economically interventionist positions, which led a considerable portion of economically left-wing Poles to vote for PiS instead. Besides self-described left-wingers, the party enjoys the support of many members of the country's police and military, but its largest voting bloc resides among former PZPR members, government officials and civil servants during the PPR period, which are seen as the party's core supporters. The loyal support of this voting bloc enabled the SLD to remain the largest party of the Polish left, even throughout the scandals that rocked the party in the early 2000s. However, this electoral bloc was seen as unreliable by political observers, as despite the fact that it originally constituted a huge voting bloc, that segment of the population would inevitably shrink as its members steadily age. Following the passage of a "degradation law" by the ruling right-wing PiS party, which cut pensions and disability benefits to thousands of former bureaucrats, however, the party has undergone a revival, as more and more people's primary income came to be threatened by the new government policy. This led many of those affected to support the SLD, thus enlarging and mobilizing the formerly shrinking voting bloc. The SLD nonetheless made a significant effort to broaden its political appeal by joining forces with two smaller left-wing parties in 2019, creating The Left political alliance, which poses itself as a 'modern' take on leftism. Election results Sejm Senate Presidential European Parliament Regional assemblies Presidents and Prime Ministers Presidents of the Republic of Poland from SLD Prime Ministers of the Republic of Poland from SLD See also List of Democratic Left Alliance politicians coalition Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union References External links The Warsaw Voice Article. 24 November 2004. 1999 establishments in Poland 2021 disestablishments in Poland Political parties disestablished in 2021 Political parties established in 1999