Liberal Democratic Congress


The Liberal Democratic Congress was a conservative-liberal political party in Poland.
The party, led by Donald Tusk, had roots in the Solidarity movement. It advocated free market economy and individual liberty, rejected extremism and fanaticism and favoured European integration, rapid privatisation of the enterprises still owned by the Polish state and decentralisation of the government.
Until 1991 was a part of the Centre Agreement led by the Kaczynski brothers. In the 1991 general elections KLD got 7.5% of the votes and 37 seats in the Sejm. In 1993 KLD got 4.0% of the votes and was left without seats.
It merged on March 20, 1994 with the Democratic Union into the Freedom Union. Some of the former KLD members decided in January 2001 to move to join the new Civic Platform. The KLD group within Civic Platform is now seen as moderate conservative. The liberal faction within Civic Platform is small and insignificant, represented by such politicians as Janusz Palikot and Adam Szejnfeld.

Election results

Sejm

Senate