Example sentences of "confederation for a [adj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On June 10 , 1990 , the right-wing Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) ended a two-day annual conference with a warning that Poland was on the verge of a major social explosion as a result of economic reform . |
| 2 | The six candidates who contested the presidential elections were ( i ) Roman Bartoszcze , aged 44 , chair of the Polish Peasants Party ( PSL ) ; ( ii ) Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz , aged 40 , the chair of the left-wing caucus in parliament and former member of the communist Polish United Workers ' Party ( PUWP ) ; ( iii ) Tadeusz Mazowiecki , aged 63 , Prime Minister since August 1989 , endorsed by the centre-left Citizens ' Movement for Democratic Action ( ROAD ) ; ( iv ) Leszek Moczulski , aged 40 , chair of the right-wing Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) ; ( v ) Stanislaw Tyminski , aged 42 , an independent backed by the small right-wing Libertarian Party of Canada , of which he was leader ; and ( vi ) Lech Walesa , aged 47 , the chairman of the Solidarity trade union . |
| 3 | Commentators noted that the country 's disillusion with politics was shown by the low turnout and the considerable support for extremist or joke parties , such as the Confederation for an Independent Poland ( which was strongly nationalistic ) , and the Beer Lovers ' Party ( which was led by a comedian but included businessmen ) . |
| 4 | Seats Percentage of votes Democratic Union 62 12.31 Democratic Left Alliance 60 11.98 Catholic Electoral Action 49 8.73 Polish Peasant Party — Programmatic Alliance 48 8.67 Confederation for an Independent Poland 46 7.5 Centre Citizens ' Alliance 44 8.71 Liberal Democratic Congress 37 7.48 Peasant Accord 28 5.46 Solidarity 27 5.05 Beer Lovers ' Party 16 3.27 German Minority 7 1.27 Christian Democracy 5 n/a Party of Christian Democrats 4 1.11 Polish Western Union ( labour minority ) 4 n/a Janusz Korwin-Mikke ( Union of Realpolitik ) Solidarity 4 n/a Party X 3 0.47 Union of Real Politics 3 n/a Silesian Autonomy Movement 2 n/a The following parties gained one seat each : Democratic Party , Orthodox Believers ' Election Committee , Union of Wielkopolska and Lubuski Region Inhabitants , Peasant Electoral Alliance Piast , Union of Podhale Region Inhabitants , Bydgoszcz List of Peasant Unity , Party for Wielkopolska and Poland , Cracow Coalition " In solidarity with the President " , Women 's Alliance Against Adversity , Democratic Social Movement , Solidarity 80 . |
| 5 | Distribution of seats Democratic Union 21 Solidarity 11 Catholic Electoral Action 9 Centre Citizens ' Alliance 9 Polish Peasant Party — Programmatic Action 7 Liberal Democratic Congress 6 Peasant Accord 5 Democratic Left Alliance 4 Confederation for an Independent Poland 4 Party of Christian Democrats 3 National Electoral Committee 1 German Minority 1 Christian Democracy 1 18 seats were won by representatives of local electoral committees . |
| 6 | The Liberal Democratic Congress and the Confederation for an Independent Poland had pulled out of talks with Olszewski on the formation of a government because of differences over economic policy . |
| 7 | In an emotional debate , all Democratic Left Alliance ( SLD ) deputies walked out in protest , claiming that they had been insulted by Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) leader Leszek Moczulski . |
| 8 | Of the new candidates 60 were supported by citizens ' committees , 56 by the Polish Peasant Party ( PSL ) , nine by the Democratic Left Alliance ( SLD ) , four by the Centre Alliance ( PC ) , four by the Christian National Union ( ZChN ) , and two by the Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) . |
| 9 | The unexpected rejection came about because the former communist Democratic Left Alliance ( SLD ) and the right-wing Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) opposed the programme on the grounds that it was too rigorous , while the Democratic Union ( UD ) and the Liberal Democratic Congress ( KLD ) opposed the programme on the grounds that it was not tough enough . |
| 10 | During the first five months of 1992 , Olszewski had held unsuccessful negotiations with various parliamentary parties to broaden his support base [ see p. 38881 ] , the latest of which — discussions with the Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) — broke down on June 2 . |
| 11 | The Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) had submitted that there were no constitutional grounds for introducing martial law . |