Third Way (Poland)

Unofficial cooperation between Poland 2050 and Polish People's Party was announced by Szymon Hołownia and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on 7 February 2023 as a "common list of things to do". The two parties expressed willingness to cooperate in areas such as the judicial system, education and local government. On 27 April, the parties announced they'd be running together in the 2023 parliamentary elections, officially revealing the name of the coalition on 15 May. Despite heavy cooperation during the campaign, both parties opted to create two separate political groups in the next Sejm. On 17 June 2025, the Executive Council of the Polish People's Party announced that it had decided to leave Third Way and run separately in the next parliamentary election. Poland 2050 stated that it accepts the decision of its partner and confirmed that it marks the end of the alliance. Political commentators noted that the decision was likely caused by poor performance in the polls - In June 2025, the Third Way was polling around 4%, way short of the 8% electoral threshold for coalitions running for the Sejm. == Platform ==

The Third Way bloc was described as conservative, neoliberal-conservative, and Christian democratic. The coalition's goal was to convince former Law and Justice voters to switch to the opposition by creating a centrist or moderate conservative platform on the opposition. Per the manifesto of the Third Way, the coalition wanted to increase budget revenue, reform the school system, implement a climate policy based on renewable energy, and simplify the tax system. The alliance called for a referendum on the legality of abortion and allowed its members to take individual positions on social issues, although most leaned conservative. Its social ideology was described as moderate social conservatism. Economically, the party was liberal, and postulated a free-market approach. The party's program "focused primarily on right-wing economic propositions." On foreign policy, Third Way was pro-NATO and pro-EU. It declared to stand for “full support for Ukraine, which Putin’s Russia has attacked”, and pledged to maintain Polish military support for Ukraine. At the same time, it also expressed concerns about the presence of Ukrainian products in Polish markets, and called for restricting food imports from Ukraine. The coalition also supported the European Sky Shield Initiative. Poland 2050 represented mainly centrist views with visible green politics influence; both Christian democratic and liberal influences were present, mainly due to former Civic Coalition politicians joining the party. However, since 2023, Poland 2050 started being seen as a centre-right, conservative party. Third Way became a socially conservative side of the 15 October Coalition. The party's stance towards issues regarding LGBTQ issues was not made explicit. During a radio interview, Szymon Hołownia stated he was opposed to same-sex marriage, while noting that "his movement would follow a rule of voting according to one's conscience" if such question was brought up in parliament. Hołownia described the legalization of civil unions as a more rational alternative. == Name ==

The name Third Way was primarily a reference to the party being an alternative to both the United Right, which is national conservative, and the Civic Coalition, which is a centre-right broad alliance. Despite some overlap, it did not associate itself with the Third Way political position. == Composition ==

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