It's official. – task The 3rd Wayone of the loudest political experiments of fresh years, ceases to exist. The decision to end cooperation with Poland 2050 announced General Council of the Polish People's Party, a Simon Holovnia confirmed the coalition's breakdown in an emotional message published on June 17, 2025.
“We do not say goodbye to anger, but with gratitude. This task was an crucial stage, but it was time for a fresh hand" wrote Holovnia on platform X.
The end of the task to break the dual
Third Road was called to life in 2023 as PSL and Polish 2050 election coalition, to be an alternate to dominant groups – Law and civilian Coalition. Despite first successes, including over 14% of support in the October 2023 parliamentary elections (source: PKW), programme and strategical differences led to gradual firing of the project.
PSL's decision has settled the case
Monday, June 17, 2025, PSL announced authoritative termination of cooperation, as confirmed by the organization spokesperson and included in the resolution of the ultimate Council. As he said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish at a press conference:
‘The common road is over. Thank you for your cooperation, but now it is time for your own programme identity."
That means definitive. End of the 3rd Way – both politically and organizationally. The coalition will no longer stand together in any upcoming elections.
What next with Poland 2050?
Polish leader 2050 leaves no uncertainty – his organization He's gonna go his own way.. Now. June 28, 2025 will take place Polish National Council 2050, during which strategical decisions will be made on the future of the group.
"We will reaffirm our determination to cooperate constructively in the fight for redecorating companies, truly public media, inexpensive and accessible apartments, digital safety of our children," the Hołownia announced.
From his statement, Poland 2050 plans to run independently in the parliamentary elections of 2027and earlier in the coming local and European elections in 2026.
Analysis: The 3rd Way did not meet expectations
Experts stress that The alliance of PSL and Poland 2050 was hard to maintain due to different electorates, values and kind of communication.
Dr. Anna Materska-Sosnowska, a polytolist from the University of Warsaw, in an interview with “Rzeczpospolita” assessed:
“It was a matrimony of reason, not of love. Both sides needed each another in run 2023, but in the long run the deficiency of a common political imagination was decisive."
In fact, after entering the Sejm, they appeared differences of opinion in economic, climatic and relations with Donald Tusk's government. Despite the declared unity, the parties frequently voted differently, and media tensions intensified the message of disintegration.
What does disintegration mean for the political scene?
The breakdown of the 3rd Way changes the arrangement of forces in Polish politics. Poland 2050 will gotta build its own structural apparatus, without the people's back. PSL returns to the function of an independent player with a strong position in the countryside and smaller towns.
Both parties will besides stand before the hazard of falling support – voters can read the end of the coalition as evidence of instability and cohesion.
According to the latest IBRiS poll for "Events" of June 15, 2025:
- Civil Coalition: 31%
- PiS: 25%
- Confederation: 10%
- Poland 2050: 6%
- PSL: 5%
This means that None of the erstwhile 3rd Way organization exceeds the 8% threshold required for the coalition – but separately they can enter the Sejm.
The 3rd Road went down to history. The project, which was to change the arrangement of forces in Polish politics, ended after little than 2 years. The decisions of Hołownia and Kosiniak-Kamisha form part of a fresh phase of political rivalry where each organization will gotta prove its worth by itself.
In the coming months we will find out which of them better usage the fresh opening – which will gain greater assurance in voters.
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It's over! Simon Holovnia confirms his departure
