currently a member of the
Platforma Obywatelska.
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