Confederation Liberty and Independence
The Confederation Liberty and Independence (Polish: Konfederacja Wolność i Niepodległość, KWiN), frequently shortened to just Confederation (Konfederacja), is a far-right political alliance in Poland. It was initially founded in 2018 as a political coalition for the 2019 European Parliament election, although it was later expanded into a political party in order to circumvent the 8% vote threshold for coalitions to enter the national parliament. It won 11 seats in the Sejm after the 2019 parliamentary election. Its candidate for the 2020 presidential election was Krzysztof Bosak, who placed fourth among eleven candidates.
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