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Polish Financial Crisis
Native name Wielki Upadek
DateFebruary 12 – October 13, 2025 (2025-02-12 – 2025-10-13)
TypeEconomic collapse
CausePolish sanctions

Poland excluded from the EU
Polish capital flight

Polish Thaw riots
OutcomePolish GDP growth falls to -21% in Q2 of 2025
Intensification of the Polish insurgency
Defection of Polish Army units
Displaced2,000,000+ flee Poland
United Polish Front
Zjednoczony Front Polski
AbbreviationZFP
FoundedMay 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)
Dissolved20 February 2023 (banned as a political party, activity inside and outside Poland ongoing)
Merger ofThe Left, Solidarity, Civic Coalition, Third Way, factions of United Right, independent politicians
HeadquartersŚwiętokrzyska 31 LOK, 00-001 Warszawa, Poland
NewspaperPoland Today
Membership (Dec 2022)75,000
IdeologyCentre to Left-wing and Right-wing, Big Tent
Political positionBig-tent politics
Sejm (Dec 2022)
233 / 460
Senate (Dec 2022)
26 / 52
Website
zfp.pl
Polish Free Army
Wolna Armia Polska
FounderPoland Tomasz Zieliński
Military leader Łukasz Grabowski
Dates of operation5 January 2024 - present
Country Poland
 Germany
AllegiancePoland National Government of Poland
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany (official)
Legnica, Poland (wartime)
IdeologyCentre
StatusActive
Size120,000 (peak)
AlliesPoland National Government of Poland

Poland United Polish Front
 NATO

 Germany
Opponents Polish Integrity Government
Poland Army of Poland
Battles and warsPolish insurgency
Polish Civil War
Designated as a terrorist group by Russia
Polish Falangist Party
Polska Partia Falangistów
AbbreviationPPF
LeaderWitold Bałażak
ChairpersonAdam Gmurczyk
Registered2 July 2019
Merger ofLeague of Polish Families, National Revival of Poland and far-right elements of Law and Justice
Headquarters1300 S Wladyslaw St, Warsaw, Poland
NewspaperTruth Daily
Think tankFalanga Foundation
Student wingStudents for Falanga
Paramilitary wingPolish Fighters for Integrity
Membership (Dec 2022)70,000
IdeologyFalangism, Big tent, Conservatism, Neo-fascism, Euroscepticism, Anti-immigration, Polish nationalism, Misogyny, Authoritarianism, Anti-LGBT, Anti-abortion, Anti-semitism, Anti-NATO
Political positionFar-right
Slogan"Poland First"
Sejm (2022)
227 / 460
Senate (2022)
26 / 52
Party flag
Website
pff.pl
National Government of Poland
Rząd Narodowy Polski (Polish)
Flag of Polish government-in-exile
Flag of the National Government of Poland; Flag of the Third Polish Republic
Coat of arms of Polish government-in-exile
Coat of arms
Motto: "Poland Is Not Yet Lost!"
Anthem: Poland Is Not Yet Lost
StatusGovernment-in-exile
CapitalWarsaw (de jure)
Capital in Exile
Berlin
Official languagesPolish
Demonym(s)Polish
Government
• President
Andrzej Duda
Donald Tusk
History 
10 - 15 February 2023
• Established
20 February 2024
15 February 2023 - 5 January 2024
5 January 2024 - present
Preceded by
Third Polish Republic
Polish Thaw
2023-2024 Polish crisis and civil unrest
Part of the Polish Crisis
A march by Polish Solidarity supporters in Warsaw during the unrest (2023)
DateFebruary 15, 2023 (2023-02-15) - January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)
Location
Poland; protests largely in Warsaw and Krakow
Caused by
  • 2023 Polish coup
  • Dissolution of the Polish legislature
  • Establishment of a dictatorship in Poland
  • Banning of Polish political parties
  • Establishment of a one-party state
Goals
  • Restoration of Polish democracy
  • End of the Polish Integrity Government
Methods
Resulted inPolish Integrity Government victory
  • Polish human and capital flight
  • Poland excluded from the EU, NATO, ICC and IMF
  • Beginning of dictatorship in Poland
  • Poland heavily sanctioned by the EU, G7 and UN; economy collapses in 2025
  • National Government of Poland goes into exile in London
  • Continued unrest and insurgency, civil war in 2026
Parties

Support

Lead figures
Casualties
Death(s)55,300 - 60,000 (estimate)
Injuries75,000 - 100,000 (confirmed)
Arrested400,000+
Damage$21 billion USD (3% of Poland's GDP)
Detained200,000+
RefugeesOver 7,000,000 Poles leave the country in a massive human capital flight
$30 billion USD is taken out of the country
March on Warsaw

Polish military units hosting a parade after the battle
DateFebruary 10, 2023 - February 15, 2023 (6 days)
Location
Warsaw, Poland and surrounding areas
Result

Polish Integrity Government victory

  • Warsaw falls to the Polish Fighters for Integrity
  • Formation of the Polish Integrity Government
  • Government of Poland goes into exile in Berlin on February 20th
  • National Government of Poland begins an insurgency against the PIG
  • Beginning of the Polish Thaw
Belligerents

Polish Fighters for Integrity
Polish Integrity Government (from February 12, 2023)

Poland Army of Poland (defectors after February 12, 2023; majority after February 14, 2023)

Poland Government of Poland

Poland Army of Poland (before February 14, 2023)
Commanders and leaders

Witold Bałażak
Michał Wójcik
Paweł Zieliński
Wojciech Dąbrowski

Poland Łukasz Kamiński

Poland Andrzej Duda
Poland Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska
Poland Szymon Hołownia

Poland Donald Tusk
Units involved

5th Legions' Infantry Regiment
6th Legions' Infantry Regiment
1st "Warsaw" Armored Brigade (defectors)

Polish Integrity Militia

1st Legions Infantry Regiment
1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade (most of the brigade, some defected)

Warsaw Police
Strength

13,000 soldiers
300 APCs

45,000 paramilitary/militia

7,000 soldiers
200 APCs

20,000 police
Casualties and losses

1,304 dead
4,244 injured

900+ arrested

689 dead

5,704 injured
340 civilians killed, 5,000+ civilians arrested/detained
Polish Insurgency
Part of Polish Thaw

Polish armored units active in Northern Poland (2025)
Date5 January 2024 - 15 February 2026 (2 years, 1 month, 2 weeks)
Location
Poland, some activity in Germany
Result Beginning of the Polish Civil War
Belligerents

Falangist Poland

Poland Army of Poland
Poland Navy of Poland

Poland Air Force of Poland

Poland National Government of Poland
Poland United Polish Front
Polish Free Army

Support

Support

Strength
170,000 soldiers 95,000 insurgents
Casualties and losses

4,210 dead
8,505 injured
7,000+ captured

40,000+ defected

2,210 dead
7,505 injured

10,000+ captured
3,500+ civilians dead
Republic of Poland
Rzeczpospolita Polska (Polish)
Motto: "Poland First!"
Anthem: Poland Is Not Yet Lost
Map of Poland
Map of Poland
Capital
and largest city
Warsaw
Official languagesPolish
Demonym(s)Polish
GovernmentUnitary falangist dictatorial one-party state
Witold Bałażak
History 
• 2023 Polish coup d'état
10 - 15 February 2023
• Established
15 February 2023
• Polish Thaw
15 February 2023 - 5 January 2024
• Polish Insurgency
5 January 2024 - present
10 February 2026 - present
Area
• Total
312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi) (69th)
HDI (2023)0.831
very high
Preceded by
Third Polish Republic