Rafał Trzaskowski, the Civic Coalition's candidate for president, started the run with strong support from his party. In the primaries, he won as much as 74% of the votes, defeating Radosław Sikorski. "I am convinced that we are coming out of these primaries stronger. I have a very strong mandate, quite a few determination and courage to win against PiS. During this campaign, we behaved like knights, which gives me large energy for the further fight - Trzaskowski commented on his advantage.