Yesterday in Poland, simultaneously with the elections, a referendum was held – it failed.
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Voter participation in the referendum was approximately 44%, which means the result is not binding. Among those voting in the referendum, the answers to all four questions were almost unanimous, tvn reports.
97.5% were against the sale of state assets to foreign companies, 96% were against raising the retirement age, 97.8% were against dismantling the fence on the border with Belarus, 98.6% were against Poland’s acceptance of illegal migrants from the Middle East and Africa.
Let us remind you that the leader of the Polish opposition, Donald Tusk, announced that the opposition has enough votes to form a government, so this means “the beginning of a new era for the country.”
Poland’s three opposition parties together won 248 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, according to an exit poll. At the same time, the ruling Law and Justice party, together with its potential partner Confederation, can get 212 seats.
I have been a politician for many years. I am a sportsman. Never in my life have I been so happy that I took what seemed like second place. Poland won. Democracy has won. We removed them from power,” Tusk said.
He is the leader of the Civic Coalition, which previously received 31.6% of the votes.
Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski acknowledged the mixed results. He said his party’s result (about 37% of the vote) was successful, as the party received the most votes in three consecutive parliamentary elections.
Final election results are expected by Tuesday morning.
As of 13:00 on October 16, the official results from 41.1% of election commissions were as follows:
- “Law and Justice” – 39.2%;
- “Civil Coalition” – 27.07%;
- “Third way” – 14.27%;
- “Left” – 8.06%;
- “Confederation” – 7.4%.
Elections in Poland: what are the moods of different parties and how do they relate to Ukraine?
The right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party has dominated Polish politics since 2015. She promises to support Ukraine in the war, despite the Polish-Ukrainian conflict over grain exports. At the same time, the party will continue to defend its country’s agriculture in this dispute.
The “Civic Coalition” advocates for improving relations with the EU. Coalition leader Donald Tusk says Poland is interested in Ukraine winning this war. He advises investing in the restoration of Ukraine in the future.
The Third Way coalition calls for de-escalation in Polish-Ukrainian relations, and also supports Ukraine’s membership in the EU and assistance to Ukrainians.
The union of left-wing parties “Livitsa” supports Ukraine’s accession to the EU, advocates weapons, calls for an end to trade with Russia and strengthening sanctions against it.
The ultra-right “Confederation” is critical of Ukraine. She demands cutting off state support programs for Ukrainians in Poland and calls for billing Ukraine.
Source: Racurs
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