Country: | Poland |
Freedom and Equality | |
Native Name: | Wolność i Równość |
Colours: | Yellow, Black |
Leader: | Piotr Musiał |
Foundation: | 20 March 2005 |
Ideology: | Social democracy Democratic socialism Anti-clericalism Pro-Europeanism |
Position: | Left-wing |
Headquarters: | ul. Powsińska 40/2, 02-903 Warsaw |
National: | Europa Plus (2014) United Left (2015-2016) SLD-The Left Together (2018) European Coalition (2019) Democratic Left (2022–) The Left (2023–) |
Seats1 Title: | Sejm |
Seats2 Title: | Senate |
Website: | http://wir.info.pl |
The Freedom and Equality (Polish: Wolność i Równość, WiR), previously called Union of the Left (Polish: Unia Lewicy, UL); is a minor social-democratic political party in Poland founded on 20 March 2005 through the union of several left-wing organisations and parties, including: Worker's Democracy, Young Socialists, Antyklerykalna Partia Postępu RACJA, Centrolewica Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Demokratyczna Partia Lewicy, Nowa Lewica, Polska Partia Pracy, Polska Partia Socjalistyczna.and Unia Pracy.[1]
The party is supported by the "Democratic Women's Union" (Demokratyczna Unia Kobiet), Polish LGBT rights groups, and several small left-wing organisations.