Normal Country Explained

Native Name:Normalny Kraj
Chairman:Wiesław Lewicki
Ideology:Anti-establishment
Right-wing populism
Headquarters:ul. Rabsztyńska 15/3, Warsaw
Website:https://normalnykraj.pl/
Country:Poland
Abbreviation:NK
Split:Association "Republicans"
Position:Right-wing
Seats1 Title:Sejm
Seats2 Title:Senate
Seats3 Title:European Parliament
Seats4 Title:Regional assemblies
Seats5 Title:Mayors
Seats6 Title:Powiat Councils
Seats7 Title:Gmina Councils

Normal Country (Polish: Normalny Kraj, NK) is a Polish right-wing political party founded in January 2015 as a result of a split in Association "Republicans". It was formally registered on 30 April 2015. Until 14 June 2015, it was known as Republican Congress (Polish: Kongres Republikański).

History

The creation of Republican Congress was announced in January 2015 by members of Association "Republicans" (Stowarzyszenie "Republikanie") dissatisfied with the leadership of Przemysław Wipler, including Tomasz Jaskóła (who soon left the Congress in favor of Kukiz’15).[1] Jej prezesem został Krzysztof Fluder became its chairman.[2] During its first convention on 14 June 2015, it was renamed to Normal Country and former Congress of the New Right member Wiesław Lewicki became its new chairman.[3] The party also cut ties with the idea of republicanism, taking on an anti-establishment and strongly right-wing bend. The former chairman Krzysztof Flunder founded a centre-right splinter party Republicans RP (Republikanie RP) which dissolved in 2017.[4]

Normal Country established cooperation with Patriotic Poland and Organisation of the Polish Nation - Polish League.[5] In the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, the party fielded a Senate candidate Wojciech Mateńka from Patriotic Poland in Lublin I constituency. He achieved 7.03% of the vote.[6] In the 2020 Polish presidential election, the party tried to field its chairman NK Wiesław Lewicki[7] but failed to collect enough signatures.

In the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, the party fielded Sejm lists in four constituencies and one candidate to the Senate. Its Siedlce constituency list included members of the Front party with Krzysztof Tołwiński as the list leaders. It received 0.02% of the vote.[8] The Senate candidate achieved last place in his constituency with 1.27%.

In the 2024 Polish local elections, the party registered lists to 10 voivodeship sejmiks,[9] eight gmina councils,[10] and a mayoral candidate in gmina Wiżajny (Józef Laskowski).[11] In sejmiks it received 0.6% of the nationwide vote with the highest support in Greater Poland (1.43%).[12] It did not receive any sejmik seats. However it obtained one seat in gmina Kazanów council.[13]

In the 2024 European Parliament election, the party registered lists in five constituencies. Aside from Normal Country members and independents it included one Silesians Together member and one New Hope member.[14] The committee received 0.17% of the votes.[15]

Platform

The parties supports simplifying administration, self-determination, increasing cooperation with CEE and Asian countries (particularly China), independent judiciary, state-guaranteed medication access, reestablishment of teacher seminaries, abolition of tests in education, natural farming, enfranchisement of Poles with natural resources, preference of native resources and technologies, diversifying native energy sources, improving demographics, monetary sovereignty, ban on deficit spending, restrictions on foreign kapital, income tax for all corporations and rebuilding of the processing industry and maintaining the role of critical infrastructure and army.[16]

Structure

Chairman:

Vice-chairman:

Secretary:

Treasurer:

Other parties

Politicians associated with Normal Country have registered other political parties.

Translated NamePolish NameChairmanOther board membersApplicantsRegistration dateRegistry numberHeadquarters
Party of Freedom(previously Freedom Movement)Partia Wolności (previously Freedom Movement)Anna Karbowska(previously Wiesław Lewicki)vice-chairman: Piotr Merda

secretary: Jakub Albrecht

treasurer: Robert Oleszczak
Wiesław Lewicki, Anna Karbowska, Robert Oleszczak6 July 2015355ul. Oczapowskiego 2 lok. 74, Warsaw
Free EuropeWolna EuropaWiesław LewickiRobert Oleszczak, Dominik Kowalski, Wiesław Lewicki21 September 2022342ul. Rabsztyńska 15/3, Warsaw
Normal PolandNormalna PolskaWiesław Lewickivice-chairman: Marzena Tomaszczak

other member: Krzysztof Nagrabski
Marzena Tomaszczak, Wiesław Lewicki, Krzysztof Nagrabski30 November 2023461ul. Kazimierza Kruczkowskiego 1/5, Gdynia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 January 2015 . Po czystce w stowarzyszeniu Wiplera powstała Partia Republikanów . http://web.archive.org/web/20160815163036/http://polskiepiekielko.pl/po-czystce-w-stowarzyszeniu-wiplera-powstala-partia-republikanow/ . 15 August 2016 . 13 July 2024 . polskiepiekielko.pl.
  2. Web site: 25 June 2015 . Pozycja 9036 . 13 July 2024 . Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy nr 121/2015.
  3. Web site: 2 December 2015 . Pozycja 18904 . 13 July 2024 . Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy nr 234/2015.
  4. Web site: 6 June 2016 . Konferencja prasowa nowo powstałej partii politycznej Republikanie RP . 13 July 2024 . pap-mediaroom.pl.
  5. Web site: Nasi partnerzy . dead . 13 July 2024 . normalnykraj.pl.
  6. Web site: Serwis PKW – Wybory 2019 . 13 July 2024.
  7. Web site: 28 February 2020 . Wybory prezydenckie. PKW zarejestrowała 15 komitetów wyborczych . 13 July 2024 . tvp.pl.
  8. Web site: Serwis PKW – Wybory 2023 . 13 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 . 13 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 . 13 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 . 13 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 . 13 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 . 13 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 . 13 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2024 . 13 July 2024 . wybory.gov.pl.
  16. Web site: Program partii . 13 July 2024 . normalnykraj.pl.