Polish People's Party

The Polish People's Party (Polish: Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) is a conservative political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although its name was changed to the present one in 1903. During the Second Polish Republic, the Polish People's Party was represented by a number of parties that held its name. They were all supportive of agrarian policies, although they spanned from the left-wing to the centre-right on the political spectrum. It was reformed to the People's Party shortly after the Sanacja regime took power. It took part in the formation of the Polish government-in-exile during the World War II, and after the war it was again reformed into the Polish People's Party, and soon after into the United People's Party. During the existence of the Polish People's Republic, it was seen as a satellite party of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party that promoted rural interests. After the fall of communism, it participated in the governments led by the Democratic Left Alliance. In the mid-2000s, it began shifting more to the centre-right and it adopted more conservative policies. It entered in the government again following the 2007 parliamentary election, between 2015 and 2023, the party remained in opposition. During this period, it abandoned its agrarian roots and evolved toward a more economically liberal and largely non-ideological profile. At the end of 2023, it joined the coalition government together with Civic Platform, Poland 2050 and New Left.

Today, it is classified as right-wing; it is also Christian democratic, socially conservative, economically liberal, and supports Poland's membership in the European Union. It currently has 28 seats in the Sejm and four seats in the Senate. On national level, it heads the Polish Coalition; further, on European level, it is a part of the European People's Party. The party's symbol is the four-leafed clover.