European Coalition (Poland)

European Coalition
Koalicja Europejska
AbbreviationKE
Leader
Founded1 February 2019
Dissolved26 May 2019
Headquartersul. Wiejska 12a, 00-490 Warsaw, Poland
IdeologyPro-Europeanism[1]
Liberalism[2]
Political positionCentre[3]
European affiliationEPP/S&D/G-EFA/ALDE
Colors
  •   Cerulean
  •   Red
  •   Gray
  •   Blue (customary)
Slogan'The future of Poland – the great choice'[1]
(Polish: Przyszłość Polski. Wielki Wybór)
Website
koalicjaeuropejska.pl

The European Coalition (Polish: Koalicja Europejska, KE) was a short-lived electoral alliance and list in Poland. It was established on the verge of 2019 European Parliament election 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.[4]

Parties included in the coalition are the Democratic Left Alliance (since 16 February),[5] The Greens (since 17 February),[6] Now! (since 18 February),[7] Civic Platform (since 21 February),[8] Modern,[9] Democratic Party (since 22 February),[10] Polish People's Party,[11] Union of European Democrats (since 23 February), Social Democracy of Poland (since 2 March),[12] Liberty and Equality (since 3 March),[13] League of Polish Families (since 11 March)[14] and Feminist Initiative (since 15 March).[15]

  1. ^ a b Szwed, Robert (2019). "Political representations of Europe. Analysis of electoral conventions before European Parliament Elections, 2019". Wschodni Rocznik Humanistyczny. 41 (4). The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: 47–62. doi:10.36121/rszwed.16.2019.4.047.
  2. ^ Skorupska, Magdalena. "2019 European Parliament Election in Poland: who benefitted from the record increase in turnout?". Miscellanea Geographica – Regional Studies on Development. 26 (3): 136–148. doi:10.2478/mgrsd-2022-0001. ISSN 2084-6118.
  3. ^ Michalopoulos, Sarantis; Stolton, Samuel (9 September 2019). "Fragmented EU leftist forces struggle to find their feet". Euractiv. For the EU elections, SLD joined forces with the centrist European Coalition and managed to get 5 MEPs elected.
  4. ^ "Koniec Koalicji Obywatelskiej, Schetyna pokazuje nowy szyld". Onet Wiadomości (in Polish). 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ "SLD dołącza do Koalicji Europejskiej na eurowybory. Kandydatami m.in. Miller, Belka i Cimoszewicz". gazetapl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Koalicja Europejska rośnie w siłę. Przystąpiła kolejna partia". fakty.interia.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Partia Teraz! dołącza do Koalicji Europejskiej". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Zarząd PO zadecydował w sprawie koalicji". fakty.interia.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Koalicja Europejska coraz większa. Kolejna partia na wspólnych listach opozycji do europarlamentu". naTemat.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Partia Pawła Piskorskiego zasili Koalicję Europejską? Jest wniosek o akces". dorzeczy.pl (in Polish). 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  11. ^ "PSL wchodzi do Koalicji Europejskiej. Kosiniak-Kamysz: To nie jest "antyzwiązek"". gazeta.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Konwent krajowy postanowił: Socjaldemokracja Polska przystępuje do Koalicji Europejskiej". sdpl.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  13. ^ Musiał, Piotr (3 March 2019). "Rada Krajowa WiR w sprawie przystąpienia do Koalicji Europejskiej". wir.info.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Liga Polskich Rodzin popiera Koalicję Europejską. Chce się znależć na jej listach". radiozet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Czarzasty: Nie musimy tak samo myśleć o aborcji". rp.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.