Front of National Unity

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FNU election poster from mid 1970s.

This is an article about a Polish communist political organization. For article about a Bolivian political party, see National Unity Front.

Front of National Unity or National Unity Front (Polish: Front Jedności Narodu, FJN) was a Polish communist political organization supervising elections in People's Republic of Poland and also acting as a coalition for dominant Polish communist party (PZPR) and its allies. It was founded in 1952 as National Front (Front Narodowy) and renamed to Front of National Unity in 1956. Its was subordinate to PZPR; it's membership included all other Polish political parties and many organizations (such as trade unions). During elections it had a near monopoly (varied depending on particular time) on registering candidates who had the right to participate in the elections; it was de facto used by PZPR to ensure no real opposition candidate would be able to participate in the elections. In 1983 it was replaced by Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth (Patriotyczny Ruch Odrodzenia Narodowego, PRON).