Poland's three political forces merge into Civic Coalition party
Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a newly-formed party called Civic Coalition (KO) as his centrist Civic Platform (PO) merged with two other political forces at PO's unity convention on Saturday.
"We are called Civic Coalition, because as a Civic Coalition we won the elections and will win the next elections," Tusk said as he took center stage at the gathering. "We don't have to invent anything — no tricks, only the truth, only strength and goodness."
The party's name mirrors that of the Tusk-led Civic Coalition, which currently holds the parliamentary majority.
He recalled the 2023 polls conducted before the previous parliamentary elections, which brought the centrist government back to power, noting that PO's support among Poles stood at 12 percent. "I told you (PAP) that we'd have 40 percent, and it was 42 percent (PAP). Today, we have 35 percent, and no one has a right to doubts or pessimism," the prime minister added, expressing hope that the party will triumph in the 2027 vote.
The unification of three political forces — PO, the Polish Initiative, and the Modern Party — comes amid Tusk's bid to gain new voters two years ahead of the next parliamentary elections. The formation of the new party also involved adopting new statutes, overhauling its structures, and unveiling a new logo: a white-and-red heart. (PAP)
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