Anti-clericalism

Opposition to religious authority

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January 2023 The party is disbanded.
May 29 2021 A confrontation occurred at Père Lachaise Cemetery between a Catholic procession commemorating the Archbishop and hostages killed during the Commune, and a far-left anti-fascist procession marking the Commune's anniversary.
March 2021 Paris began a series of commemorative events for the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, including exhibitions, lectures, concerts, plays, and poetry readings, which continued through May.
2020 Artur Jaskulski assumes leadership of the Young Social Democrats Federation, following Adam Wojech
2020 Emomali Rahmon wins a landslide presidential election with 92.07% of the votes, and the People's Democratic Party retains a supermajority government with 50.4% of the votes in the Assembly of Representatives.
2019 The party stands under the banner of The Left in the Polish parliamentary election.
2018 Adam Wojech becomes leader of the Young Social Democrats Federation, succeeding Błażej Makarewicz
2018 Again joined the SLD Lewica Razem election committee and presented candidates in local elections.
2016 Błażej Makarewicz takes over leadership of the Young Social Democrats Federation from Maciej Onasz
2015 The People's Democratic Party maintains a supermajority government in the Assembly of Representatives with 62.5% of the votes.
October 25 2015 In the parliamentary election, the United Left list led by Barbara Nowacka receives 7.6% of the vote, falling below the 8% threshold and leaving TR without parliamentary representation.
July 2015 Your Movement (TR) joins the United Left (ZL) electoral alliance with SLD, Labour United, and The Greens.
2014 Maciej Onasz becomes leader of the Young Social Democrats Federation, following Grzegorz Gruchalski
2014 Joined the SLD Lewica Razem election committee and presented candidates in local elections.
May 29 2014 Europa Plus is disbanded.
May 25 2014 In the European election, Europa Plus receives 3.6% of the vote, failing to elect any MEPs.
2013 Emomali Rahmon is re-elected president with 83.92% of the votes, further reinforcing the People's Democratic Party's political dominance.
October 6 2013 The party is renamed and refounded as Your Movement (TR).
May 6 2013 Palikot Movement registers its first local party committee abroad in Brussels, Belgium.
February 3 2013 Palikot Movement starts collaboration with other left-wing parties to form the electoral alliance Europa Plus for the European Parliament elections.
2012 Grzegorz Gruchalski assumes leadership of the Young Social Democrats Federation after Paulina Piechna-Więckiewicz
March 8 2012 Łukasz Gibała, head of the Krakow structures of Civic Platform, joins Palikot Movement, becoming the 43rd MP of the party.
October 2011 In the parliamentary election, Palikot Movement receives 10 percent of the vote and wins 40 seats in the Sejm, becoming the third-largest party. Anna Grodzka becomes the first transgender MP in European history, and Robert Biedroń becomes the first openly gay MP in Polish political history.
June 1 2011 Palikot formally registers his movement as a political party called Palikot Movement (RP).
January 9 2011 Palikot donates his MP ID card to the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity to be auctioned off.
2010 Paulina Piechna-Więckiewicz becomes leader of the Young Social Democrats Federation, succeeding Marceli Zaborek
2010 The People's Democratic Party wins a supermajority government in the Assembly of Representatives with 71% of the votes, securing 6 seats.
October 6 2010 Palikot resigns from Civic Platform (PO), along with Kazimierz Kutz.
October 2 2010 Palikot organizes the 'Modern Poland' congress in Warsaw, attended by several thousand people, where he announces his 15-point program.
July 2010 Janusz Palikot suggests that President Lech Kaczyński was responsible for the Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Smolensk, sparking controversy and leading to plans for creating his own social movement.

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