National Parliament Composition
National Poll Average
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Government
| Head of State (President) | Andrzej Duda (*-ECR) |
| Head of Government (PM) | Donald Tusk (PO-EPP) |
| Parties in Government | Civic Platform (PO-EPP) Modern (.N-RE) Greens Party (Z-Greens/EFA) Polish Initiative (IPL-EPP) Poland 2050 (PL2050-RE) Polish People’s Party (PSL-EPP) New Left (NL-S&D) |
Parties
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS)
Law and Justice
Leader: Jarosław Kaczyński
Orientation: National-conservative (Poguntke & Webb, 2018, p. 181)
EP Affiliation: ECR (ECR-EP, ECR Party, EC/DA)
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2001-…
Note: PiS is part of the informal political alliance Zjednoczona Prawica (ZP). It sits with the Klub Parlamentarny Prawo i Sprawiedliwość group in the national parliament.
Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.
Platforma Obywatelska (PO)
Civic Platform
Leader: Donald Tusk
Orientation: Centre-right (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP-EP, EPP Party, EPP-PACE)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2001-…
Note: PO is part of the Klub Parlamentarny Koalicja Obywatelska – Platforma Obywatelska, Nowoczesna, Inicjatywa Polska, Zieloni (KO) group in the national parliament. Watch here our video from 2019 about KO.
Nowoczesna (.N)
Modern
Leader: Adam Szłapka
Orientation: Liberal
EP Affiliation: RE (ALDE Party)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2015-…
Note: .N is part of the Klub Parlamentarny Koalicja Obywatelska – Platforma Obywatelska, Nowoczesna, Inicjatywa Polska, Zieloni (KO) group in the national parliament. Watch here our video from 2019 about KO.
Partia Zieloni (Z)
Greens Party
Leader: Przemysław Słowik & Urszula Zielińska
Orientation: Greens politics, centre-left
EP Affiliation: Greens/EFA (EGP, GG)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2003-…
Note: Z is part of the Klub Parlamentarny Koalicja Obywatelska – Platforma Obywatelska, Nowoczesna, Inicjatywa Polska, Zieloni (KO) group in the national parliament. Watch here our video from 2019 about KO.
Inicjatywa Polska (iPL)
Polish Initiative
Leaders: Barbara Nowacka
Orientation: Centre-left
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP-EP)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2019-…
Note: iPL is part of the Klub Parlamentarny Koalicja Obywatelska – Platforma Obywatelska, Nowoczesna, Inicjatywa Polska, Zieloni (KO) group in the national parliament. Watch here our video from 2019 about KO.
Polska 2050 Szymona Hołowni (PL2050)
Szymon Hołownia’s Poland 2050
Leader: Szymon Hołownia
Orientation: Centrist
EP Affiliation: RE (RE, ALDE-PACE)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2021-…
Note: PL2050 is part of the electoral alliance Trzecia Droga (TD) and has its own parliamentary group, Klub Parlamentarny Polska 2050 – Trzecia Droga.
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL)
Polish People’s Party
Leader: Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Orientation: Centre-right (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP-EP, EPP Party)
EU Stance: Somewhat in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1895-…
Note: PSL is part of the electoral alliance Trzecia Droga (TD) and the Klub Parlamentarny Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe – Trzecia Droga group in the national parliament. Watch here our video from 2019 that features PSL.
Centrum dla Polski (CdP)
Centre for Poland
Leader: Ireneusz Raś & Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2022-…
Note: CdP is part of the Klub Parlamentarny Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe – Trzecia Droga group in the national parliament
Nowa Lewica (NL)
New Left
Leaders: Włodzimierz Czarzasty & Robert Biedroń
Orientation: Centre-left
EP Affiliation: S&D (S&D, PES, PA)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2020/2021-…
Note: Nowa Lewica is part of the Koalicyjny Klub Parlamentarny Lewicy (Nowa Lewica, PPS, Unia Pracy) group in the national parliament. Watch here our video from 2019 that features SLD (now NL).
Razem (Razem)
Together
Leader: Aleksandra Owca & Adrian Zandberg
Orientation: Left-wing
EP Affiliation: LEFT (ELA, SOC-PACE, CEEGLA)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2015-…
Note: Razem is part of the Koło Poselskie Razem group in the national parliament. Watch here our video from 2019 that features Razem.
Kukiz’15
Kukiz’15
Leader: Paweł Kukiz
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: ~NI (intention to join proposed M5S-led EU Parliament group)
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2015-…
Note: Kukiz’15 has its own parliamentary group, Koło Poselskie Kukiz’15. Watch here our video from 2019 that features Kukiz’15.
Nowa Nadzieja (NN)
New Hope
Leader: Sławomir Mentzen
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: ESN (ESN, ESN Party, IALP)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2015-…
Note: NN is part of the Klub Poselski Konfederacja (Kon) group in the national parliament. Watch here our video from 2019 about Konfederacja.
Ruch Narodowy (RN)
National Movement
Leader: Krzysztof Bosak
Orientation: Far-right (Rooduijn et al., 2023)
EP Affiliation: PfE (PfE, NI-PACE, cooperation with Mi Hazank, cooperation with RN France)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2014-…
Note: RN is part of the Klub Poselski Konfederacja (Kon) group in the national parliament. Watch here our video from 2019 about Konfederacja.
Konfederacja Korony Polskiej (KKP)
Confederation of the Polish Crown
Leader: Grzegorz Braun
Orientation: Far-right (Rooduijn et al., 2023), Monarchism
EP Affiliation: NI (NI-EP, cooperation with ID/PfE)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2019-…
Note: KKP was part of the Klub Poselski Konfederacja (Kon) group in the national parliament.
Unia Europejskich Demokratów (UED)
Union of European Democrats
Leader: Elżbieta Bińczycka
Orientation: Liberal
EP Affiliation: ~ EPP (EPP-PACE)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2016-…
Note: UED sits within the Klub Senacki Trzecia Droga group in the upper house of the national parliament.
Porozumienie (P)
Agreement
Leader: Magdalena Sroka
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: →EPP (Intention to cooperate with the EPP)
EU Stance: Somewhat in favour of EU integration
Years active: 2017-…
Note: P used to be a member of the informal political alliance Zjednoczona Prawica (ZP), but left it on 11 August 2021.
Komitet Wyborczy Mniejszość Niemiecka (MN)
German Minority Electoral Committee
Leader:
Orientation: designated German minority interest; centre-right
EP Affiliation: ~ EPP (EPP-CLRA)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 1990-…
Note: MN is formally a designated minority committee that is exempted from the national parliament threshold. It is formally not a full party in the legal sense in Poland.
Polska Partia Socjalistyczna (PPS)
Polish Socialist Party
Leaders: Wojciech Konieczny
Orientation: Left-wing
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 1892-…
Note: PPS is part of thr Koalicyjny Klub Parlamentarny Lewicy (Nowa Lewica, PPS, Unia Pracy) group in the national parliament.
AGROunia (AGROunia)
AGROunia
Leader: Michał Kołodziejczak
Orientation: Conservative, Farmers’ interest (self-declared)
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration
Years active: AGROunia is currently in the process of registering as a political party
Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy (BS)
Nonpartisan Local Government Activists
Leader: Robert Raczyński
Orientation: Localism
EP Affiliation: G/EFA (EA-CoR)
EU Stance: Somewhat in favour of EU integration
Years active: BS is a political movement operating mainly at a regional level. It is formally not a full party in the legal sense in Poland.
Federacja dla Rzeczpospolitej (FDR)
Federation for the Republic
Leader: Marek Jakubiak
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2018-…
Polska Jest Jedna (PJJ)
There is One Poland
Leader: Rafał Piech
Orientation: Far-right
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2021-…
Wolnościowcy (Wolnościowcy)
Libertarians
Leader: Artur Dziambor
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2022-…
Note: since leaving Konfederacja on 13 February 2023, Wolnościowcy have their own parliamentary group, Koło Parlamentarne Wolnościowcy.
Mam Dość 2023 (MD23)
Had Enough 2023
Leader: Marianna Schreiber
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2023-…
Unia Pracy (UP)
Labour Union
Leader: Waldemar Witkowski
Orientation: Centre-left
EP Affiliation: S&D (PES)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 1992-…
Note: UP is part of the Koalicyjny Klub Parlamentarny Lewicy (Nowa Lewica, PPS, Unia Pracy) group in the national parliament.
Partia Republikańska – Republikanie (R)
Republican Party – Republicans
Leader: Adam Bielan
Orientation: National-conservative
EP Affiliation: ECR (history with ECR-EP)
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2021-2023
Note: R was part of the informal political alliance Zjednoczona Prawica (ZP). It sat with the Klub Parlamentarny Prawo i Sprawiedliwość group in the national parliament.
Suwerenna Polska (SP)
Sovereign Poland
Leader: Patryk Jaki
Orientation: Right-wing to far-right
EP Affiliation: ECR (ECR-EP)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2012-2024
Note: SP was part of the informal political alliance Zjednoczona Prawica (ZP). It sat with the Klub Parlamentarny Prawo i Sprawiedliwość group in the national parliament.