The Civic Coalition (Polish: Koalicja Obywatelska, KO)[a] is a big tent political alliance currently ruling in Poland.
The alliance was formed in 2018 around Civic Platform, in opposition to the then-ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party.
[11] In the 2018 local elections, the Civic Coalition received 26.97% of votes (second place after Law and Justice), winning 194 seats.
In the first round of 11 candidates of the Civic Coalition won elections for mayors of cities (including Rafał Trzaskowski in Warsaw).
[12] The committee has shown stronger electoral performances in large cities, such as, Warsaw, Poznań, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Łódź, and Kraków.
[23] It was described as centre-right by The Guardian,[24] Euractiv,[25] EUobserver,[26] The Telegraph,[27] Heinrich Böll Foundation,[28] and the Financial Times[29] during the 2023 Polish parliamentary election.