Parliamentary election in Poland 2007
The parliamentary elections in Poland in 2007 took place on October 21, 2007. These were early elections to both chambers of the Polish parliament ( Sejm and Senate ).
Dissolution of the old parliament
On September 7, 2007, the Sejm decided to dissolve it prematurely with a large majority against the votes of the two junior partners of the previous government coalition , the LPR and Samoobrona , and with the votes of Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński's PiS party . The election took place around two years before the end of the regular legislative period of four years in September 2009.
Electoral system
The Sejm was elected by proportional representation and the Senate by relative majority . There was a five percent threshold and eight percent for party alliances. The regular legislative period for both chambers of parliament was four years.
Participating parties and candidates
All 460 seats in the Sejm and all 100 seats in the Senate were filled. Seven parties and party alliances ran in all 41 electoral districts. These were:
| Political party | Alignment | Top candidate | ||
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Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) Law and Justice |
national conservative | Jarosław Kaczyński | ||
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Platforma Obywatelska (PO) Civic Platform |
economically liberal , value conservative |
Donald Tusk | ||
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Lewica i Demokraci (LiD) Left and Democrats |
social democratic | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | |
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Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL) Polish Peasant Party |
moderately conservative , agrarian |
Waldemar Pawlak | |
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Liga Polskich Rodzin (LPR) League of Polish Families |
national - clerical | Roman Giertych | |
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Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej (SRP) Self-defense of the Republic of Poland |
left - populist , agrarian | Andrzej Lepper | ||
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Polska Partia Pracy (PPP) Polish Labor Party |
socialist | Bogusław Ziętek | |
Candidates from a total of 29 parties ran for the Senate election. For example, the Zieloni 2004 (German: The Greens 2004 ), a Polish green party with its dual leadership under Magdalena Mosiewicz and Dariusz Szwed, and the newly founded Partia Kobiet (German: Women's Party ), a moderate-feminist party chaired by Manuela Gretkowska .
Election campaign
On October 12, the top candidates of the two most highly rated parties, Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński (PiS) and opposition leader Donald Tusk (PO), competed in a television duel .
Survey
| date | Institute | PiS | PO | SRP | Lid | LPR | PSL | PK | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | CBOS | 34 | 39 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 8th | 2 | 1 |
| September 2007 | CBOS | 30th | 28 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| August 2007 | CBOS | 24 | 30th | - | 10 | - | 3 | 4th | - |
| July 2007 | CBOS | 25th | 27 | 6th | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| June 2007 | CBOS | 27 | 29 | 6th | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| May 2007 | CBOS | 23 | 27 | 6th | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| April 2007 | CBOS | 23 | 29 | 4th | 12 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 |
| March 2007 | CBOS | 24 | 30th | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 |
| February 2007 | CBOS | 25th | 30th | 6th | 11 | 5 | 4th | - | 1 |
| January 2007 | CBOS | 26th | 33 | 6th | 8th | 4th | 4th | - | 1 |
| December 2006 | CBOS | 27 | 30th | 4th | 12 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Election 2005 | 26.99 | 24.14 | 11.41 | 11.31 | 7.97 | 6.96 | New | 0.77 | |
choice
The turnout of 53.79% was significantly higher than expected, the highest turnout in Polish parliamentary elections since the end of communism in 1989. In the 2005 parliamentary elections , only 40% of those eligible to vote cast their votes. For this reason, the state election control had to procure new ballot papers and the polling stations opened longer. Therefore, a message block for first projections was imposed until 10:55 p.m.
The proposal by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to send observers to the election was rejected by the Polish government. Government spokesman Jan Dziedziczak said: “We cannot allow us to be treated like a third world country.” However, the government later agreed to send election observers.
Election results
The election results showed an east-west divide, in the west and in the southern voivodships the Platforma Obywatelska (PO) led the Law and Justice party in the east and south-east. A large number of voters over 60 were among the voters of the Law and Justice (PiS), while young people, under 25 years of age, voted for the citizens' platform. Clear differences could also be found in education: the higher the education, the less the PiS support.
| Political party | Sejm | senate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| be right | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats | +/- | ||
| Platforma Obywatelska (PO) | 6.701.010 | 41.51 | +17.37 | 209 | +76 | 60 | +26 | |
| Law and Justice (PiS) | 5,183,477 | 32.11 | +5.12 | 166 | +11 | 39 | −10 | |
| Left and Democrats (LiD) (1) | 2,122,981 | 13.15 | −4.50 | 53 | −2 | - | - | |
| Polish People's Party (PSL) | 1,437,638 | 8.91 | +1.95 | 31 | +6 | - | −2 | |
| Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (SRP) | 247,335 | 1.53 | −9.88 | - | −56 | - | −3 | |
| Polish Family League (LPR) | 209.171 | 1.30 | −6.67 | - | −34 | - | −7 | |
| Polish Labor Party (PPP) | 160,476 | 0.99 | +0.23 | - | - | - | - | |
| Women's Party (PK) | 45.121 | 0.28 | +0.28 | - | - | - | - | |
| German Minority Election Committee (MN) (2) | 32,462 | 0.20 | −0.09 | 1 | −1 | - | - | |
| Patriotic self-defense | 2,531 | 0.02 | +0.02 | - | - | - | - | |
| Independent | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | −4 | |
| total | 16,142,202 | 100.00 | 460 | 100 | ||||
| Valid votes | 16,142,202 | 97.96 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 335,532 | 2.04 | ||||||
| voter turnout | 16,477,734 | 53.88 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 30,615,471 | 100.00 | ||||||
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(1) Political alliance of SLD , SDPL , PD and UP (2) The 5 percent hurdle did not apply to the German minority. |
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| Source: State Electoral Commission | ||||||||
Due to party changes caused by the founding of the party Poland is the most important (PJN) and due to the dissolution of the Alliance of Left and Democrats (LiD), there were changes in the distribution of seats (see graphic on the right).
Cabinet formation
On November 16, 2007, the new government of Poland under Prime Minister Donald Tusk was sworn in. It consisted of the coalition of the parties Civic Platform PO and PSL. Deputy Prime Ministers were Waldemar Pawlak (PSL) and Grzegorz Schetyna (PO). Pawlak was Minister of Economy and Minister of Interior Schetyna at the same time. Zbigniew Derdziuk became chairman of the Council of Ministers.
| Ministry | Surname | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Ministry | Radosław Sikorski | PO |
| Ministry of Defense | Bogdan Klich | PO |
| Ministry of Finance | Jacek Rostowski | independent |
| Ministry of Culture | Bogdan Zdrojewski | PO |
| Ministry of Education | Katarzyna Hall | independent |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Marek Sawicki | PSL |
| Ministry of State Assets | Aleksander Grad | PO |
| Regional Development Ministry | Elżbieta Bieńkowska | independent |
| Ministry of Justice | Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski | independent |
| Ministry of Education and Higher Education | Barbara Kudrycka | PO |
| Ministry of the Environment | Maciej Nowicki | independent |
| Ministry of Health | Ewa Kopacz | PO |
| Ministry of Labor | Jolanta Fedak | PSL |
| Ministry of Infrastructure | Cezary Grabarczyk | PO |
| Ministry of Sport | Mirosław Drzewiecki | PO |
See also
Web links
- Official website of the State Electoral Commission (Polish)
- Official website of the Sejm (Polish, English, French)
- Official website of the Senate (Polish, English)
- Posters and leaflets , Tractotheque (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Official result of the parliamentary elections 2007 State Election Commission (Polish, English)
- ↑ Survey 10/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 09/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 08/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 07/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 06/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 05/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 04/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 03/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 02/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 01/2007 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 12/2006 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ^ Poland: PO wants swift change of power Tagesspiegel , October 22, 2007
- ↑ Not enough ballot papers, election results delayed SPIEGEL ONLINE , October 21, 2007
- ^ Dispute between Poland and OSCE over election observers Die Presse , September 22, 2007
- ↑ Elections in Poland - polls indicate change of government sueddeutsche.de , October 21, 2007
- ↑ Country analysis Poland: After the game is before the game - Poland is on the way to its European future. Friedrich Ebert Foundation , PDF document
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