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Post by Andrew_S on Sept 23, 2015 18:50:17 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 18:56:54 GMT
Poll added. I'd probably vote for PiS.
The three largest parties/coalitions are all led by women.
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Post by Georg Ebner on Oct 8, 2015 23:42:11 GMT
The three largest parties/coalitions are all led by women. Oh yes, Polish women! Already v.BISMARCK saw them as His most dangerous enemies - and married one! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2015 15:02:54 GMT
One day to go, and the opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS) led by Mrs. Beata Szydło (pictured) has a double digit lead in the polls.  |
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Post by Georg Ebner on Oct 24, 2015 21:36:40 GMT
With such polls nothing can be taken for certain. (Except that PSL will end above the 5%-threshold...)
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Post by Khunanup on Oct 24, 2015 22:55:54 GMT
I've gone for .Modern. All the other options look pretty terrible.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Oct 25, 2015 18:11:44 GMT
Tried to go to the local Polish club for lunch today. Couldn't get a seat, because half of it was being used as a polling station. What are Poland's rules for overseas voters?
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Post by Andrew_S on Oct 25, 2015 18:30:14 GMT
What time is the Polish election exit poll published?
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Post by iainbhx on Oct 25, 2015 20:18:38 GMT
Doesn't look like a good turnout. I note that the United Left list is out of the Sejm because it is a coalition list.
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Post by Andrew_S on Oct 25, 2015 20:54:47 GMT
It took a long time but I eventually found a Polish election show with live streaming:  tvpstream.tvp.pl/ |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Oct 25, 2015 20:55:15 GMT
Oh 5% threshold is it? Looks like the party I 'voted' for just missed out then  |
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Post by Andrew_S on Oct 25, 2015 20:59:00 GMT
Oh 5% threshold is it? Looks like the party I 'voted' for just missed out then 5% for individual parties, 8% for coalition lists which is why it looks like the United Left is out of parliament with 6.6%. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2015 21:56:19 GMT
Victory for PiS!
(I'm not swearing)
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Post by markgoodair on Oct 25, 2015 22:20:52 GMT
Interesting the new party in Parliament, Kukiz 15 has as it's main policy the introduction of First past the post for Polish elections.
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Post by finsobruce on Oct 25, 2015 22:32:02 GMT
Interesting the new party in Parliament, Kukiz 15 has as it's main policy the introduction of First past the post for Polish elections. Their contribution to Back to the Future week, presumably.  |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Oct 25, 2015 22:36:24 GMT
Would they actually have any seats if the election had been fought under FPTP?
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Post by Ben Walker on Oct 25, 2015 23:47:05 GMT
Most peculiar Korwin is so high amongst 18-29 year olds. Assume the social attitudes of young people in Poland are much different to what we're used to here in the UK?
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 26, 2015 0:31:46 GMT
The first thing to note about Polish elections is the turnouts: they are habitually appalling. For whatever reason (I don't know why) close to half the adult population has been consistent in its lack of interest in the political process (turnouts are no higher in Presidential elections) and this was even the case in the early 90s when the system was new. And the second thing to note is that many of those that do vote don't seem to take things seriously, judging by the tendency of joke parties to win seats from time to time (a pattern seat when the Beer Lovers Party took sixteen in 1991). Of course given the options given to them, maybe neither of these facts should be surprising...
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Post by Georg Ebner on Oct 26, 2015 0:32:35 GMT
The Ex-Quislings of GreaterRussia ("SowjetUnion") are out - excellent!
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 26, 2015 0:38:22 GMT
Oh 5% threshold is it? Looks like the party I 'voted' for just missed out then In better news this will be the first Parliament in post war Polish history not to have any socialist parties at all in it. That assumes that the SLD can be honestly and accurately described as 'socialist' which is dubious. Its basically a party of former PZPR functionaries (like literally: I doubt anyone else even votes for it now) and has demonstrated a remarkable lack of principle over the years, unless you count enthusiasm for theft of public money as a principle. Leszek Miller's government was to the right of that of the Kaczyńskis in all respects not involving nationalism... |
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