Polish political primary
2024 Civic Coalition presidential primary Turnout 88.5% (out of 25 thousand)
The 2024 Civic Coalition presidential primary were the third Polish presidential primary election after the 2010 and 2019 primaries for the Civic Platform party.[ 1] The primary was organized by the coalition following the decision by Donald Tusk not to run for president again (he lost in a runoff to Lech 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 and Mayor of Warsaw , candidate for president in 2020 Rafał Trzaskowski .[ 2] All parties of the Civic Coalition (Civic Platform , Modern , Polish Initiative , The Greens ) were invited to take part in the primaries.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] The voting took place on 22 November 2024, and the party's nominee, Rafał Trzaskowski , was announced the following day. 22,126 votes were cast in the primary.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
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^ "Prawybory w PO. Trzaskowski ma konkurencję" [Primary in PO [Civic Platform]. [Rafał] Trzaskowski has a competitor [Radosław Sikorski]]. TVP Info (in Polish). 9 November 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 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 (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 9 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 (in Polish). 13 November 2024. Archived from the original on 28 December 2024. Retrieved 9 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 (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved 9 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 (in Polish). Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 9 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 (in Polish). 15 November 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025 .
^ "Prawybory w Koalicji Obywatelskiej. Ogłoszono zwycięzcę" [Civic Coalition primary. The winner has been announced]. TVN24 (in Polish). 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 9 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 (in Polish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 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 (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025 .
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