Law and Justice

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Law and Justice is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland that has been one of the country’s dominant governing forces in the 21st century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national-conservative political party
political party
right-wing political party
right-wing populist party
advocatesPolicy conservative family policies
expansion of welfare programs
skepticism toward deeper EU integration
strong role of the state in the economy
tough-on-crime policies
color blue
red
white
country Poland
electoralSuccess won 2015 Polish parliamentary election
won 2019 Polish parliamentary election
formedGovernmentIn 2005
2015
2019
foundedBy Jarosław Kaczyński
Lech Kaczyński
hasHeldOffice ruling party of Poland
headquartersLocation Warsaw
ideology economic interventionism
national conservatism
right-wing populism
social conservatism
inception 2001
nativeLabel Prawo i Sprawiedliwość
notableMember Andrzej Duda
Beata Szydło
Jarosław Kaczyński
Lech Kaczyński
Mateusz Morawiecki
opposesPolicy liberal immigration policies
rapid market liberalization
parliamentaryRepresentation Sejm
surface form: Sejm of Poland

Senate of Poland
politicalAlignment Eurosceptic
law-and-order
socially conservative
position right-wing
presidentProduced Andrzej Duda
Lech Kaczyński
primeMinisterProduced Beata Szydło
Jarosław Kaczyński
Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Mateusz Morawiecki
shortName PiS
significantIn Polish politics in the 21st century

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Prawo i Sprawiedliwość EnglishName Law and Justice
Lech Kaczyński founderOf Law and Justice
PiS hasEnglishName Law and Justice
Lech Kaczyński memberOfPoliticalParty Law and Justice
Jarosław Kaczyński politicalParty Law and Justice