Posted on 09/25/2005 12:29:43 PM PDT by lizol
Polish conservatives win general election: exit polls
WARSAW (AFP) - Poland's conservative Catholic Law and Justice (PiS) reaped the most votes in the country's general elections, with exit polls giving the party just over 28 percent of votes cast.
Running a close second to PiS was the centre-right Civic Platform (PO), with around 26 percent, showed the exit polls, issued when voting ended at 8:00 pm (1800 GMT), showed.
The ruling Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), whose reputation has been damaged by a series of corruption scandals and an inability to bring down Poland's high rate of joblessness, did better than expected, pulling in a little over 11 percent of the vote.
Pre-election surveys had predicted the SLD would reap at most eight percent, and at worst not even the five percent required to get into parliament.
Fourth place went to Samoobrona (Self-Defence), with 10.21 percent, followed by the far-right League of Polish Families, with 8.32 percent.
If the exit poll tallies are borne out, PiS and PO, which have been in talks to form a coalition, would have 304 parliamentary seats between them -- 157 for PiS and 147 for PO -- or a majority of two-thirds.
The SLD would have 54 seats, Samoobrona 47 and the LPR 33.
You mean?
Gee I wonder how the communists did.
They are SLD today, so you can see their results above.
Does conservative mean capitalist in Poland, though?
(just my own personal opinion, of course; it's not up to me to say what Poland should or should not do)
Formerly communist Poland rejects olde communism.
Formerly communist east Germany wants to keep communism. And has the numeric clout to shove it down the throats of all of Germany.
I wonder if the west Germans are happy about the (devastating) impact their olde communist cousins have had on their country?
A few here may remember Germany in the 60s and 70s was the economic envy of the world. Virtually no unemployment, increasing standard of living, many comsumer goods, etc.
The shortage of workers gave rise to the guest worker program, which opened the door to the musli hordes now descending on faire europe.
Is this good news? Do any of our FR friends from Eastern Europe want to share an opinion about this?
Based on your comments here, it sounds like these election results are good news.
Good for you and you people, Freedom rings.
What is their Stance on the US? Iraq? Will they keep Kwazneski's course...Is he still in power...or does this not have to do with him (Is he the PM or the Prez?)
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