ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ɪt wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə mˈɜːdʒɚɹ ʌv θɹˈiː ˈʌðɚ, smˈɔːlɚ, pˈɛzəntbˈeɪst pˈɑːɹɾiz: sˈɛntɚɹˈaɪt pˈoʊlɪʃ pˈiːpəlz pˈɑːɹɾi "pˈaɪəst" pˌiːˌɛsˈɛl "pˈaɪəst", sˈɛntɚlˈɛft pˈoʊlɪʃ pˈiːpəlz pˈɑːɹɾi "wˈɪzwoʊlni" pˌiːˌɛsˌɛldˈʌbəljˌuː ænd lˈɛft wˈɪŋ stɹənˈɪktwoʊ klˈɑːpski ʃ.
In 1931 it was created from the merger of three other, smaller, peasant-based parties: centre-right Polish People's Party "Piast" (PSL "Piast"), centre-left Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" (PSLW) and left wing Stronnictwo Chłopskie (SCh).