Congress of the New Right

The Congress of the New Right (Polish: Kongres Nowej Prawicy, Nowa Prawica – Janusza Korwin-Mikkego, Nowa Prawica or just KNP) is a conservative, right-wing populist and economic-libertarian political party in Poland. The party was founded on 25 March 2011 by Janusz Korwin-Mikke, from the merger of the Freedom and Lawfulness (WiP) with several members of the Real Politics Union (UPR). The party assumed the official name Congress of the New Right on 12 May 2011. The KNP is eurosceptic and holds radical libertarian views on the economy.

The political organisation KNP was founded by supporters of Freedom and Lawfulness leader, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, who finished fourth in the 2010 Polish presidential election, receiving a remarkably significant 2.5% votes (over 400,000). Taking advantage of his rising popularity, a group of political activists derived from both the former party of Janusz Korwin-Mikke, the Real Politics Union, and the Freedom and Lawfulness (dissolved three days earlier), came together on 9 October 2010 to form a new party: the "Real Politics Union – Freedom and Lawfulness". The new party took part in the 2010 local Polish elections, represented by commissioner Tomasz Sommer . The committee put forward candidates in thirteen voivodeships. The "Congress of the New Right" equaled the results of its leader in two voivodeships, małopolskie (2.69%) and mazowieckie (2.32%). In terms of overall country-wide votes, the party concluded the election at seventh place. The committee had candidates for the position of mayor in some main cities in Poland in the same 2010 elections. Janusz Korwin-Mikke ended fourth in the mayoral election in Warsaw, gaining 3.90% of the eligible votes. Afterwards, the new party, the Congress of the New Right was founded on 25 March 2011, a day after the "Real Politics Union – Freedom and Lawfulness" had ceased to exist.
KNP is against interfering with the current election system. It calls for enacting a new liberal-minded constitution, reduction of the size of the Polish Parliament and forming a State Council, which would replace the Parliament as the legislative branch. KNP is also in favor of regional autonomy. The party's main priorities are lowering taxes (including the abolition of income tax) and reducing the national debt, by cutting down social programs and allowing the economy to flourish. KNP is in favor of decriminalisation of using and producing all drugs. KNP opposes government-recognized same-sex marriage. The party also advocates restoration of capital punishment.