15 October Coalition

2023 political alliance in Poland December 2023 yes 15 October Coalition Koalicja 15 października Umowa Koalicyjna.jpg 250px The Coalition's party leaders. From left to right: Szymon Hołownia (Poland 2050), Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (PSL), Donald Tusk (KO), Włodzimierz Czarzasty and Robert Biedroń (New Left) 10 November 2023 Rainbow coalitionEuropean Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook 63 1 2024 10.1111/2047-8852.12441 Poland: Political Developments and Data in 2023. Liberal Democracy Returns? Krzysztof Jasiewicz Agnieszka Jasiewicz-Betkiewicz https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/2047-8852.12441 European Consortium for Political Research 392 This is a truly rainbow coalition, ranging in cultural matters from radical left to moderate conservatives and in socio-economic policies from welfarestate socialists to pro-market neo-liberals. What holds them together, at least so far, is their commitment to liberal democracy and the rule of law. subscription Liberal conservatismde Frankfurter Allgemeine https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/wie-polen-seine-ostgrenze-besser-verteidigen-will-110828903.html Die „größte und modernste“ Drohnenabwehr Europas 30 January 2026 Stefan Locke Warsaw Die liberalkonservative Regierung von Ministerpräsident Tusk hat sich als Ziel gesetzt, Polens Armee bis 2035 von derzeit 230.000 auf 300.000 Soldaten auszubauen. The liberal-conservative government of Prime Minister Tusk has set itself the goal of expanding Poland's army from its current strength of 230,000 to 300,000 soldiers by 2035. https://www.ifo.de/DocDL/EES_Report_Q1_2024-ukraine.pdf Evaluating Global Economic Policy Worldwide Economic Experts Survey 2024 (Q1) ifo Institute, Center for Public Finance and Political Economy Munich Niklas Potrafke Heil Philipp Potrafke Niklas Tähtinen Tuuli Wochner Timo 15 This coincides with the electoral turnover of the incumbent PiS government, resulting in a new liberal-conservative government under Donald Tusk 2024 https://www.dw.com/en/how-does-poland-deal-with-holocaust-remembrance-today/a-71373724 Deutsche Welle How does Poland deal with Holocaust remembrance today? 26 January 2025 Monika Sieradzka Luisa von Richthofen Szumowo Grabowski accuses the liberal-conservative government of Donald Tusk of a passive stance on the issue. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/karol-nawrocki-praesident-wahl-polen-100.html Deutschlandfunk de Donald Tusk gewinnt Vertrauensvotum 11 June 2025 Der Wahlausgang setzte Polens liberal-konservative Regierung unter Ministerpräsident Donald Tusk unter Druck, dessen pro-europäischer Kurs in Frage gestellt wurde. The election result put pressure on Poland's liberal-conservative government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose pro-European course was called into question. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internationales/polen-schafft-deutschland-beauftragten-ab-das-sind-schlechte-nachrichten-14142491.html Tagesspiegel 7 August 2025 de Polens liberal-konservative Regierung hat die Stelle des Deutschland-Beauftragten gestrichen. Poland's liberal-conservative government has abolished the position of Germany representative. Christoph von Marschall Polen schafft Deutschland-Beauftragten ab: „Das sind schlechte Nachrichten“ https://isabellemonfort.com/petit-tour-deurope-prague/ fr Petit tour d’Europe 28 October 2025 Isabelle Monfort Isabelle Monfort Les Polonais, par une courte victoire, ont choisi un président d’extrême-droite, en cohabitation avec le gouvernement libéral-conservateur et pro-Europe de Donald Tusk. The Poles have narrowly elected a far-right president, who will govern alongside Donald Tusk's liberal-conservative, pro-European government. de https://www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausland/deutsch-polnische-beziehungen-umfrage-100.html ZDF Wie Polens Vertrauen in Deutschland schwindet 18 November 2025 Natalie Steger Warsaw Welchen Einfluss hat auf polnischer Seite die liberalkonservative Regierung Tusk? What influence does the liberal-conservative government of Tusk have on the Polish side? Radar Armenia https://radar.am/en/news/world-2699484633/ Polish parliament expresses confidence in Tusk's government 12 June 2025 Tusk requested the vote of confidence after the conservative Karol Nawrotsky's victory in the country's presidential election, which was a serious blow to Tusk's liberal-conservative government.Pro-Europeanismhttps://tvpworld.com/91482125/poll-shows-strong-support-among-polands-right-wing-voters-for-united-bloc Polish right-wing voters back alliance to challenge centrist government, poll shows 28 February 2026 Franciszek Józef Beszłej Patrick Łagódka 8 February 2026 The parties share broadly right‑wing and nationalist platforms that contrast with the pro‑European, centrist orientation of the current government. TVP WorldFactions:ProgressivismConservatismhttps://www.economicsobservatory.com/what-next-for-polands-economy What next for Poland’s economy? 20 March 2024 Pawel Bukowski Wojtek Paczos Economics Observatory The new coalition government – known as the ‘15 October coalition’ – marks a sharp departure from the past. It is prioritising competence, the rule of law and investment in the skills and education of the Polish people (their human capital). Comprising the liberal Civic Platform, the conservative Third Way and the progressive New Left, the coalition reflects a spectrum of values and ideologies.Neoliberalism Members nowrap Civic Coalition Poland 2050 Centre Polish People's Party New Left Sejm 239 460 Senate(Senate Pact 2023) 63 100 European Parliament 27 53 Regional assemblies 298 552 Voivodes 16 16 Voivodeship marshals 12 16 Poland Centre-rightAP News https://apnews.com/article/orban-polish-government-installed-eu-a2754cd1727ff01c7b5ce19b94bf41de Justin Spike Hungary’s Orbán claims Poland’s center-right government was installed by the EU 25 October 2024 Le Monde https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/06/04/poland-once-the-spearhead-of-nato-and-eu-enlargement-could-become-the-country-that-closes-the-door-to-new-members_6741998_23.html 'Poland, once the spearhead of NATO and EU enlargement, could become the country that closes the door to new members' Sylvie Kauffmann 4 June 2025 In theory, the center-right government retains power in Warsaw. But the president has the power to block legislation, thanks to a veto right over laws passed by parliament and certain appointments made by the government. 18 May 2025 https://www.dw.com/en/poland-vote-pro-eu-trzaskowski-wins-first-round/live-72579071 Deutsche Welle Tusk government anxious ahead of Poland's presidential vote The outcome of the presidential election will determine whether the pro-EU center-right government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk can take forward its plans, which have been stymied by President Andrzej Duda since the government was elected about 18 months ago. Shakeel Sobhan AP, AFP, Reuters, dpa Wesley Rahn World Nuclear Industry Status Report https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/World-Nuclear-Industry-Status-Report-2025-HTML-version Just after the ESC was signed, general elections in Poland resulted in a leadership change that brought a center-right government under Donald Tusk, who had already been Polish Prime Minister from 2007 to 2014, into office in December 2023. 26 November 2025 World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025 Le Monde https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/03/13/how-european-countries-are-responding-to-soaring-fuel-prices_6751419_19.html How European countries are responding to soaring fuel prices Jean-Baptiste Chastand Anne-Françoise Hivert Cécile Boutelet Cécile Ducourtieux Olivier Bonnel Isabelle Piquer Hélène Bienvenu Marina Rafenberg Poland's center-right government under Donald Tusk has hesitated to intervene directly in fuel prices, though it has not ruled out reducing VAT and excise duties if prices remain high. Politico https://www.politico.eu/article/polands-sikorski-nationalist-election-win-wont-derail-fight-against-russia/ Poland’s Sikorski: Nationalist election win won’t derail fight against Russia 9 June 2025 Gabriel Gavin He takes over the presidency from Andrzej Duda, a PiS politician who used the largely ceremonial role to hold up planned judicial reforms and other constitutional changes proposed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's center-right government. EUObserver https://euobserver.com/199777/eu-commission-clears-polands-access-to-up-to-e137bn-eu-funds/ After Tusk regained power in Poland’s elections last October on a promise to restore the rule of law in the country, his centre-right government has focused primarily on this, in order to release EU-frozen money from cohesion funds and post-pandemic aid. EU Commission clears Poland’s access to up to €137bn EU funds Paula Soler 29 February 2024 Brussels Balkan Insight https://balkaninsight.com/2025/10/31/under-siege-polands-prepper-scene-goes-mainstream/fellowship/ 31 October 2025 Under Siege: Poland’s ‘Prepper’ Scene Goes Mainstream Małgorzata Tomczak Warsaw This year, Poland’s centre-right government, led by Donald Tusk, introduced brief-but-mandatory courses for men to pick up basic military, survival and first-aid skills. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/04/they-are-people-asylum-seekers-caught-up-hybrid-war-poland-belarus-border 4 February 2025 ‘They are people’: asylum seekers caught up in ‘hybrid war’ at Poland-Belarus border Jennifer Rankin Czeremcha The exclusion zone, which runs along a 38-mile stretch of the border, was reintroduced by Donald Tusk’s centre-right government in June. bne IntelliNews https://www.intellinews.com/kaczy-ski-re-elected-as-pis-leader-as-party-gears-up-for-election-in-2027-388357/ Kaczyński re-elected as PiS leader as party gears up for election in 2027 29 June 2025 PiS emerged reinvigorated after the party-backed candidate Karol Nawrocki defied the odds to win the presidential election on June 1 in a setback to the centre-right government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The 15 October Coalition (pl Koalicja 15 października) has been the ruling government of Poland since 13 December 2023.12 December 2023 Donald Tusk: będziemy się nazywać Koalicją 15 października onet.pl Onet Wiadomości https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/donald-tusk-bedziemy-sie-nazywac-koalicja-15-pazdziernika/wf7mb78?srcc=undefinedTusk calls government October 15 Coalition https://www.pap.pl/en/news/tusk-calls-government-october-15-coalition 2023-12-13 www.pap.pl It is a big tent coalition that includes various political parties. The coalition was formed after the parliamentary election held on 15 October. Donald Tusk, the then prime minister–designate, coined the term in his speech to the Sejm, announcing the new government's plans after a vote of no confidence for Mateusz Morawiecki.https://www.money.pl/gospodarka/donald-tusk-pierwsze-projekty-beda-dotyczyc-przedsiebiorcow-6972933843368480a.html Trzy konkrety Tuska dla przedsiębiorców. "Będą natychmiast" 12 December 2023 2023-12-12 Premier Tusk do posłów, którzy zadali mu pytania: otrzymacie odpowiedź na pytania na piśmie pl Polska Agencja Prasowa Prior to assuming power, the parties opposing the ruling Law and Justice-led United Right (with the exception of the far-right Confederation) were referred to as the Democratic Opposition (pl Demokratyczna opozycja no) in the lead up to the 2023 elections. The firmly left wing Left Together party (pl Partia Razem no) originally planned to enter the coalition, together with the New Left party as part of The Left coalition; however, due to a number of key issues being left out of the coalition agreement, the party has opted to stay out of government but has also voted to support Tusk's government in votes of confidence.Dlaczego partia Razem nie wejdzie do rządu Tuska? Adrian Zandberg tłumaczy https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art39387721-dlaczego-partia-razem-nie-wejdzie-do-rzadu-tuska-adrian-zandberg-tlumaczy 2023-12-13 Rzeczpospolita pl Razem would later leave The Left and move into the opposition. Law and Justice politicians and some right-wing media outlets refer to the coalition as the 13 December Coalition. The name refers to the date of the establishment of the government by President Andrzej Duda on 13 December 2023 and is an allusion to the 42nd anniversary of the introduction of martial law in Poland on 13 December 1981 by General Wojciech Jaruzelski.Andrzej Duda i totalna kohabitacja. Czy Donald Tusk zostanie premierem 13 grudnia? https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art39458341-michal-szuldrzynski-moze-i-duda-powola-rzad-13-grudnia-ale-nie-zmieni-tuska-w-jaruzelskiego pl 2023-12-16 Rzeczpospolita Ideology The coalition has been described as liberal-conservative. Political scientists Krzysztof Jasiewicz and Agnieszka Jasiewicz-Betkiewicz described the coalition as "a truly rainbow coalition, ranging in cultural matters from radical left to moderate conservatives and in socio-economic policies from welfarestate socialists to pro-market neo-liberals". The main parts of the coalition, namely Civic Coalition, Third Way (former alliance of Poland 2050 and Polish Coalition), and The Left are considered liberal, conservative, and progressive, respectively. The coalition is considered to have pursued a largely conservative agenda.Memory’s Backlash or Revival? The Polono-Jewish Wartime Past in the Contemporary Public Debate in Poland War and Remembrance II: World War II and the Holocaust between Tabooization and Competing Narratives in Post-Socialist Europe Magdalena Nowicka-Franczak 10.30965/9783657797813_003 2025 War (Hi)Stories 15 Brill Schöningh Paul Środecki Daria Kozlova 978-3-506-79781-0 63 The coalition government, comprising the centrist Civic Platform, the Christian-democratic Poland 2050, and with minority participation from the Left, has pursued a largely conservative agenda. Dan Davison described it as a "a government dominated by the neoliberal center-right", with "a marginal, nominally left-wing voice" represented by the New Left.Whither Poland? The Polish Left and Far Right under Tusk’s New Government Dan Davison 6 February 2024 10.63478/PP2BOZ20 Spectre https://spectrejournal.com/whither-poland/ The center-right, liberal, and left parties have a joint maximum of 248 votes. KO and TD vastly outnumber the New Left, rendering it a marginal, nominally left-wing voice within a government dominated by the neoliberal center-right. subscription Writing on the coalition's ideological focus, Verfassungsblog wrote: The so-called “15 October Coalition” – an alliance of the liberal Civic Platform (PO), the Left, and the conservative Third Way – came to power in late 2023 in the atmosphere of democratic awakening and civic mobilization. Yet, despite its progressive commitments, the government soon shifted to the right. Key demands from its electoral base – including abortion reform and legal recognition of civil partnerships – were quietly sidelined. More tellingly, the coalition maintained several PiS-era policies, particularly its hardline stance on migration at the Belarusian border, effectively mirroring the very approach it had vocally condemned.https://verfassungsblog.de/poland-presidential-election-2025/ Anatomy of a Liberal Fall: Poland's 2025 Presidential Election Wojciech Zomerski 11 June 2025 10.59704/ee63bc06c3062698 Verfassungsblog free 1814/94923 free Political scientist Gavin Rae assessed the coalition as such: The KO did much to extend the right-wing policies of the PiS. It has intensified the anti-migrant atmosphere which has long been building in the country, cancelling the right to asylum for some refugees crossing into Poland from Belarus and attempting to push them back across the border. Rather than taking meaningful steps to reverse the PiS legal reforms – designed to consolidate power in the executive – it has pursued a similar course of action to its predecessor: seizing control of the Polish public broadcaster by firing its directors and replacing them with sympathetic ones.New Left Review 0028-6060 Weak Myths Gavin Rae 6 June 2025 Sidecar 10.64590/gay 124 Member parties CoalitionParty Ideology Position European affiliation Leader(s) MPs Senators MEPs SejmiksCivic Coalition Civic Coalition Liberal conservatismPro-Europeanism Centre-right EPP Donald Tusk 130 460 Civic Coalition (party) 36 100 Civic Coalition (party) 19 53 Civic Coalition (party) 198 552 Civic Coalition (party) The Greens Green politics Centre-left EGP Michał SuchoraMagdalena Gałkiewicz 2 460 The Greens (Poland, 2022) 0 100 The Greens (Poland, 2022) 0 53 The Greens (Poland, 2022) 1 552 The Greens (Poland, 2022) AGROunia Agrarian socialism Left-wing Michał Kołodziejczak 1 460 AGROunia 0 100 AGROunia 0 53 AGROunia 0 552 AGROunia Yes! For Poland Regionalism Centre-left Jacek Karnowski 2 460 Yes! For Poland 1 100 Yes! For Poland 0 53 Yes! For Poland 4 552 Yes! For Poland Independents Left-wing to centre-right 20 460 Lightgrey7 100 Lightgrey2 53 Lightgrey7 552 LightgreyTotals156 460 Civic Coalition (Poland)44 100 Civic Coalition (Poland)21 53 Civic Coalition (Poland)210 552 Civic Coalition (Poland)Poland 2050Liberal conservatismChristian democracyCentre-right Renew EuropeKatarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz15 460 Poland 20501 100 Poland 20500 53 Poland 20503 552 Poland 2050New Poland–CentreNew Poland–Centre is a parliamentary group formed on 19 March 2026 by Senators.CentreCentre is a parliamentary group formed on 18 February 2026 by MPs and Senators who left Poland 2050.https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/rozlam-polski-2050-oto-sklad-nowego-klubu-parlamentarnego-centrum-lista/0tjkz96 pl Onet Rozłam Polski 2050. Oto skład nowego klubu parlamentarnego Centrum [LISTA] 18 February 2026 Its members declared that Centre will also become a political party.https://zero.pl/news/klub-parlamentarny-centrum-politycy-polski-2050-potwierdzaja-rozlam-w-partii pl zero.pl Nowy klub w parlamencie: Centrum. Politycy Polski 2050 potwierdzają rozłam w partii Krzysztof Jabłonowski 18 February 2026LiberalismCentre Renew EuropePaulina Hennig-Kloska15 460 Centrum (2026)3 100 Centrum (2026)1 53 Centrum (2026)0 552 Centrum (2026)New PolandConservative liberalismCentre Zygmunt Frankiewicz0 460 New Poland3 100 New Poland0 53 New Poland0 552 New Poland Independents Centre-right 0 460 Lightgrey1 100 Lightgrey0 53 Lightgrey0 552 LightgreyTotals15 460 Centrum (2026)7 100 Centrum (2026)1 53 Centrum (2026)0 552 Centrum (2026)Polish CoalitionPolish People's PartyChristian democracySocial conservatismRight-wing EPPWładysław Kosiniak-Kamysz28 460 Polish People's Party (2019)4 100 Polish People's Party (2019)2 53 Polish People's Party (2019)69 552 Polish People's Party (2019)Centre for PolandLiberal conservatismCentre-right Ireneusz Raś3 4601 1000 530 552 Independents Centre-right 1 460 Lightgrey2 100 Lightgrey0 53 Lightgrey0 552 LightgreyTotals32 460 Polish Coalition7 100 Polish Coalition2 53 Polish Coalition69 552 Polish CoalitionThe LeftNew LeftSocial democracySocial liberalismCentre to centre-leftPESWłodzimierz Czarzasty18 460 New Left (Poland)4 100 New Left (Poland)3 53 New Left (Poland)8 552 New Left (Poland)Polish Socialist PartyDemocratic socialismLeft-wing Wojciech Konieczny0 4601 100 Polish Socialist Party0 530 552Labour UnionSocial democracyCentre-leftPESWaldemar Witkowski0 4601 100 Labour Union (Poland)0 530 552 Independents Centre-left to left-wing 3 460 Lightgrey2 100 Lightgrey0 53 Lightgrey0 552 LightgreyTotals21 460 The Left (Poland)8 100 The Left (Poland)3 53 The Left (Poland)8 552 The Left (Poland) See also Third Cabinet of Donald Tusk Senate Pact 2023 Notes References Category:Political party alliances in Poland Category:2023 establishments in Poland Category:Civic Coalition (Poland) Category:Polish People's Party Category:New Left (Poland)