5 December 2007
The economically liberal, opposition Civic Platform (PO) thrashed the ruling, conservative Law and Justice (PiS) in parliamentary elections Oct. 21. The State Election Commission Oct. 22 announced that the PO had obtained 41.51 percent of vote, PiS 32.11 percent, the Left and Democrats (LiD) 13.15 percent, and the Polish People's Party (PSL) 8.91 percent. As a result, the PO holds 209 seats in the 460-member lower house, the Sejm, PiS has 166 parliamentary seats, LiD 53, and the PSL 31. The law reserves one seat for the German minority. |
5 December 2007
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