After graduating from gymnasium he studied law. He joined the Polish Social Democratic Party of Galicia (PPSD) in 1890. Marek was a chief editor of the newspaper ‘'Więzien polityczny (Political prisoner) and Naprzód (Forward) during World War I. In 1919, after Poland regained independence after years of partitions, he joined the united Polish Socialist Party (PPS).
Elected Sejm member the same year, he became chairman of the PPS caucus, replacing Norbert Barlicki in 1926. On May 31, 1926, he nominated Józef Piłsudski for President. Piłsudski was elected by National Assembly for this post, but decided against taking office. As a result PPS drafted their own candidate in next election, held on June 1, and Marek became a nominee. He faced Piłsudski-backed chemistry professor Ignacy Mościcki and PoznańVoivodeAdolf Bniński, who represented the right wing. In the first round he placed last with 56 votes (against 215 for Mościcki and 211 for Bniński). In the runoff he finished last again, with just one vote (Mościcki defeated Bniński 281 to 200).
Marek served as a Sejm Vice-Marshal from 1928 to 1931. He was the father of Krystyna Marek, Polish-Swiss professor of public international law.
zygmunt, marek, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2022, learn, when, remove, t. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Zygmunt Marek news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Zygmunt Stanislaw Marek born March 17 1872 in Krakow died 1931 in Krakow was a Polish socialist politician Zygmunt Marek After graduating from gymnasium he studied law He joined the Polish Social Democratic Party of Galicia PPSD in 1890 Marek was a chief editor of the newspaper Wiezien polityczny Political prisoner andNaprzod Forward during World War I In 1919 after Poland regained independence after years of partitions he joined the united Polish Socialist Party PPS Elected Sejm member the same year he became chairman of the PPS caucus replacing Norbert Barlicki in 1926 On May 31 1926 he nominated Jozef Pilsudski for President Pilsudski was elected by National Assembly for this post but decided against taking office As a result PPS drafted their own candidate in next election held on June 1 and Marek became a nominee He faced Pilsudski backed chemistry professor Ignacy Moscicki and Poznan Voivode Adolf Bninski who represented the right wing In the first round he placed last with 56 votes against 215 for Moscicki and 211 for Bninski In the runoff he finished last again with just one vote Moscicki defeated Bninski 281 to 200 Marek served as a Sejm Vice Marshal from 1928 to 1931 He was the father of Krystyna Marek Polish Swiss professor of public international law See also edit1926 Polish presidential elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zygmunt Marek amp oldid 1214306017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
