European Coalition (Poland)

The European Coalition (Polish: Koalicja Europejska, KE) was a short-lived political alliance and electoral list in Poland. It was established in 2019 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]

European Coalition
Koalicja Europejska
AbbreviationKE
Leader
Founded1 February 2019
Dissolved26 May 2019
Headquartersul. Wiejska 12a, 00-490 Warsaw, Poland
Political positionBig tent
Colors  Blue (customary)
Website
koalicjaeuropejska.pl

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 (Zieloni) 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
Liberty 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]

Results

European Parliament
Year Leader Vote Vote % Seats Place
2019 Grzegorz Schetyna[lower-alpha 2] 5 249 935 38,47
22 / 52
 2

See also

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. As the leader of the biggest party of the coalition.

References
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