Third Way (Poland)

Third Way
Trzecia Droga
Leaders
Founded27 April 2023
IdeologyChristian democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Factions:
Agrarianism
Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Political positionCentre-right[1][2][3]
European Parliament group
Colors
  •   Yellow (Poland 2050)
  •   Green (Polish Coalition)
Members
Sejm
64 / 460
Senate
12 / 100
European Parliament
3 / 53
Regional assemblies
72 / 552
City presidents
2 / 107
Mayors
58 / 906
Wójts
150 / 1,463
Powiat Councils
716 / 6,170
Gmina Councils
1,909 / 39,416
Website
trzeciadroga.org

The Third Way (Polish: Trzecia Droga, TD) is a political alliance in Poland that was formed on 27 April 2023, before the 2023 parliamentary election.[4] The coalition's aim is to provide an alternative to both Law and Justice and Civic Platform, the dominant political parties in Poland in the 2010s and early 2020s. The coalition was created by centrist Poland 2050 of Szymon Hołownia and the agrarian Polish People's Party, which leads the centre-right Polish Coalition.

  1. ^ "Polish PM Tusk's Civic Coalition seen ahead in EU vote exit poll". Deutsche Welle. 9 June 2024. KO's partners in the pro-European coalition government which took power in December, the centre-right Third Way and the Left, got 8.2% and 6.6% respectively.
  2. ^ Pyka, Agata (2 September 2024). "Polish PM Tusk launches "great government confession" of ministers' failings". Notes from Poland. However, Tusk made those promises as leader of the Civic Coalition (KO), which failed to win an independent majority and had to go into coalition with The Left (Lewica) and centre-right Third Way (Trzecia Droga). Differences between KO and its partners have stymied Tusk's agenda.
  3. ^ "Government party wins EP elections in Poland - official results". Polish Press Agency. 10 June 2024. The far-right Confederation party received 12.08 percent of the vote, while the two government partners - the centre-right Third Way garnered 6.91 percent and the Left won 6.3 percent.
  4. ^ "PSL i Polska 2050. "Związek z rozsądku, pieniędzmi podzielą się równo"". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-15.