The Christian National Union , abbreviated to ZChN, is a Polish

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 national conservative

National conservatism

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 political party. Founded on 15 September 1989, the party traced its tradition to the Solidarity movement, as well as pre-war National Democracy and Polish Christian Democratic Party

Polish Christian Democratic Party

Polish Christian Democratic Party , was a political party of Polish right wing christian democracy faction existing in the first year of the Second Polish Republic. It leader and main activist was Wojciech Korfanty....

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The party adhered to the Christian right

Christian right

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, advocating social conservatism

Social conservatism

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. From its foundation until 1994, the party was led by Wiesław Chrzanowski, who was Marshal of the Sejm until 1993. The ZChN founded the Alliance for Poland with the Centre Alliance. The party joined the larger centre-right

Centre-right

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 Solidarity Electoral Action

Solidarity Electoral Action

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, and remained as one of four parties in the organisation when it was reformed in December 2000. It continued as a mass membership organisation, with 10,000 members in 2004.

In 2007, most ZChN politicians joined League of Polish Families

League of Polish Families

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Party presidents

• Wiesław Chrzanowski (1989–1994)
• Ryszard Czarnecki
  Ryszard Czarnecki
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   (1994–1996)
• Marian Piłka (1996–2000)
• Stanisław Zając (2000–2002)
• Jerzy Kropiwnicki
  Jerzy Kropiwnicki
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   (2002–2006)
• Jacek Szczot (2006–2007)
• Marian Papis (since 2009)