Centre for Poland

The Centre for Poland (Polish: Centrum dla Polski) is a Polish conservative^[2][3] political party. It was formed on 2 May 2022 by the former Civic Platform MPs and the local government activists affiliated with the Polish Coalition. The goal of the group is to unify the conservative wing of the Coalition and to attract young conservative voters.^[4] In the summer of 2024, Hubert Cichocki, senator Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, and Marek Tokarczyk and Jacek Wojnicki, among others, left the party. They resumed (in cooperation with Aleksander and Katarzyna Hall) the activities of the think tank "Centrum Dobrego Państwa".

Centre for Poland Centrum dla Polski
Abbreviation	CdPL
Leader	Ireneusz Raś
Founded	2 May 2022 (2022-05-02)
Registered	437[1]
Split from	Civic Platform
Headquarters	ul. Wiejska 4 00-902 Warsaw
Ideology	Conservatism Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
National affiliation	Polish Coalition
Colours	Blue
Sejm	3 / 460
Senate	0 / 100
European Parliament	0 / 53
Regional assemblies	0 / 552
Website
centrumdlapolski.pl
Politics of Poland Political parties Elections

Deputies

Deputies were elected on the Polish Coalition and Civic Platform lists.

• Ireneusz Raś: leader of the party.
• Jacek Tomczak
• Radosław Lubczyk
• Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski

Ideology

The party has yet to provide a full ideological manifesto; however, it has been described by journalists as a party created by the Polish Coalition to attract young, conservative and patriotic voters who are dissatisfied with the then-current government's policies.^[5] The inaugural congress has been attended by Polish politicians including Aleksander Hall and former president Bronisław Komorowski.^[6]

Structure

Leader:

• Ireneusz Raś

Vice-Leaders:

• Hubert Cichocki
• Radosław Lubczyk

Secretary:

• Michał Kwiecien

Treasurer:

• Piotr Kulerski

Chairman of the National Council:

• Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski

Spokesman:

• Jan Popławski

Election results

Sejm

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2023	Ireneusz Raś	3,110,670	14.4 (#3)	3 / 460	New	KO–PL2050–KP–New Left
	As part of the Third Way coalition, that won 65 seats in total.

Senate

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Majority
2023	Ireneusz Raś	2,462,360	11.5	1 / 100	New	KO-PL2050-KP-NL
	As part of Third Way, which won 11 seats in total.

European Parliament

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	EP Group
2024	Ireneusz Raś	813,238	6.91 (#4)	0 / 53	New	–
	As part of the Third Way coalition, that won 3 seats in total.