The Polish Beer-Lovers' Party (PPPP; ) was a satirical Polish political party that was founded in 1990. Originally, the party's goal was to promote cultural beer-drinking in English-style pubs instead of vodka (and, thus, fight alcoholism); however, the party eventually developed a serious platform based on tax reform and green politics.
Rise and 1991 election
left|thumb|Janusz Rewiński and Leszek Bubel (third and fourth from the left) during a PPPP political convention
The humorous name and disillusionment with Poland's political transformation led some Poles to vote for and/or join the party, with it having 10,000 registered members by July 1991. The nature of the party's appeal to its supporters was reflected in frequently-heard remarks that, maybe with the PPPP at the helm, "it wouldn't be better but for sure it would be funnier."
Disbanding and successor groups
Soon after the election, the party split into Big Beer and Little Beer factions, despite Rewiński's claims that "beer is neither light nor dark, it is tasty." , future president of the Polish National Party, became leader of the PPPP in 1992 after Rewiński was accused of "cryptic financial operations." The PPPP dissolved in 1993 after it suffered a major defeat in that year's parliamentary election,
See also
- Beer Lovers Party (Russia)
- List of political parties in Poland
- List of frivolous parties
- The Beer Party (Austria)