Silesian Autonomy Movement
- Silesian Autonomy Movement
Ruch Autonomii Śląska (Silesian: "Ruch Autonůmije Ślůnska", "Silesian Autonomy Movement", RAŚ) is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia. The association was founded in 1991 and is based mainly in the Polish part of Upper Silesia.
In the Polish local elections, 2006, the movement did not win a single seat in the sejmik of the Silesian Voivodeship, gaining only 4.35% of the popular vote. It placed after Civic Platform (PO), Law and Justice (PiS) and Polish People's Party (PSL), but ahead of Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (Samoobrona), which won 3.96%, and the League of Polish Families (LPR), which won 3.46%. In Opole Voivodeship, RAŚ won 1.46% of all ballots. RAŚ won mandates in a few municipalities and county councils: in Katowice (7.7% of the popular vote), Ruda Śląska (9.39%), Zabrze (5.71%), Tychy (5.1%), Bytom (6.8%), Mysłowice (8.3%) and Gliwice county (7.54%), Bieruń-Lędziny county (10.4%), Tarnowskie Góry county (7.73%), Siemianowice Śląskie (4.94%), Piekary Śląskie (5.06%), Rybnik county (8.1%).
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* [http://www.raslaska.org Official site]
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