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National Movement (Poland)

political party in Poland

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ16597751 ↗
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The National Movement (Polish: Ruch Narodowy [rux na.rɔˈdɔ.vɨ], RN) is a far-right political party in Poland. It is led by Krzysztof Bosak. It claims spiritual descendance from the prewar movement of Roman Dmowski, the National Democracy, which was also commonly called the National Movement.

It was founded in 2012 as an organization, and in 2014 it was registered as a political party. It is a part of the Confederation Liberty and Independence, and it currently has seven members in the Sejm. It is a far-right political party and it is orientated towards socially conservative and militarist stances.

National congress meetings

The First Congress of the National Movement took place on 8 June 2013 in Warsaw. Guest of honor at the congress was Rafał Ziemkiewicz. Representatives of the groups co-create the movement and signed the declaration of ideological National Movement.

The Second Congress of the National Movement took place on 3 May 2014 in Warsaw.

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