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Civic Platform of
the Republic of Poland
Platforma Obywatelska
Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Abbreviation PO
Chairman Donald Tusk
General Secretary Marcin Kierwiński
Parliamentary leader Borys Budka
Spokesperson Jan Grabiec
Founders
Founded 24 January 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-24)
Split from
  • Solidarity Electoral Action
  • Freedom Union
  • Conservative People's Party
Headquarters ul. Wiejska 12A, 00-490 Warsaw
Membership (2022) 23,727
Ideology
Political position Centre-right
National affiliation Civic Coalition
Senate Pact 2023 (for 2023 Senate election)
European affiliation European People's Party
European Parliament group European People's Party
Colours
Sejm
127 / 460
Senate
36 / 100
European Parliament
14 / 52
Regional assemblies
152 / 552
City mayors
23 / 107

Civic Platform (Polish: Platforma Obywatelska) is a political party in Poland. It is currently the second largest political party in Poland.

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.

The party is against same-sex marriage, fetal stem cell research and the removal of religious symbols from schools.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Plataforma Cívica para niños

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