The 2020 Civic Platform leadership election was held in January 2020 to elect the leader of the Civic Platform. Borys Budka was elected as the new leader of the party, defeating Tomasz Siemoniak, Bogdan Zdrojewski and Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz in a landslide, earning 78% of the vote. Despite Budka's large mandate, he would not serve his full four year term, as he resigned to allow Donald Tusk's return as party leader in 2021.
Procedure The leadership election took place on 25 January 2020 with a runoff scheduled for 8 February had the party not selected a leader in the first round. All 10,816 party members were eligible to vote, and turnout reached 76%. The registration period in the party lasted until 3 January.
Candidates Candidate Born Political office Czeladź, Poland Minister of Justice Member of the Sejm Wałbrzych, Poland Member of the Sejm Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Minister of National Defence Kielce, Poland Minister of the Interior Kłodzko, Poland Senator Minister of Culture and National Heritage Member of the Sejm Member of the European Parliament
Withdrawn candidates Candidate Born Political office Withdrawn Płońsk, Poland Member of the Sejm Minister of Sport and Tourism 22 January 2020 Resko, Poland Member of the Sejm Minister of Health 17 January 2020
Results Preliminary results from 25 January were as follows: Candidate Vote % Borys Budka 6,481 78.77 Tomasz Siemoniak 920 11.18 Bogdan Zdrojewski 623 7.57 Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz 204 2.48 Total votes 8,266 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 10,816 76.42 Source: Civic Platform Later official results stated that Budka had won with a slightly smaller 78.49% of the vote, but did not give results for the rest of the election.
Aftermath Despite the high turnout 8,266 votes, Forbes noted the decline in voters since the party's 2016 and 2013 leadership elections. Budka's four-year term ended short, with him deciding to stand down in mid-2021, inviting former prime minister Donald Tusk to assume the position of party leader. Tusk was elected as party leader with no opposition in 2021 with 11,747 votes for his candidacy, and 252 invalid.
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