The Polish opposition’s landmark win over populist incumbents likely reinvigorates cooperation between the EU and Ukraine after years of tensions stoked by Warsaw.
From Euromaiden Press BY SVITLANA LAGUZ
Last Sunday, Poles elected deputies to the two chambers of parliament – the Sejm and the Senate. The election campaign, called the dirtiest in recent years, polarized Polish society to the utmost. The turnout was record high: 74.38%. This is 21 million Poles out of 29 million eligible voters.
For the third time in a row, PiS (Law and Justice) came first in the Sejm elections. It received 35.38% of the votes, which gave this conservative political force 194 seats, out of 460 possible in the lower house.
The opposition catch-all political alliance Koalicja Obywatelska (Civic Coalition) received 30.70% of the votes (157 seats), the alliance Trzecia Droga (Third Way) – 14.40% (65 seats), Lewica (New Left) – 8.61% (26 seats). The far-right Konfederacja (Confederation) took 7.16% (18 seats).
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