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Poland
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Republic of Poland |
Parliamentary |
September 21, 1997 |
At stake
in this election:
- Poland has a bicameral parliament
composed of the Senat (Senate) and the Sejm (National Assembly).
- The Senat has 100 seats
serving four year terms, barring dissolution.
- The Sejm has 460 seats serving
four year terms, barring dissolution.
- 4 seats in the Sejm are
constitutionally assigned to ethnic German parties.
- According to an electoral law that
took effect before the 1993 parliamentary election, parties (except for national minority
groups) must gain 5 percent of the vote and coalitions must gather 8 percent of the vote
to qualify for seats in the Sejm.
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Description
of government structure:
- Poland is a democratic state.
- Chief of State: President Aleksander
KWASNIEWSKI
- Head of Government: Prime Minister
Wlodzimierz CIMOSZEWICZ
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party: Solidarity
Electoral Action (AWS)
Leader: Marian KRZAKIEWSKI
Seats won in last election: Senat 0, Sejm 0
Seats won in this election: Senat 51, Sejm 201
- Party: Democratic
Left Alliance (SLD)
Leader: Jerzy SZMAJDZINSKI
Seats won in last election: Senat 37, Sejm 171
Seats won in this election: Senat 28, Sejm 164
- Party: Freedom
Union (UW)
Leader: Leszek BALCEROWICZ
Seats won in last election: Senat 6, Sejm 74
Seats won in this election: Senat 8, Sejm 60
- Party: Polish
Peasant Party (PSL)
Leader: Waldemar PAWLAK
Seats won in last election: Senat 36, Sejm 132
Seats won in this election: Senat 3, Sejm 27
- Party: Movement
for the Reconstruction of Poland (ROP)
Leader: Jan OLSZEWSKI
Seats won in the last election: Senat 0, Sejm 0
Seats won in this election: Senat 5, Sejm 6
- Other Parties
Leader: Not applicable
Seats won in last election: Senat 21, Sejm 83
Seats won in this election: Senat 5, Sejm 2
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When was the last
election? Number of seats in last election?
- Elections were last held on September
19, 1993 for the Senat and Sejm.
- 100 seats were decided in the last
election for the Senat.
- 460 seats were decided in the last
election for the Sejm.
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Population
and number of eligible voters:
- Population: 38,711,000 (1996
estimate)
- Number of eligible voters: 28,100,000 (estimate)
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Of Interest:
- Recent flooding made campaigning
difficult in Poland. However, many political parties responded by providing help to flood
victims.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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