the leading "populist left wing" party. German political scientist NikolausWerz described Samoobrona as an anti-globalization and anti-capitalist party
"basically a law and order party". In 2003, German political scientist NikolausWerz classified Law and Justice as a centrist, law-and-order party that "advocates
Wählerverhalten und Strukturmuster des Parteienwettbewerbs, in: Steffen Schoon, NikolausWerz (Hrsg.): Die Landtagswahl in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2006, Rostock 2006
Rzeczypospolitej. Dom Wydawniczy DUET. p. 187. ISBN 978-83-89706-84-3. NikolausWerz [in German] (30 April 2003). Populismus: Populisten in Übersee und Europa