Episode 2358
2023 Polish parliamentary election
Tue, 2023-Oct-17 01:51 UTC
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With 377,746 views on Monday, 16 October 2023 our article of the day is 2023 Polish parliamentary election.
Sejm elections are held through party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method for 460 seats. Senators are elected by a first-past-the-post method in 100 constituencies. The next parliamentary election was scheduled for Sunday, 15 October 2023, as per the Polish Constitution. Alongside the elections, a referendum containing four questions concerning European Union immigration policy was held. The 2019 Polish parliamentary election had a record 60% voter turnout. The right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party held its Sejm majority but narrowly lost in the Senate. The centre-left Lewica returned to the Sejm, and the far-right Konfederacja entered for the first time. The opposition, including Civic Platform and others, secured a Senate majority. PM Mateusz Morawiecki formed a second government, emphasizing the "moderate" right and reducing the influence of the "radical" right.
This move was seen as an effort to appeal to a broader electorate ahead of the 2020 presidential election. In the 2020 presidential election, incumbent president Andrzej Duda of the Law and Justice party was reelected, defeating Rafał Trzaskowski of the Civic Platform in a closely contested run-off. Duda’s reelection ensured that PiS retained the presidential veto power.
According to exit polling, the United Right is expected to win the most seats, but fall short of a Sejm majority, while the opposition is on course to win a parliamentary majority if it strikes an anticipated coalition agreement during the government formation.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:51 UTC on Tuesday, 17 October 2023.
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