Centre for Poland

Political party in Poland

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
National affiliation| Polish Coalition
Sejm|

3 / 460

Senate|

1 / 100

European Parliament|

0 / 52

Regional assemblies|

0 / 552

Website
centrumdlapolski.pl

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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]

## Deputies

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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

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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

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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

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### Sejm

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Election year  | Leader  | # of
votes  | % of
vote  | # of
overall seats won  | +/–  | Government

|
|
|
|
|
|

2023 | Ireneusz Raś | 3,110,670  | 14.4 (#3)  |

3 / 460

| New  | KO–PL2050–KP–New Left
As part of Third Way, which won 65 seats in total.

### Senate

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Election year  | Leader  | # of
votes  | % of
vote  | # of
overall seats won  | +/–  | 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.

## References

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1. ^ "- Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie". bip.warszawa.so.gov.pl. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
2. ^ "Nowa Partia w Koalicji Polskiej. Powstało Centrum dla Polski". Interia (in Polish). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ "Nowa partia w Sejmie. Centrum dla Polski dołączy do Koalicji Polskiej. Na czele m.in. Raś". Gazeta (in Polish). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
5. ^ "Raś i Ujazdowski mają swoją partię. Centrum dla Polski dołącza do Koalicji Polskiej". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
6. ^ "Centrum dla Polski dołącza do Koalicji Polskiej. Jesienią kongres nowej partii". TVN 24 (in Polish). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

## External links

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