Real Europe Movement – Europa Christi Ruch Prawdziwa Europa – Europa Christi | |
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| Abbreviation | RPE |
| Chairman | Mirosław Piotrowski |
| Founded | November 2018 (2018-11) |
| Split from | Law and Justice |
| Headquarters | ul. Odlewnicza 12 m. 24,Lublin |
| Ideology | National conservatism Political Catholicism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists |
| 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 | |
| https://rpeu.pl/ | |
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Real Europe Movement – Europa Christi (Polish:Ruch Prawdziwa Europa – Europa Christi,RPE) is a Polishright-wingpolitical party founded in November 2018 byMirosław Piotrowski, formally registered on 12 February 2019. From 31 March 2023, it is associated withConfederation Liberty and Independence.
The party was created in November 2018 by an independent MEP fromECR Group,Mirosław Piotrowski (elected fromLaw and Justice list and associated withRadio Maryja). On 27 November, he applied the party for registration together with Małgorzata Banach and Mariusz Książek. It was registered on 12 February 2019.[1]
In March 2019, it was announced that the party would run in the2019 European Parliamentary election together withRight Wing of the Republic andUnion of Christian Families.[2] However, in April most of Right Wing of the Republic (including its founder and MEP,Marek Jurek) decided to run withKukiz’15 instead.[3][4] The committee managed to register lists in two constituencies. RPE decided to withdraw from the election, instead of opting to focus on parliamentary and presidential elections.[5] In the2019 Polish parliamentary election, the party did not field anySejm lists but had three candidates to theSenate under "List of Mirosław Piotrowski to the Senate" committee.[6] They received 0.19% of the nationwide vote.[7]
In December 2019, the party held a convention to elect a board of directors. It included former members of Right Wing of the Republic such as Krzysztof Kawęcki (who later left the party in October 2020).[8]
Its chairman, Mirosław Piotrowski was a candidate in the2020 Polish presidential election, coming in last place with 0.11% of the vote.[9] In the second round, he did not support neitherAndrzej Duda, norRafał Trzaskowski.[citation needed]
On 31 March 2023, the party established cooperation withConfederation of the Polish Crown to field candidates on the lists ofConfederation Liberty and Independence.[10] In the2023 Polish parliamentary election, Piotrowski became one of Confederation's Senate candidates, while vice-chairman Leszek Szymański run to the Sejm. Neither of them managed to receive a seat.[11] In the2024 European Parliament election, Mirosław Piotrowski ran on Confederation list inLublin constituency.[12]
Real Europe Movement is focused on defendingChristian values. The party declares its opposition toabortion,euthanasia and "LGBT ideology". It supports strengthening the role of families, the idea of "Europe of Nations" with less EU-wide regulations, as well as defending the Polish countryside and environment. It also supports „dismantling the dictate of large foreign big-box retail chains on the Polish market”.
It opposes creation ofEuropean army, instead wanting to focus on alliance withUnited States withinNATO.[13] Despite this, after the start of theRussian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, its chairman signed a declaration claiming thatUkraine and NATO caused the conflict.[14]
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| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of overall votes | % of overall vote | No. of overall votes | % of overall vote | ||
| 2020 | Mirosław Piotrowski | 21,065 | 0.11% (#11) | ||
| 2025 | Grzegorz Braun | 1,238,462 | 6.35 (#4) | ||
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mirosław Piotrowski | 1,420,287 | 12.08% (#3) | 0 / 53 | New | – |
| As part of theConfederation coalition, that won 6 seats in total. | ||||||
