Editing Council of National Unity (section)

==Composition==

Since Poland was still under enemy occupation and no elections could be held, it was decided that the RJN would include representatives of all major political parties of Poland. Initially it included representatives of [[Polish Socialist Party|Socialist Party]], [[People's Party (Poland)|People's Party]], [[Labour Faction (1937)|Labor Party]] and [[National Party (Poland)|National Party]] and the [[Catholic clergy]] (three representatives each). In July 1944 the RJN was extended to include also representatives of [[Chlopska Organizacja Wolnosci "Raclawice"|Chłopska Organizacja Wolności]], [[Ojczyzna]], [[Zjednoczenie Demokratyczne|ZD]] and representatives of co-operative movement.

The RJN was headed by the Main Commission. Its head was [[Kazimierz Puzak|Kazimierz Pużak]] (''[[nom de guerre]]'' Bazyli). After he was arrested and sentenced in a staged [[Trial of the Sixteen]], the Main Commission was headed by various politicians, chosen from among the remainder of the council for a 1-month term.