Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms
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The Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms (Polish: Bezpartyjny Blok Wspierania Reform, BBWR) was an officially nonpartisan organization (but, in fact, a political party) affiliated with Lech Wałęsa. It was established in 1993 and in 1997 became part of Solidarity Electoral Action.
Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms | |
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Founded | 30 November 1993 |
Dissolved | November 1997 |
Succeeded by | Christian Democracy of the 3rd Polish Republic |
Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
Ideology | Christian democracy[1] Conservatism[2] Populism[1] |
Political position | Centre-right[3] |
National affiliation | Solidarity Electoral Action (1997) |
It was founded to continue the traditions of Józef Piłsudski's pre-war Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (Bezpartyjny Blok Współpracy z Rządem), which likewise had been known by the same initials, BBWR.
After local electoral losses in 1994, Wałęsa issued a statement that invoked comparisons with Piłsudski, who had become dictator of Poland: "When the time comes to introduce a dictatorship, the people will force me to accept this role, and I shall not refuse."[4]