Centre () is a parliamentary group in the Sejm and Senate of Poland. It was created on 18 February 2026 by 15 lower house members and 3 senators who left the Poland 2050 party as a result of power struggle within the party after its leadership election. It is led by Paulina Hennig-Kloska, who served as deputy leader of Poland 2050, and narrowly lost the leadership election to Katarzyna Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz.
Centrum was created by former lower house members and senators of the Poland 2050 party, which was elected to the Sejm and Senate in the 2023 Polish parliamentary election (winning 33 seats in the Sejm) as a part of the Third Way coalition, and became part of the ruling 15 October Coalition. The party's leader and Marshal of the Sejm at the time, Szymon Hoà Âownia, ran in the 2025 Polish presidential election, in which he won 4.99% of the popular vote, a result that was considered a failure for the party. Hoà Âownia's popularity in the party also declined after media revealed his secret meeting with Jarosà Âaw Kaczyà Âski, the chairman of the right-wing opposition party Law and Justice.
After Hoà Âownia's failure in the presidential election, the Third Way coalition was dissolved in June 2025, and in December 2025, he announced his intention to step down as the leader of Poland 2050. As a result, a leadership election was called, taking place in January 2026. Hoà Âownia's resignation exposed divisions and organisational weaknesses within the party. Initially, a large group of politicians from Poland 2050 ran for the leadership, but ultimately two politicians fought in the run-off: Katarzyna Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz, Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, and Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Minister of Climate and Environment. All first-round candidates, such as Joanna Mucha, Michaà  Kobosko, and Ryszard Petru, endorsed Hennig-Kloska, while Hoà Âownia planned a smooth transition of power to Katarzyna Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz.
The leadership election exposed internal divisions and conflicts within the party. The second round of the election was invalidated, and was called again in a few weeks. In the repeated second round, Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz narrowly won. Despite assurances of the party's politicians that the end of the leadership election would put an end to internal conflicts, the party grew further divided after Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz's election. Attempts to manipulate the electoral process as well as leaks from the party's internal communication channels were exposed and widely circulated in the media. After her election, Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz employed her daughter to help manage the party's social media, which was denounced as nepotism. The party had become increasingly divided between two camps â the supporters of Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz, and supporters of Hennig-Kloska.
The direct cause of the split in the party became the "muzzle resolution" (), which was adopted during the party's National Council meeting shortly after Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz's election. The resolution, intended to calm tensions within the party, forbade any changes to the party's leadership and structures, and suspended disciplinary proceedings until the National Convention that scheduled for 21 March. Its implementation was deemed a response to the attempts of Hennig-Kloska's supporters to remove Paweà  à Âliz, the leader of Poland 2050 parliamentary club, and his deputy Bartosz Romowicz, from their positions. The resolution caused outrage in the party, and Hennig-Kloska denounced it as a sign of "one-person decision-making" by Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz.
On 14 February 2026, lower house member à »aneta Cwalina-à Âliwowska became the first Poland 2050 member to leave the party, followed shortly thereafter by the MEP Michaà  Kobosko and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs . They were also followed by the Deputy Minister of National Defense Paweà  Zalewski, and Joanna Mucha, former Deputy Minister of Education and Science. Deserting and wavering Poland 2050 MPs also contemplated joining the Civic Coalition or the Polish People's Party. Ultimately, on 17 February, Hennig-Kloska and her supporters made a decision to leave Poland 2050 and create a rival political formation. The next day, on 18 February, a total of 18 party members, led by Hennig-Kloska, announced that they left Poland 2050 and created Centrum. Hennig-Kloska declared that the parliamentary circle will also become a political party. Centrum presented its own logo - letter 'C' in blue to green gradient.
Apart from Hennig-Kloska, members of the Centrum at the time of its creation were lower house members Mirosà Âaw Suchoà Â, Aleksandra Leo, Ryszard Petru, Marcin Skonieczka, Norbert Pietrykowski, Ewa Szymanowska, Sà Âawomir ÃÂwik, Rafaà  Kasprzyk, Elà ¼bieta Burkiewicz, à »aneta Cwalina-à Âliwowska, Rafaà  Komarewicz, Izabela Bodnar, Barbara Okuà Âa, Barbara Oliwiecka, as well three senators from Poland 2050 â Piotr Masà Âowski, Grzegorz Fedorowicz, and Jacek Trela. Centrum has also been endorsed by MEP Michaà  Kobosko, who stated: "As a member of the centrist-liberal Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, I wholeheartedly and confidently support the actions of my colleagues, members of parliament and senators of the newly formed Centrum Parliamentary Club."
Hennig-Kloska stated that Centrum will support the ruling 15 October Coalition that Poland 2050 is a part of. The creation of the parliamentary circle was condemned by Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz, who stated that its members have failed to accept "the choice of the democratic majority" of the party members. Szymon Hoà Âownia, the former party leader, also condemned Centrum, stating that he feels betrayed by its members and that he regrets resigning as the leader of the party. He argued that the reason for defections was hatred towards Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz, and that Centrum members will become "Civic Coalition's electoral list fillers". Shortly after the formation of Centrum was declared, Marshal of the Sejm Wà Âodzimierz Czarzasty confirmed that he has received the parliamentary circle's application and that its existence has become a fact.
On 19 February, Centrum was formally registered as a parliamentary club and was listed on the Sejm's website. Centrum declared that it will also become a political associaton and a political party, and its members stated that it would be a "party for entrepreneurs". On 20 February, Aleksandra Leo announced that Centrum is being registered as a political association, and that it will also become a political party, of a liberal and pro-business profile. Centrum also entered talks with New Poland, a centrist party founded in 2025; both sides expressed their willingness to form an electoral coalition, and to form a joint Senate group.
On 23 February, , the voivode of the Lublin Voivodeship and member of Poland 2050, had left his party. Shortly beforehand, 30 activists from Poland 2050 in à ÂwiÃÂtokrzyskie Voivodeship had left the party and declared their willingness to join Centrum. On 24 February, Centrum prepared documents needed to register a political party that it would submit the next day, on 25 February. The association is to be liberal and business-oriented. It also organized a meeting which was attended by 90 people, two-thirds being former Poland 2050 activists.
On 24 February, Centre held its first club meeting, where they elected Mirosà Âaw Suchoà  as the chairman of the parliamentary club, Ewa Szymanowska as secretary and Norbert Pietrykowski as disciplinary officer.
Conforming to its name, the group is considered to unite politicians of a centrist-liberal profile, and to form a part of the Polish centrist camp. Members of Centrum have described themselves as "loyalists of Donald Tusk" and as pro-European. Centrum is opposed to the policy of Poland 2050 under Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz, who postulates assertiveness and independence from the ruling coalition and social market economy. Instead, members of Centrum proposed policies such as decreasing the health insurance contribution for entrepreneurs (opposed by Poland 2050), and implementing the 0% deposit mortgage (opposed by the New Left and Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz). Criticizing the assertive course of Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz, Centrum members stated that "our opponent is Grzegorz Braun, not our coalition partners." Piotr Masà Âowski stated that Centrum would be a centrist party that would not "use leftist language".
The leader of the parliamentary circle, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, represented the liberal faction of Poland 2050 and was a former member of the neoliberal Nowoczesna party prior to joining Poland 2050. During the 2026 Poland 2050 leadership election, she described herself as a liberal and promised "liberalism with human face" which would be "a combination of social sensitivity and economic common sense, enormous respect for labor, [and] adding a green dimension instead of burying our heads in the sand". She is also a supporter of cooperating with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Kobosko, who endorsed Centrum, criticized Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz for promoting "strongly socialist program ideas [which were] not consulted with anyone", including the cadastral tax and eliminating a flat-rate tax for sole proprietorships. He also accused the leader of Poland 2050 of postulating a "struggle against the rich and capitalists". According to Gazeta Wyborcza, Centrum members accused Peà Âczyà Âska-Naà ÂÃÂcz of "abandoning entrepreneurs and shift towards left-wing slogans."