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Democratic-Social Movement Ruch Demokratyczno-Społeczny
Founded	20 April 1991
Dissolved	June 1992
Split from	Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action
Merged into	Labour Solidarity
Membership	300
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The Democratic-Social Movement (Polish: Ruch Demokratyczno-Społeczny, RDS) was a political party in Poland.

History

The RDS was established on 20 April 1991 by Zbigniew Bujak as a breakaway from the Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action. It went on to receive 0.5% of the vote and win one seat in the Sejm in the October 1991 parliamentary elections.

In June 1992 the party merged with the Polish Social Democratic Union, Labour Solidarity and some members of the Polish Socialist Party to form Labour United.

References

1. Gragas, Anita; Wojciechowski, Maciej (1991). Partie polityczne w Polsce [Political parties in Poland] (in Polish). Gdańsk: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. pp. 15–17. ISBN 83-03-03465-0.
2. Piotr Wróbel (2014) Historical Dictionary of Poland 1945-1996, Routledge, p77
3. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1511 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
4. Wróbe, p2008

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