Movement for the Republic – Patriotic Camp

Movement for the Republic – Patriotic Camp
Polish: Ruch dla Rzeczypospolitej – Obóz Patriotyczny
AbbreviationRdR–OP
FounderRomuald Szeremietiew
FoundedDecember 1993
DissolvedDecember 1997
Split fromMovement for the Republic
Succeeded bySocial Movement AWS
IdeologyConservatism
Economic liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Atlanticism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
National affiliationPatriotic Camp (1996)
Solidarity Electoral Action (1996–1997)
Colours  White
  Red

The Movement for the Republic – Patriotic Camp (Polish: Ruch dla Rzeczypospolitej – Obóz Patriotyczny, RdR–OP) was a political party in Poland. It was a party that split from the Movement for the Republic (RdR), with the split being caused by differences of opinion in regards to the party's position and possible cooperation with the President Lech Wałęsa. The RdR–OP was led by Romuald Szeremietiew who supported cooperation with the President, and was narrowly elected the leader of RdR in 1993. However, the party leadership annulled the results of the election, and elected Olszewski in the name of Szeremietiew, prompting the split. The party was a right-leaning movement and was strongly supportive of not only the President Lech Wałęsa, but also the efforts to form a united centre-right front against the post-communist left in Poland.

The party participated in numerous coalitions and alliances with centrist and centre-right groupings. In 1994, it became a co-founder of a centre-right coalition Covenant for Poland (Polish: Przymierze dla Polski). Initially named "Szeremietew's RdR", the party also joined a federation of parties known as the Patriotic Camp (Polish: Obóz Patriotyczny) in 1996, and renamed itself Movement for the Republic – Patriotic Camp. In 1997, the party intensively participated in talks regarding a formation of a new coalition that would unite the Polish anti-communist and centre-right organisations. The project proved successful and became known as Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS). In December 1997, the RdR–OP dissolved to join the Social Movement, which became a political party uniting independents and minor parties that participated in AWS.