Popular Councils (political party) explained

Popular Councils
Native Name:Rady Ludowe
Colorcode:Crimson
Dissolution:1922
Ideology:Radicalism
Position:Centre-left
Headquarters:Vilnius
Country:Lithuania
Leader1 Title:Leader
Leader1 Name:Józef Małowieski

The Popular Councils was a centre-left political party in the Republic of Central Lithuania. Following the 1922 general elections, it held 34 seats in the Sejm of Central Lithuania, being the second most popular party.[1] After the Peasant Group of Popular Councils broke away from the party, its number of seats dropped to 27. Its ideology was moderate radicalism, and it supported the incorporation of Central Lithuania into Poland. Its leader was Józef Małowieski.[2]

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  1. Wincenty Witos; Eugeniusz Karczewski: Dzieła wybrane: Moja tułaczka w Czechosłowacji / do druku ... (1995). (in Polish). 3. Warsaw: Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wyd. p. 542. ISBN 83-205-3497-6.
  2. Sejm Wileński 1922 : przebieg posiedzeń według sprawozdań stenograficznych w opracowaniu kancelarji sejmowej, Vilanous, 1922.