Posted on 09/25/2005 9:46:41 AM PDT by Lukasz
Following are profiles of main political parties:
CIVIC PLATFORM (PO) Formed by the liberal wing of the anti-communist Solidarity movement, Civic Platform is the biggest opposition party in the current left-dominated parliament. The party promises tax cuts, deregulation, streamlined bureaucracy, gradual fiscal tightening and more flexible labour laws to spur investment and growth needed to create more jobs. The cornerstone of its economic plan is a single 15-percent personal income, corporate and VAT tax rate. Leaders: Jan Rokita, 46, candidate for prime minister; Donald Tusk, 48, leader and top presidential candidate. Latest ratings: 29-34 percent. Latest results: 2001 parliamentary polls -- 12.7 percent, 2004 European Parliament elections -- 24.1 pct.
LAW AND JUSTICE (PiS) Formed in 2001 by twin brothers Jaroslaw and Lech Kaczynski, conservative Solidarity activists. They say none of the governments of the past 16 years managed to break up the web of informal, often corrupt ties linking the old guard with new business and political elites. The party espouses conservative social values, highlighting the role of family, patriotism and Poland's Christian heritage. It admires the western European welfare state model, promising a stronger safety net for the poor, tax breaks for families and investment incentives. In the run-up to elections PiS courted both the ultra Catholic right by questioning the rights of homosexuals and the traditional leftist electorate. Leaders: Jaroslaw and Lech Kaczynski, 56; Ludwik Dorn, 51 Latest ratings: 29-34 percent, Latest results: 2001 parliamentary polls -- 9.5 percent, 2004 European Parliament elections -- 12.7 percent.
DEMOCRATIC LEFT ALLIANCE (SLD) The current ruling party is the political heir of the once all-powerful communist party. Once led by outgoing President Aleksander Kwasniewski, it transformed itself into the Western-style Social Democrats but never shook off the ex-communist stigma. The SLD's latest spell in power brought Poland into the European Union, but a string of sleaze scandals marred its rule and failure to curb unemployment slashed its 41 percent support in the last elections to single digits. Leaders: Wojciech Olejniczak, 31, Grzegorz Napieralski, 31 Latest ratings: 4-8 percent Latest results: 2001 parliamentary polls -- 41 percent, 2004 European Parliament elections -- 9.4 percent
SELF-DEFENCE The party is a brainchild of former pig farmer Andrzej Lepper, 51, who rose to prominence in the 1990s organising roadblocks to demand higher farm subsidies and defend farmers who, like himself, defaulted on bank loans. The party shot to the top of rankings in the runup to Poland's European Union entry last year but lost ground after Poland's upbeat first year in the bloc. Leaders: Andrzej Lepper, 51 Latest ratings: 8-12 percent Latest results: 2001 parliamentary polls -- 10.2 percent, 2004 European Parliament elections -- 10.8 percent.
LEAGUE OF POLISH FAMILES (LPR) Formed in 2001, the party has opposed Poland's EU membership and says the Polish nation must be defended against the forces of globalisation and international institutions. In overwhelmingly Catholic Poland, the party mainly appeals to ultra-conservative and xenophobic elements in Polish society. Its youth arm, Pan-Polish Youth, has been linked by mainstream media to local skinheads and anti-Semitic incidents. Leaders: Roman Giertych, 34, Maciej Giertych, 69, presidential candidate Latest ratings: 5-11 percent Latest results: 2001 parliamentary polls -- 7.9 percent, 2004 European Parliament elections -- 15.9 percent
Two favorites, PO and PiS will form center-right coalition. Winner will take the PM post.
Last poll (23 Sep):
PiS 33%
PO 28,7%
Samoobrona 10,3%
LPR 8,3%
SLD 7,6%
PSL 5,3%
election threshold: 5%
In my church ( well known cathedral in Gdansk Oliwa) a priest indirectly suggested to vote for PiS.
Yeah, I've heard it. Hurray!
I have a different theory. Many people who supported PO in the surveys were young (25-30) people, not churchgoers, without any strong political convictions, the "Nirvana generation", who might have even considered going to vote, but on the actual day of voting they just, well... didn't feel like going anywhere:) The example of my sister and my brother-in-law is very telling: only two days before I asked them if they were going to vote. They said maybe, and that if they would vote they would certainly vote PO. Today I phoned them and asked whether they voted: the did not of course. They spent the whole day watching movies on DVD. What a shame.
I think that you are right.
It is disliked by most of the hierarchy and the "liberal" Catholics. But it has still some supporters among the traditionalist bishops and many among the elderly, poor, very religious, anti-European and (to some extent) anti-Jewish part of the population. Radio Maryja was condemned by some of the bihops (like Lublin's Archbishop Zycinski), but Radio is owned by the Redemptorist Order, and Orders are highly independent from the local bishops.
I wrote "great part". I don't consider myself to be lukewarm too, but you can't deny that PO never underlined religion as one of their themes. PO is more or less neutral on religious matters.
I'd have voted CIVIC PLATFORM (PO)
My to PO!
Nice to hear it. How is Berlusconi doing? I am a fan of his.
"Let’s deal with it one by one. One PO and PIS will form coalition we just have to wait and see whom is going scratch their back, you know what I mean. Question is how this respond to our situation will; of fore dos coalition will be form we should know everything by Wednesday. I stood by for PO and I will vote for Tusk and I voted for PO. If you think about it prawica has total 54% that means a basic majority. Lets be patient and see how this plays out.."
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Wyniki wyborów parlamentarnych |
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Rozkład głosów |
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8% |
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2% |
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26% |
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5% |
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28% |
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10% |
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3% |
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10% |
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7.4% (mandatów: 34) |
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31.8% (mandatów: 146) |
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34.4% (mandatów: 158) |
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10.2% (mandatów: 47) |
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12% (mandatów: 55) |
Źródło: GfK Polonia dla TVN i TVN24, 25 wrzesnia 2005, 20:26
http://www.wprost.pl/wyboryparlamentarne2005
sorry thank you
I think this a good result, it seems both PO and PiS emcompass the two aspects of conservatism, fiscal(PO) and social(PiS). It's good if both can work together, rather than have one too dominant.
It looks good to me. Would that more voters in Poland's western neighbor had been so smart!
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