Centre Agreement

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Centre Agreement
Porozumienie Centrum
LeaderAdam Lipiński
FounderJarosław Kaczyński
Founded1990
Dissolved2002
Split fromSolidarity Citizens' Committee
Merged intoLaw and Justice
IdeologyChristian democracy
National conservatism
Anti-communism
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationCenter Civic Alliance
Solidarity Electoral Action

Porozumienie Centrum (PC; English: Centre Agreement) was a Polish Christian democratic political party. The party rose in 1990. Its chairman was Jarosław Kaczyński. In its programme, the PC opposed socialism and was anti-communist. In 1997 PC joined the Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS) movement, but in 2001 Lech and Jarosław Kaczyński created a new party, called Law and Justice as the successor of the PC.

1993 Leaders[]

Electoral results[]

Presidential[]

Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round
# of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall votes % of overall vote
1990 Supported Lech Wałęsa 6,569,889 40.0 (#1) 10,622,696 74.3 (#1)
1995 Supported Jan Olszewski 1,225,453 6.9 (#4)
2000 Supported Marian Krzaklewski 2,739,621 15.5 (#3)

Sejm[]

Election year # of
votes
% of
vote
# of
overall seats won
+/–
1991 977,344 8.7
44 / 460
Increase 44
As part of the Center Civic Alliance coalition.
1993 609,973 4.4
0 / 460
Decrease 44
1997 4,427,373 33.8
14 / 460
Increase 14
As part of the Solidarity Electoral Action coalition, which won 201 seats.

Senate[]

Election year # of
overall seats won
+/–
1991
9 / 100
1993
1 / 100
Decrease 8
1997
3 / 100
Increase 2
As part of the Solidarity Electoral Action coalition, which won 51 seats.

References[]

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