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Poland Christian National Union
Socially conservative but economically to the left, the
Christian National Union (Zjednoczenie
Chrzescijansko-Narodowe--
ZChN) was the dominant member of a short-lived electoral
alliance
known as Catholic Action. The alliance finished third in
the 1991
parliamentary elections and earned ZChN forty-nine Sejm
and nine
Senate seats. The ZChN supported the involvement of the
Roman
Catholic Church in politics and government, religious
instruction
in the schools, a generous social welfare program, and
trade
protectionism. The party played a large role in both the
Olszewski and Suchocka governments. Under Suchocka, the
ZChN held
five cabinet positions and the post of deputy prime
minister for
economic affairs.
Data as of October 1992
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