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Civic Coalition
Koalicja Obywatelska
AbbreviationKO
Leaders
Founded7 March 2018
Headquartersul. Wiejska 12a,
00-490 Warsaw
Ideology
Political positionBig tent[A]
Members
Colors
  •   Red
  •   Blue
  •   Orange (customary)
Sejm
129 / 460
Senate
40 / 100
European Parliament
15 / 52
Regional assemblies
173 / 552
City Presidents
33 / 107
Website
koalicjaobywatelska.pl
^ A: KO is a catch-all coalition, although some sources have described it also as centre-left, centrist, and centre-right.

The Civic Coalition (Polish: Koalicja Obywatelska, KO)[a] is a catch-all political alliance in Poland. The alliance was formed around Civic Platform in opposition to the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party.

History

The Civic Coalition was originally created by the Civic Platform and Modern parties for 2018 local elections.[13] In June 2019, it was announced that the Civic Coalition would be slated to participate in the 2019 Polish parliamentary election and Civic Platform and Modern will form a joint parliamentary club.[14] The Greens announced at the end of July 2019 that they will participate in the elections as part of the Coalition.[15] In August 2019, the Silesian Autonomy Movement and other member organisations of the Silesian Electoral Agreement joined the Coalition.[16]

2018 local elections and present

In the 2018 local elections, the Civic Coalition received 26.97% of votes (second place after Law and Justice), winning 194 seats. In 8 voivodeships, it obtained the best result, and in the Pomerania the majority of seats. The coalition fared worse in the powiat and mayoral election. In the first round of 11 candidates of the Civic Coalition won elections for mayors of cities (including Rafał Trzaskowski in Warsaw). In addition, 15 candidates of the Civic Coalition went through to the second round, of which 8 were elected. Candidates of Civic Coalition were elected presidents of 19 cities, while it was placed second to the national-conservative Law and Justice in four.[17]

The committee has shown stronger electoral performances in large cities, such as, Warsaw, Poznań, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Łódź, and Kraków. Better than average results were achieved in West and North Poland (Recovered Territories). In the Opole Voivodeship, Civic Coalition received high support among the German minority. However, it has weaker support in the villages and in the conservative eastern Poland.[18]

In the 2019 parliamentary elections, the Coalition received most of its votes in major cities (as in 2018 local elections) and areas surrounding them.

Ideology

The Civic Coalition is a catch-all coalition, that is made up of political parties that occupy political positions from the centre-left to the centre-right.[19][20] Media and academics have also described the coalition as centre-left,[21] centrist,[22] and centre-right.[23] The coalition's positions on social issues range from Progressivism to Christian democracy. It is mainly orientated towards the principles of liberalism,[1] and it aims to protect liberal democracy in Poland.[19] It supports Poland's membership in the European Union and NATO.[20]

Composition

Name Ideology Position European affiliation Leader(s) MPs Senators MEPs Sejmiks
Civic Platform Liberal conservatism Centre to centre-right EPP Donald Tusk
106 / 460
37 / 100
14 / 52
152 / 552
Modern
Centre to centre-left ALDE Adam Szłapka
6 / 460
0 / 100
0 / 52
21 / 552
Polish Initiative
Centre-left to left-wing — Barbara Nowacka
5 / 460
0 / 100
0 / 52
0 / 552
The Greens Green politics Centre-left to left-wing EGP Przemysław Słowik
Urszula Zielińska
3 / 460
0 / 100
1 / 52
0 / 552
AGROunia Agrarian socialism Left-wing — Michał Kołodziejczak
0 / 460
0 / 100
0 / 52
0 / 552
Good Movement Classical liberalism Centre-right — Paweł Szramka
1 / 460
0 / 100
0 / 52
0 / 552
Independents[note 1]
6 / 460
4 / 100
[b]
0 / 52
8 / 552
[c]

Supported by

Name Ideology Position European affiliation Leader(s) MPs Senators MEPs Sejmiks
Yes! For Poland Regionalism Centre-left — Jacek Karnowski
0 / 460
2 / 100
0 / 52
4 / 552
League of Polish Families Theodemocracy
Social conservatism 		Right-wing — Witold Bałażak
0 / 460
0 / 100
0 / 52
0 / 552

Electoral performance

Sejm

Party groupings, who received most votes in powiats (Civic Coalition in orange) in 2019
Year Popular vote % of vote Seats Seat change Government Leader
2019 5,060,355 27.4 (#2)
134 / 460
 Decrease21 Opposition Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska
2023
0 / 460
 Donald Tusk

Senate

Year Popular vote % of vote Seats Seat change Majority Leader
2019 6,490,306 35.66 (#2)
43 / 100
 Increase17 Coalition Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska
2023
0 / 100
 Donald Tusk

Presidential

Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round
# of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall votes % of overall vote
2020 Rafał Trzaskowski 5,917,340 30.5 (#2) 10,018,263 49.0 (#2)

2018 local

2018 Polish local elections to regional assemblies (voivodeships) PiS (blue), KO (orange)
Voivodeship Seats Governance
Lower Silesian
13 / 36
 Opposition
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
14 / 30
 Coalition
Lublin
7 / 33
 Opposition
Lubusz
11 / 30
 Coalition
Łódź
12 / 33
 Opposition
Lesser Poland
11 / 39
 Opposition
Masovian
18 / 51
 Coalition
Opole
13 / 30
 Coalition
Subcarpathian
5 / 33
 Opposition
Podlaskie
9 / 30
 Opposition
Pomeranian
18 / 33
 Coalition
Silesian
20 / 45
 Opposition (2018-2022)
Coalition (2022-)
Świętokrzyskie
3 / 30
 Opposition
Warmian-Masurian
12 / 30
 Coalition
Greater Poland
15 / 39
 Coalition
West Pomeranian
13 / 30
 Coalition
All seats
194 / 552

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ The Civic Coalition's name that was used in the 2019 parliamentary election was the "Coalition Electoral Committee Civic Coalition PO .N iPL Greens" (Polish: Koalicyjny Komitet Wyborczy Koalicja Obywatelska PO .N iPL Zieloni)
  2. ^ Barbara Borys-Damięcka, Alicja Chybicka, Zygmunt Frankiewicz, Janusz Pęcherz
  3. ^ Roman Jasiakiewicz (Kuyavia-Pomerania), Iwona Jelonek (Silesia), Marek Kopel (Silesia), Igor Łukaszuk (Podlaskie), Antoni Pikul (Podlaskie), Tadeusz Sławek (Silesia), Anna Synowiec (Lubusz), Henryk Szymański (Greater Poland)
  1. ^ The Civic Coalition electoral committee lists also include a handful of candidates who are members of the Silesian Autonomy Movement, Social Democracy of Poland, the Polish People's Party, Your Movement, Freedom and Equality, Democratic Left Alliance, and Labour Union, as well as independents.

References

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    • Bill, Stanley (18 May 2021). "The "Polish Deal": PiS strikes back as opposition falter". Notes From Poland. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
    • "Opposition parties face 'existential' battle in Poland and Hungary". The Guardian. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Poland Parliamentary Elections". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ "2019 Election For Poland's Parliament: What You Need To Know". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ https://polskieradio24.pl/5/1222/artykul/3248096,tusk-zapowiada-legalna-aborcje-zwiazki-partnerskie-i-ulatwienia-dla-dzieci-przy-zmianie-plci. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Twarde stanowisko konserwatystów w PO. 20 polityków podpisało sprzeciw wobec aborcji na życzenie". Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Giertych: startuję do Sejmu z KO przeciwko Kaczyńskiemu. Co z obietnicą Tuska w sprawie aborcji?". Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Polska opozycja jako działacz agrarny bierze na cel wyborców wiejskich". 20 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Tomasz Lis 1na1 Andrzej Domański: Gospodarczy plan Tuska". YouTube. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Michał Kołodziejczak wystartuje z listy Koalicji Obywatelskiej. "Stan wyższej konieczności"". Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Jeśli chcecie pomóc #KO w kampanii wyborczej, zadzwońcie pod ten numer. Możecie zgłosić, że chcecie powiesić baner, rozdawać ulotki, wieszać plakaty lub wesprzeć konkretnego kandydata w regionie (zostaniecie wtedy włączeni do drużyny tego kandydata). #POzwycięstwo #DrużynaTuska #PolskaWNaszychSercach". Facebook. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Tusk postawił Giertychowi ultimatum: musi wrócić do Polski". Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. ^ Nicole Makarewicz (26 January 2023). ""GW": W koalicji z PO będzie Ruch Tak! Dla Polski". rmf24.pl (in Polish).
  13. ^ "PO i Nowoczesna razem do wyborów. Schetyna i Lubnauer podpisali porozumienie". WPROST.pl (in Polish). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  14. ^ "PO i Nowoczesna połączą siły na wybory parlamentarne". Forsal.pl (in Polish). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Zieloni oficjalnie potwierdzili start w wyborach w ramach Koalicji Obywatelskiej". Polska Agencja Prasowa (in Polish). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Śląscy autonomiści dołączają do Koalicji Obywatelskiej". Wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2018". wybory2018.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Imperial borders still shape politics in Poland and Romania". The Economist. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  19. ^ a b "Poland". csis.org. Center for Strategic & International Studies. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  20. ^ a b "2019 election for Poland's parliament: What you need to know". The Krakow Post. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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