Party of Drivers
Party of Drivers (Polish: Partia Kierowców) was a minor single-issue political party in Poland with the aim of "fighting for the rights of drivers and hauliers". The party was founded in April 2019 and wanted to participate in the 2019 European Parliament election in Poland on the idea of representing the interests of Polish drivers. The party founders had ties with right-wing parties such as the Congress of the New Right, and formed a coalition with the Piotr Liroy-Marzec's Effective party in August 2019. In September 2019, the party joined the right-wing coalition of Confederation Liberty and Independence and ran in the 2019 Polish parliamentary election.
Party of Drivers Partia Kierowców | |
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Leader | Lech Kędzierski |
Spokesperson | Halszka Bielecka |
Founded | 2 April 2019 |
Dissolved | 19 December 2022 |
Headquarters | Broniewskiego 5D 98-200 Sieradz |
Ideology | Right-wing populism Right-libertarianism Anti-bureaucratism Anti-environmentalism Euroscepticism |
Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
National affiliation | Confederation Liberty and Independence |
Slogan | Sami kierujemy swoim życiem ("We steer our own lives") |
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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Website | |
http://www.partiakierowcow.pl | |
The main goal of the party was to fight for road quality, simpler road regulations, reduction of bike lanes as well as the cheapest possible fuel prices. The party also believed that Polish drivers were affected by "double taxation" and wanted to severely cut taxes connected to car ownership and fuel prices. The Party of Drivers believed that drivers belonged to "one of the most discriminated groups" in Poland and wishes to represent their interests. The party stated that it wished to abolish "road absurdities" and argued that the regulations of the European Union were unfair and harmful to drivers. The party also wanted to restore the death penalty in Poland.