2021 Polish People's Party leadership election
Polish election 2021
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The 2021 Polish People's Party leadership election was held on 4 December 2021 at the 13th Polish People's Party Congress in Warsaw. Incumbent leader Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was re-elected to the position in a landslide victory. He defeated Stefan Krajewski for the position.
4 December 2021
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Election
The election was held on 4 December 2021 at the 13th Polish People's Party Congress in Warsaw. The congress was originally planned for Autumn 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. Incumbent chairman Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was re-elected with 89% of the vote, defeating Stefan Krajewski.[1][2] Waldemar Pawlak was elected Head of the Supreme Council in a runoff against Dariusz Klimczak, defeating him narrowly with 52% of the votes.[3]
Results
Party chairman
| Candidate | Vote | % | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz  |
742 | 89.08 | |||||||
| Stefan Krajewski | 87 | 10.44 | |||||||
| Total | 829 | 99.52 | |||||||
| Abstain | 0 | — | |||||||
| Blank/Invalid | 4 | 0.48 | |||||||
| Total votes | 833 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Source: Dziennik Gazeta Prawna[1] | |||||||||
Head of the Supreme Council
| Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | Vote | % | ||||||
| Waldemar Pawlak |
251 | 31.30 | 408 | 51.97 | |||||
| Dariusz Klimczak | 235 | 29.30 | 373 | 47.52 | |||||
| Piotr Zgorzelski | 224 | 27.93 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Andrzej Grzyb | 92 | 11.47 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Total | 802 | 100.00 | 781 | 99.49 | |||||
| Abstain | 0 | — | 0 | — | |||||
| Blank/Invalid | 0 | — | 4 | 0.51 | |||||
| Total votes | 802 | 100.00 | 785 | 100.00 | |||||
| Source: Polish Press Agency[3] | |||||||||
Aftermath
After his election, Kosiniak-Kamysz declared the intention to create a centrist bloc, postulating cooperation within the opposition against the Law and Justice government.[1] The party later successfully formed the centrist Third Way electoral alliance with Poland 2050 for the 2023 parliamentary election, although it disbanded shortly after the 2025 presidential election.