Centre Agreement

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.

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

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
44
As part of the Center Civic Alliance coalition.
1993 609,973 4.4
0 / 460
44
1997 4,427,373 33.8
14 / 460
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
8
1997
3 / 100
2
As part of the Solidarity Electoral Action coalition, which won 51 seats.

References

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