PolExit | |
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| Chairman | Stanisław Żółtek |
| Founded | January 2019 (2019-01) |
| Split from | Congress of the New Right |
| Headquarters | ul. Lotnicza 10,Kraków |
| Ideology | Hard Euroscepticism Traditionalist conservatism Right-libertarianism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Sejm | 0 / 460 |
| Senate | 0 / 100 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 53 |
| Regional assemblies | 0 / 552 |
| Mayors | 0 / 2,476 |
| Powiat Councils | 0 / 6,170 |
| Gmina Councils | 0 / 39,416 |
| Website | |
| polexit | |
PolExit (also stylizedPolEXIT) is a Polishfar-right political party founded by members ofCongress of the New Right (KNP), which continued to exist and work together with PolExit. Its creation was announced in January 2019 inEuropean Parliament by then-chairman of KNP,MEPStanisław Żółtek.[1] It was applied for registration in December 2018 and formally registered on 14 March 2019. Stanisław Żółtek became its chairman, while its board included other KNP members such as Janusz Żurek, Tomasz Krzciuk and Antoni Sajdak.[2] One of the co-leaders of the party was another KNP MEP,Michał Marusik.
Acoalition committee "PolEXIT – Koalicja" was created by PolExit andKNP[3] to contest the2019 European Parliament election, although it only registered lists inSubcarpathian andLesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie constituencies and received 7900 votes (0.06%).[4]
On 25 July 2019 PolExit was temporarily re-registered as Concord (Zgoda) byAGROunia leaderMichał Kołodziejczak,[5][6] although he did not formally join it and has later withdrawn from its creation.[7] The party registered a committee in the2019 Polish parliamentary election but did not field lists and its members ran as KNP members onRight Wing of the Republic list in Kraków II constituency with Stanisław Żółtek on the first position.[8] On a convention in January 2020, Concord returned to its previous name PolExit.[citation needed]
KNP members also registered a party called Responsibility (Odpowiedzialność) the day after registering PolExit. Its first treasurer was Janusz Żurek and the board included Stanisław Żółtek. Its chairman wasLeszek Samborski,[9] replaced in 2020 by Łukasz Belter. Responsibility became independent from KNP and Concord in autumn of 2019 and dissolved in 2023.
The candidate of KNP and PolExit in the2020 Polish presidential election was Stanisław Żółtek.[10] He received 0.23% of votes,[11] achieving seventh place. He did not supported either candidate in the second round.[12] In the2023 Polish parliamentary election both parties supportedThere is One Poland.[13] PolExit did not run in the2024 Polish local elections despite creating a committee.[citation needed]
In the2024 European Parliament election the party started as a nationwide committee, registering lists in all 13 constituencies. The committee included PolExit and KNP members, independents, as well as oneFederation for the Republic member (list leader in thePomeranian constituency) and one member ofThere is One Poland.[14] It received 0.25% of votes.[15]
The party supports withdrawal of Poland from theEuropean Union that became different from what the party believes to be its original goals (such asfree trade and free movement of people). It believes the current goals of the EU are "reign over nations and authority ofbureaucracy". It supports creating a new international alliance to replace the EU after withdrawal.[16]
| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of overall votes | % of overall vote | No. of overall votes | % of overall vote | ||
| 2020 | Stanisław Żółtek | 45,419 | 0.23% (#7) | ||
| 2025 | Grzegorz Braun | 1,238,462 | 6.35 (#4) | ||
| Election | Votes | Leader | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Stanisław Żółtek | 7,900 | 0.06 (#8) | 0 / 52 | New | – |
| In a joint list withKNP, that didn't win any seat. | ||||||
| 2024 | Stanisław Żółtek | 29,195 | 0.25 (#7) | 0 / 53 |  0 | – |
| In a joint list withKNP andFdR, that didn't win any seat. | ||||||
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