Common Powiat
Common Powiat (Polish: Wspólny Powiat, WP) is a local Polish party from the Świdnica County. Common Powiat was founded in January 2014 by the incumbent starosta of Świdnica, Zygmunt Worsa. The activities of the party are limited to the Świdnica County in Lower Silesia, and the party focuses on local matters regarding Świdnica and Silesia. The party consists of local politicians of the county, including former members of the Civic Platform, Law and Justice and Together. The party cooperates with the Civic Platform and the Democratic Left Alliance and formed a local coalition with these parties, and Common Powiat also expressed its national support for these parties.
Common Powiat Wspólny Powiat | |
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| Abbreviation | WP |
| Leader | Zygmunt Worsa |
| Chairperson | Bogusław Wojskowicz |
| Founded | 29 January 2014 |
| Headquarters | Kalno 46/2 58-130 Żarów |
| Membership (2014) | 54 |
| Ideology | Silesian localism Silesian regionalism Pro-Europeanism Economic interventionism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Civic Platform Democratic Left Alliance |
| Colours | Red |
| Sejm | 0 / 460
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| Senate | 0 / 100
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| European Parliament | 0 / 51
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| Regional assemblies | 0 / 552
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| City presidents | 0 / 117
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Mistakenly referred to as Active Local Politicians (Polish: Aktywni Samorządowcy) in 2019. | |
In the 2014 Polish local elections to the county council of Świdnica, Common Powiat emerged as the second largest party ex aequo with the Civic Platform (both parties won 4 seats), while the Polish People's Party became the largest party with 5 seats. This outcome led to a compromise government, where Zygmunt Worsa lost his position as Starosta of Świdnica and became the Vice-Starosta instead. Piotr Fedorowicz of the Civic Platform took his place as the Starosta of the Świdnica County. However, in the 2018 Polish local elections, Common Powiat won 6 seats, this time emerging as the largest party in the Świdnica County. Worsa remains the Vice-Starosta of Świdnica.