Polish political primary
2024 Civic Coalition presidential primary Turnout 88.5% (out of 25 thousand)
The2024 Civic Coalition presidential primary were the thirdPolish presidential primary election after the2010 and2019 primaries for theCivic Platform party.[ 1] Donald Tusk not to run for president again (he lost in a runoff toLech Kaczyński in 2005 and has served as prime minister from 2007 to 2014 and since 2023). Two main candidates emerged:Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski andMayor of Warsaw ,candidate for president in 2020 Rafał Trzaskowski .[ 2] Civic Coalition (Civic Platform ,Modern ,Polish Initiative ,The Greens ) were invited to take part in the primaries.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Rafał Trzaskowski , was announced the following day. 22,126 votes were cast in the primary.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] general election toPiS -endorsed candidateKarol Nawrocki in the second round held on 1 June 2025, marking his second consecutive loss in a presidential election, and the party's third consecutive loss in a presidential election.[ 10]
Members of the Civic Coalition's four parties (Civic Platform ,The Greens ,Modern andPolish Initiative ) were eligible to vote in the primary, regardless of whether they pay the membership dues or not, with a total of around 25,000 eligible party members. Voting was held via responding to anSMS sent to all party members, by replying with either "1" or "2" to cast a vote for Trzaskowski and Sikorski respectively.[ 11] [ 12]
^ "Prawybory w PO. Trzaskowski ma konkurencję" [Primary in PO [Civic Platform]. [Rafał] Trzaskowski has a competitor [Radosław Sikorski]].TVP Info Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved9 January 2025 .^ Sitnicka, Dominika; Szczęśniak, Agata (14 November 2024)."Prawybory w KO. Czy "Chadosław Sikorski" zmasakruje Rafała Trzaskowskiego?" [Presidential primary in KO [Civic Coalition]. Will "Chadosław [Radosław] Sikorski" defeat Rafał Trzaskowski?].OKO.press Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved9 January 2025 . ^ "Osiem osób zasiądzie w komisji przygotowującej prawybory w KO" [Eight people will sit on the committee preparing the KO [Civic Coalition] primary].Polska Agencja Prasowa Archived from the original on 28 December 2024. Retrieved9 January 2025 .^ Kacprzak, Izabela (16 November 2024)."Prawybory w KO. Radosław Sikorski z kampanią jako "prezydent na trudne czasy": Ruszyła weryfikacja członków czterech partii – dane mają spłynąć do 20 listopada. Brak składki nie będzie powodem odrzucenia głosu. W prawyborach weźmie udział 25 tys. członków" [KO [Civic Coalition] primary. Radosław Sikorski with campaign as "president for difficult times": Vetting of members of the four parties has started – data due by 20 November 2024. Lack of contributions will not be a reason to reject a vote. 25 thousand members will take part in the primaries.].Rzeczpospolita Archived from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved9 January 2025 . ^ Szpala, Iwona (10 November 2024)."Prawybory w KO. Na kogo mogą liczyć Trzaskowski i Sikorski?" [KO [Civic Coalition] primary. Who can [Rafał] Trzaskowski and [Radosław] Sikorski count on?].Gazeta Wyborcza Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved9 January 2025 . ^ "Wiadomo, kiedy odbędą się prawybory w Koalicji Obywatelskiej" [It is known when the primary in the Civic Coalition will take place].Polska Agencja Prasowa Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved9 January 2025 .^ "Prawybory w Koalicji Obywatelskiej. Ogłoszono zwycięzcę" [Civic Coalition primary. The winner has been announced].TVN24 Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved9 January 2025 .^ Kublik, Agnieszka; Szpala, Iwona; Nyczka, Tomasz (23 November 2024)."KO ma kandydata na prezydenta. Sikorski: "Rafale: walcz, walcz, walcz. I wygraj!" [KO [Civic Coalition] has a presidential candidate. [Radosław] Sikorski: "Rafał [Trzaskowski]: fight, fight, fight. And win!"].Gazeta Wyborcza Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved9 January 2025 . ^ Orłowski, Marcin Jan (23 November 2024)."Rafał Trzaskowski zwycięzcą prawyborów w KO. Ogromna różnica w głosowaniu" [Rafał Trzaskowski the winner of the KO [Civic Coalition] primary. Huge difference in the vote].Polsat News Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved9 January 2025 . ^ "A Nationalist Victory in Poland's Presidential Election | Council on Foreign Relations" .www.cfr.org . Retrieved2025-06-03 .^ "Prawybory w KO. Radosław Sikorski z kampanią jako "prezydent na trudne czasy" . 16 November 2024. Archived fromthe original on 2024-11-16. Retrieved2025-06-23 .^ "Politycy KO dostają takiego SMS-a. Kulisy prawyborów" . 24 November 2024. Retrieved2025-06-23 .
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