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{{Infobox political party
| name             = Democratic Union
| native_name      = Unia Demokratyczna
| logo             = File:Unia_demokratyczna_logo.png
| colorcode        = {{party color|Democratic Union (Poland)}}
| chairman         = [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]]
| spokesperson     = 
| foundation       = December 2, 1990 (parliamentary group){{-}}May 12, 1991 (party)
| split            = [[Solidarity Citizens' Committee]]
| merger           = [[Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action]]<br /> [[Forum of the Democratic Right]]
| dissolution      = {{End date|1994|04|23}}
| merged           = [[Freedom Union (Poland)|Freedom Union]]
| ideology         = [[Liberalism]]<br />[[Christian democracy]]<br />[[Reformism]]<br />Anti-[[Lustration in Poland|Lustration]]
| position         = [[Centrism|Centre]]
| headquarters     = 
| country          = Poland
}}
The '''Democratic Union''' ({{langx|pl|Unia Demokratyczna}}) was a [[Liberalism|liberal]] [[Christian Democracy|Christian-democratic]] [[political party|party]] in [[Poland]]. The party was founded in 1991 by [[Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland|Prime Minister]], Christian Democrat [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]] as a merger of the [[Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action]] (''Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna'') and the [[Forum of Right Democrats]] (''Forum Prawicy Demokratycznej'').
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The party had a [[Social capitalism|Social capitalist]] outlook with Christian-democratic influence. Important members were [[Bronisław Geremek]], [[Jacek Kuroń]], [[Adam Michnik]], [[Hanna Suchocka]], [[Jan Rokita]] and [[Aleksander Hall]].

In 1994, the party merged with the [[Liberal Democratic Congress]] into the [[Freedom Union (Poland)|Freedom Union]] (''Unia Wolności'').

==Election results==

===Sejm===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Election year
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Government
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[1991 Polish parliamentary election|1991]]
| rowspan="2" | 1,382,051
| rowspan="2" | 12.32 ('''#1''')
| rowspan="2" | {{Composition bar|62|460|{{party color|Democratic Union (Poland)}}}}
| rowspan="2" | {{increase}} 13<ref name=caucuses>{{cite web|title=Posłowie X kadencji (Members of the X Sejm)|url=http://www.sejm.gov.pl/archiwum/kluby/kadencjax/kluby.htm|website=Sejm.gov.pl|access-date=8 January 2015}}</ref>
| {{no2|[[Centre Agreement|PC]]–[[Christian National Union|ZChN]]–[[Peasants' Agreement|PSL-PL]]–[[Christian-Peasant Party|SLCh]] {{small|(1991–1992)}}}}
|-
| {{yes2|UD–[[Christian National Union|ZChN]]–[[Party of Christian Democrats|PChD]]–[[Liberal Democratic Congress|KLD]]–[[Peasants' Agreement|PSL-PL]]–[[Christian-Peasant Party|SLCh]]–[[Polish Beer-Lovers' Party|PPPP]] {{small|(1992–1993)}}}}
|-
! [[1993 Polish parliamentary election|1993]]
| 1,460,957
| 10.59 (#3)
| {{Composition bar|74|460|{{party color|Democratic Union (Poland)}}}}
| {{increase}} 12
| {{no2|[[Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)|SLD]]–[[Polish People's Party|PSL]]}}
|}

===Senate===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Election year
! Seats
! +/–
! Government
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[1991 Polish parliamentary election|1991]]
| rowspan="2" | {{Composition bar|21|100|{{party color|Democratic Union (Poland)}}}}
| rowspan="2" | 
| {{no2|[[Centre Agreement|PC]]–[[Christian National Union|ZChN]]–[[Peasants' Agreement|PSL-PL]]–[[Christian-Peasant Party|SLCh]] {{small|(1991–1992)}}}}
|-
| {{yes2|UD–[[Christian National Union|ZChN]]–[[Party of Christian Democrats|PChD]]–[[Liberal Democratic Congress|KLD]]–[[Peasants' Agreement|PSL-PL]]–[[Christian-Peasant Party|SLCh]]–[[Polish Beer-Lovers' Party|PPPP]] {{small|(1992–1993)}}}}

|-
! [[1993 Polish parliamentary election|1993]]
| {{Composition bar|4|100|{{party color|Democratic Union (Poland)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 17
| {{no2|[[Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)|SLD]]–[[Polish People's Party|PSL]]}}
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Christian democracy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Polish political parties}}
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[[Category:1990 establishments in Poland]]
[[Category:1994 disestablishments in Poland]]
[[Category:Christian democratic parties in Europe]]
[[Category:Defunct liberal political parties]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in Poland]]
[[Category:Liberal parties in Poland]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1994]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1990]]


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