However, during the 1990s, it managed to attract voters from the pro-market and even right-wing camp.
It was formed in 1991 as an electoral alliance of centre-left parties, and became a single party on 15 April 1999.
The ex-communists criticized the economic reforms, pointing to the high social costs, without negating the reforms per se. === Coalition === SdRP, SDU and some other socialist and social-democratic parties had formed the original Democratic Left Alliance as a centre-left coalition just prior to the nation's first free elections in 1991.
An alliance between the SLD and the Polish People's Party (PSL) ruled Poland in the years 1993–1997.
It was formed in 1991 as an electoral alliance of centre-left parties, and became a single party on 15 April 1999.
In 1999 the coalition became a party but lost some members. At the time, the coalition's membership drew mostly from the former PZPR.
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The loyal support of this voting bloc enabled the SLD to remain the largest party of the Polish left, even throughout the scandals that rocked the party in the early 2000s. However, this electoral bloc was seen as unreliable by political observers, as despite the fact that it originally constituted a huge voting bloc, that segment of the population would inevitably shrink as its members steadily age.
In March 2003, the PSL left the coalition. === Rywin-gate === By 2004 the support for SLD in the polls had dropped from about 30% to just below 10%, and several high-ranking party members had been accused of taking part in high-profile political scandals by the mainstream press (most notably the Rywin affair: Rywin-gate). On 6 March 2004, Leszek Miller resigned as party leader and was replaced by Krzysztof Janik.
In March 2003, the PSL left the coalition. === Rywin-gate === By 2004 the support for SLD in the polls had dropped from about 30% to just below 10%, and several high-ranking party members had been accused of taking part in high-profile political scandals by the mainstream press (most notably the Rywin affair: Rywin-gate). On 6 March 2004, Leszek Miller resigned as party leader and was replaced by Krzysztof Janik.
On the next day, Leszek Miller announced he would step down as Prime Minister on 2 May 2004, the day after Poland joined the European Union.
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In late 2006 a centre-left political alliance called Left and Democrats was created, comprising SLD and smaller centre-left parties, the Labour Union, the Social Democratic Party of Poland, and the liberal Democratic Party – demokraci.pl.
The coalition won a disappointing 13% in the 2007 parliamentary election and was dissolved soon after in April 2008.
The coalition won a disappointing 13% in the 2007 parliamentary election and was dissolved soon after in April 2008.
On 31 May 2008, Olejniczak was replaced by Grzegorz Napieralski as an SLD leader. In the 2009 European election the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union joint ticket received 12% of the vote and 7 MEPs were elected as part of the newly retitled Socialists & Democrats group. In the 2011 parliamentary election, SLD received 8.24% of the vote which gave it 27 seats in the Sejm.
On 31 May 2008, Olejniczak was replaced by Grzegorz Napieralski as an SLD leader. In the 2009 European election the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union joint ticket received 12% of the vote and 7 MEPs were elected as part of the newly retitled Socialists & Democrats group. In the 2011 parliamentary election, SLD received 8.24% of the vote which gave it 27 seats in the Sejm.
On 31 May 2008, Olejniczak was replaced by Grzegorz Napieralski as an SLD leader. In the 2009 European election the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union joint ticket received 12% of the vote and 7 MEPs were elected as part of the newly retitled Socialists & Democrats group. In the 2011 parliamentary election, SLD received 8.24% of the vote which gave it 27 seats in the Sejm.
Indeed, for the first time since the end of Communism, no centre-left parties won any seats in this election. In 2017, the party withdrew from the Socialist International, while maintaining ties with the Progressive Alliance. For the 2019 parliamentary election SLD formed an alliance with Razem and Wiosna, known as The Left.
Indeed, for the first time since the end of Communism, no centre-left parties won any seats in this election. In 2017, the party withdrew from the Socialist International, while maintaining ties with the Progressive Alliance. For the 2019 parliamentary election SLD formed an alliance with Razem and Wiosna, known as The Left.
In the 2019 parliamentary election, the alliance won 12.6% of the vote and 49 seats in the Sejm, with the SLD winning 24.
New Left (Nowa Lewica), until February 2020 known as the Democratic Left Alliance (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej) is a social-democratic political party in Poland.
In 2020, the party changed its name to the New Left as a step in creating a new party with the same name by merging with Spring, which is planned in 2021. == History == === Ideology and support patterns === The party can be classified as centre-left.
In 2020, the party changed its name to the New Left as a step in creating a new party with the same name by merging with Spring, which is planned in 2021. == History == === Ideology and support patterns === The party can be classified as centre-left.
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