Civic Platform
Civic Platform (Polish: Platforma Obywatelska) is a political party in Poland. It is currently the second largest political party in Poland.
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| Leader | Donald Tusk |
| Split from | Solidarity Electoral Action, Freedom Union |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism[1] Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right[2][3] |
The party gets a lot of its support from the north and west of Poland.
Some famous Civic Platform politicians include Donald Tusk, Jerzy Buzek, Ewa Kopacz, Bronisław Komorowski and Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz.
Beliefs
The party supports the European Union.[4]
The party is against same-sex marriage, abortion,[5] euthanasia,[6] fetal stem cell research and the removal of religious symbols from schools.
Civic Platform Media
Civic Platform banner carried during the opposition march on June 4, 2023.
Civic Platform's support is concentrated in the west and north of the country. Areas voting for Bronisław Komorowski in 2010 are shaded orange above.
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Donald Tusk (6165309851) (cropped)
Ewa Kopacz debata z Szydło (19.10.2015)
Grzegorz Schetyna Sejm 2019
Polish MP Borys Budka in the Sejm
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Donald Tusk (6165309851) (cropped)
Elzbieta Polak
Marek Wozniak - Voievod of Wielkopolska.
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References
- ↑ Mart Laar. The Power of Freedom - Central and Eastern Europe after 1945. Unitas Foundation. p. 229. ISBN 978-9949-21-479-2.
- ↑ Nathaniel Copsey (2013). "Poland:An Awkward Partner Redeemed". In Simon Bulmer; Christian Lequesne (eds.). The Member States of the European Union (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 191.
- ↑ Aleks Szczerbiak (2012). Poland Within the European Union: New awkward partner or new heart of Europe?. Routledge. p. 2.
- ↑ Ingo Peters (September 2011). 20 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Transitions, State Break-Up and Democratic Politics in Central Europe and Germany. BWV Verlag. p. 280. ISBN 978-3-8305-1975-1. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Tusk: Udało nam się ochronić kompromis". gazeta.pl. 13 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
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Other websites
- Official website (in Polish)