The Communist Party of Poland (KPP) took part in commemorative events marking the 25th anniversary of the death of Edward Gierek, former First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), reaffirming the legacy of socialist Poland in a country where anti-communism has become official state doctrine.
Hundreds of people gathered at Gierek's grave in Sosnowiec on July 25 to pay tribute to the leader whose decade in office was associated with rapid industrialization, major infrastructure projects and significant social progress. The commemoration was followed by a conference in Dąbrowa Górnicza examining Gierek's political and economic legacy.
