European Coalition Koalicja Europejska | |
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| Abbreviation | KE |
| Leader | |
| Founded | 1 February 2019 |
| Dissolved | 26 May 2019 |
| Headquarters | ul. Wiejska 12a, 00-490 Warsaw, Poland |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Colors | Blue (customary) |
| Website | |
| koalicjaeuropejska | |
The European Coalition (Polish: Koalicja Europejska, KE) was a short-lived electoral alliance and list in Poland. It was established on the verge of 2019 European Parliament election by a group of former prime ministers and former foreign ministers, including Jerzy Buzek, Ewa Kopacz, Grzegorz Schetyna and Radosław Sikorski. They declared the will to construct "one broad list in European Parliament election, the aim of which would be to restore Poland's strong position in the European Union". The Coalition is to be pro-European and centrist.[1]
Parties included in the coalition are the Democratic Left Alliance (since 16 February),[2] The Greens (since 17 February),[3] Now! (since 18 February),[4] Civic Platform (since 21 February),[5] Modern,[6] Democratic Party (since 22 February),[7] Polish People's Party,[8] Union of European Democrats (since 23 February), Social Democracy of Poland (since 2 March),[9] Liberty and Equality (since 3 March),[10] League of Polish Families (since 11 March)[11] and Feminist Initiative (since 15 March).[12]
The Coalition also gained the support from Barbara Nowacka and her movement, the Polish Initiative and civic organisation Committee for the Defence of Democracy.[13]
The Coalition came in second place in the 2019 European Parliament election with 38.5% of the vote, returning 22 MEPs.[14]
The disappointing results led the agrarian Polish People's Party (PSL) to opt out of the coalition and set up the Polish Coalition instead, which should not include leftist parties.
Signatories
Prominent signatories of the European Coalition's foundation appeal include:[15]
- Marek Belka (SLD), former prime minister (2004–05), former president of the National Bank of Poland (2010–16)
- Jerzy Buzek (PO), former prime minister (1997–2001), former president of the European Parliament (2009–2012)
- Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (SLD), former prime minister (1996–97), former minister of foreign affairs (2001–05)
- Ewa Kopacz (PO), former prime minister (2014–15), former marshal of the Sejm (2011–14)
- Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (ex-PiS), former prime minister (2005–06)
- Leszek Miller (SLD), former prime minister (2001–04)
- Adam Daniel Rotfeld, former minister of foreign affairs (2005)
- Grzegorz Schetyna (PO), leader of PO (since 2016), former minister of foreign affairs (2014–15), former marshal of the Sejm (2010–11)
- Radosław Sikorski (PO), former minister of foreign affairs (2007–14), former marshal of the Sejm (2014–15)
- Hanna Suchocka (ex-UD/UW), former prime minister (1992–93)
Composition
The main parties include the following:
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | MPs[lower-alpha 1] | Senators | MEPs | Entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | Liberal conservatism | Centre to centre-right | Grzegorz Schetyna | 145 / 460 |
27 / 100 |
18 / 51 |
21 February | |
| Modern | Liberalism | Centre-left | Katarzyna Lubnauer | 14 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 51 |
22 February | |
| Democratic Left Alliance | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism[16] |
Centre-left | Włodzimierz Czarzasty | 0 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
3 / 51 |
16 February | |
| Polish People's Party | Christian democracy | Centre-right | Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz | 14 / 460 |
1 / 100 |
4 / 51 |
23 February | |
| The Greens | Green politics | Centre-left to left-wing | Marek Kossakowski Małgorzata Tracz |
0 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 51 |
17 February | |
Also affiliated to the coalition include the following:
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | MPs | Senators | MEPs | Entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now! | Liberalism | Centre | Ryszard Petru | 3 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 51 |
18 February | |
| Union of European Democrats | Social liberalism | Centre | Elżbieta Bińczycka | 3 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 51 |
23 February | |
| Alliance of Democrats | Liberalism | Centre | Paweł Piskorski | 0 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 51 |
22 February | |
| Social Democracy of Poland | Social democracy | Centre-left | Wojciech Filemonowicz | 0 / 460 |
1 / 100 |
0 / 51 |
2 March | |
| Freedom and Equality | Social democracy Democratic socialism Anti-clericalism |
Left-wing | Piotr Musiał | 0 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 51 |
3 March | |
| League of Polish Families | Christian democracy Social conservatism |
Right-wing | Witold Bałażak | 0 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 51 |
11 March | |
| Feminist Initiative | Feminism | Centre-left | Collective (Katarzyna Kądziela, Elżbieta Jachlewska, Iwona Piątek) | 0 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 51 |
15 March | |
Candidates
The European Coalition lists in the 13 constituencies are headed by:[17]
- District 1 (Pomeranian): Janusz Lewandowski (PO)
- District 2 (Kuyavian-Pomeranian): Radosław Sikorski (PO)
- District 3 (Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian): Tomasz Frankowski (PO)
- District 4 (Warsaw): Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (SLD)
- District 5 (Masovian, except Warsaw): Jarosław Kalinowski (PSL)
- District 6 (Łódź): Marek Belka (SLD)
- District 7 (Greater Poland): Ewa Kopacz (PO)
- District 8 (Lublin): Krzysztof Hetman (PSL)
- District 9 (Podkarpackie): Czesław Siekierski (PSL)
- District 10 (Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie): Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein (PO)
- District 11 (Silesian): Jerzy Buzek (PO)
- District 12 (Lower Silesian and Opole): Janina Ochojska (non-partisan, Polish Humanitarian Action)
- District 13 (Lubusz and West Pomeranian): Bogusław Liberadzki (SLD)
Results
European Parliament
| Year | Leader | # of votes | % of votes | Seats | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Grzegorz Schetyna[lower-alpha 2] | 5,249,935 | 38.47 | 22 / 52 |
2nd |
Source:[18]
See also
Notes
- ↑ As of 5 April 2019 (unchanged since 13 December 2018). A detailed table of parliamentary group swings in the Lower House can be found on the Polish Wikipedia article regarding the 8th Sejm.
- ↑ As the leader of the biggest party of the coalition.
References
- ↑ "Koniec Koalicji Obywatelskiej, Schetyna pokazuje nowy szyld". Onet Wiadomości (in Polish). 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ "SLD dołącza do Koalicji Europejskiej na eurowybory. Kandydatami m.in. Miller, Belka i Cimoszewicz". gazetapl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Koalicja Europejska rośnie w siłę. Przystąpiła kolejna partia". fakty.interia.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Partia Teraz! dołącza do Koalicji Europejskiej". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "Zarząd PO zadecydował w sprawie koalicji". fakty.interia.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Koalicja Europejska coraz większa. Kolejna partia na wspólnych listach opozycji do europarlamentu". naTemat.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Partia Pawła Piskorskiego zasili Koalicję Europejską? Jest wniosek o akces". dorzeczy.pl (in Polish). 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "PSL wchodzi do Koalicji Europejskiej. Kosiniak-Kamysz: To nie jest "antyzwiązek"". gazeta.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ↑ "Konwent krajowy postanowił: Socjaldemokracja Polska przystępuje do Koalicji Europejskiej". sdpl.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ↑ Musiał, Piotr (3 March 2019). "Rada Krajowa WiR w sprawie przystąpienia do Koalicji Europejskiej". wir.info.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "Liga Polskich Rodzin popiera Koalicję Europejską. Chce się znależć na jej listach". radiozet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ "Czarzasty: Nie musimy tak samo myśleć o aborcji". rp.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ↑ "KOD będzie wspierał Koalicję Europejską przed wyborami do PE | Polska Agencja Prasowa SA". pap.pl. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ Brzozowski, Alexandra (26 May 2019). "Poland's PiS wins EU polls, braces for 'decisive battle' in autumn –". Euractiv.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ ""Koalicja europejska dla Polski". Apel byłych premierów i szefów dyplomacji". TVN24.pl. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ "SLD dołącza do Koalicji Europejskiej na eurowybory. Kandydatami m.in. Miller, Belka i Cimoszewicz". gazetapl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Listy kandydatów do Parlamentu Europejskiego: Koalicja Europejska [WYBORY 2019] | Wiadomości Radio ZET" (in Polish). Wiadomosci.radiozet.pl. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ "Results of European Parliament Election 2019 | KOALICYJNY KOMITET WYBORCZY KOALICJA EUROPEJSKA PO PSL SLD .N ZIELONI | Poland". pe2019.pkw.gov.pl. National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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