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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

Three opposition parties that vowed to restore democratic standards in Poland together won over 54% of the votes in the nation's weekend parliamentary election, putting them in a position to take power, according to a complete ballot count reported Tuesday.

The conservative Law and Justice party, which has governed the country for eight turbulent years, won slightly over 35% of the votes, making it the single party with the most votes. But the party and its leader Jarosław Kaczyński lost their majority in parliament and appeared to have no way to hold onto power.

The official ballot announced by the National Electoral Commission aligns closely with an exit poll released after voting ended Sunday.

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[-] azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works 40 points 1 year ago

It also looks like no other party wants any form of coalition with PiS. 3 other parties might form some coalition at least initially to remove the damage PiS caused in last 8 years and improve situation with public media, courts...

Oh, and we've got record voter turnout, it's higher than 1989.

[-] kaleid@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

The turnout is really impressive. It seems that the overall amount of people voting PiS was the same as it was 4 years ago, but the new people voting made the change.

That doesnt bode well for the future, though. Voter turnout is notoriously volatile, so it may well sink next cycle. Then again, maybe a few PiS voters will have bitten the dust by then.

[-] azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

By the time PiS might not have their propaganda tools like TVP anymore.

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