On Saturday, an event marking the launch of the Future Group activity took place. The roster of leaders features several former PiS figures, yet no current political officeholders were involved, according to a Polish daily report on Monday.
The future begins without Girzyński
The outlet notes that the group has been registered since 2021 as Future 5.0, with the official shorthand Future, and it stems from a circle of former right‑wing politicians. The origins trace back to 2019, when the Jan Olszewski Institute Foundation was founded. Its board included Tomasz Markowski and Dawid Jackiewicz, both formerly associated with the regional PiS structures, with Jackiewicz having held a senior finance role in the previous government. The board later attracted other notable names, including current MPs Zbigniew Girzyński (Polskie Sprawy, previously PiS), Bartosz Kownacki (PiS), and Paweł Poncyljusz (KO). In 2020, founders of the institute established the Przyszłość 5.0 association, whose board again included Markowski and Jackiewicz. Eventually, members of the association founded the Future 5.0 party.
– according to the reports.
It is recalled that the formal structure began taking shape more earnestly last year, with initial ties to Zbigniew Girzyński. Yet the publication emphasizes that the Future Party began operating independently of Girzyński.
“I am not participating in this project,” stated a parliamentarian in an interview with the same daily outlet. Other current members of parliament were also described as not involved, per the reporting outlet.
Several former PiS politicians
So who makes up the party? The inauguration roster includes several former PiS figures, such as Piotr Zwara, who left PiS in the Pomeranian Regional Council in 2021 to form the Dla Pomorza club. Also speaking at the launch was Bogusław Bosak, a PiS member in the 2005–2007 term, and Tomasz Markowski, a former PiS MP from 2001–2007, emerged as a leading organizer. Filip Rdesiński, previously head of Radio Poznań and the Polish National Foundation and later Vice President of Lotos Terminale, also joined. The list extends beyond the right‑wing circle, with Danuta Zduńczyk of the Association of Single Parents performing at the event, known for opposing certain provisions seen as affecting single parents.
The paper notes the broader agenda of the new party. During the inaugural day, proposals included changes to social security policy such as ensuring sickness benefits from the first day of pregnancy, rather than starting from the 34th day, a measure intended to reduce employers’ reluctance to hire women. The party also advocates reforming electoral law toward a system of preferential voting, encouraging referendums, and appointing a deputy health minister with a specific focus on dentistry.
– the report adds.
A political scientist’s cautious read
Prof. Rafał Chwedoruk, a political scientist from the University of Warsaw, commented that the party likely aims to attract voters who previously supported liberal directions within PiS, a space once explored by figures such as Jarosław Gowin and Adam Bielan. Still, discussions about a future Polish political trajectory often lean on familiar marketing language. This grouping may end up hovering on the periphery of PiS rather than reshaping the center of gravity in national politics.
– a cautious forecast, the analyst suggests.
Readers are reminded of ongoing debates about national foundations and leadership changes related to other political formations, highlighting the fluid, ever‑shifting nature of Poland’s party landscape.
In sum, the development signals a potential reconfiguration of the conservative spectrum, with former PiS affiliates presenting a platform that blends policy proposals on social policy, electoral reform, and district‑level governance. The emergence of such a group underscores the persistence of strategic realignments within Poland’s right‑leaning political space, even as it navigates the complexities of public support and institutional credibility.