title: Democratic Union (Poland)
text: # Democratic Union (Poland)
  
  The Democratic Union (Polish: Unia Demokratyczna) was a liberal Christian-democratic party in Poland. The party was founded in 1991 by 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).
  
  The party had a market-socialist profile 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 (Unia Wolności).
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Sejm
  
  | Election year | # of votes | % of vote | # of overall seats won | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | 1,382,051 | 12.3 (#1) | 62 / 460 | 13 |
  | 1993 | 1,460,957 | 10.6 (#3) | 74 / 460 | 12 |
  
  ### Senate
  
  | Election year | # of overall seats won | +/– |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | 21 / 100 | |
  | 1993 | 4 / 100 | 17 |
  