A complete ballot count confirms that three coalition parties that vowed to restore democratic standards in Poland together won over 54% of the votes in the nation’s weekend election. That puts them in a position to take power.
Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister addresses supporters at his party headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Poland’s election result is on a knife edge as an exit poll says that the governing Law and Justice party won the most votes. Poland’s conservative ruling Law and Justice party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski prepares to vote during parliamentary elections in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
Turnout was nearly 75%, a record that surpassed the 63% turnout of 1989, a vote that triggered the collapse of the oppressive Soviet-backed communist system.Polish opposition leader Tusk declares win after exit poll shows ruling conservatives lose majorityLaw and Justice had been taking the country on an illiberal path, taking control of courts in a manner that violated the country’s own constitution.
The result was a huge relief for Poles concerned about the country’s international isolation at a time of war across the border in Ukraine and the constant bickering with the European Union. Many feared it could cause the country’s eventual ejection from the 27-member bloc.
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