Poland’s Elections: Free, perhaps, but not Fair
<p>Poland’s upcoming parliamentary elections will be the country’s most important vote since the historic elections of 1989. Indeed, the momentous character of the elections might be the only thing upon which the governing PiS (Law and Justice) party and the opposition might agree. If the elec...
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| description | <p>Poland’s upcoming parliamentary elections will be the country’s most important vote since the historic elections of 1989. Indeed, the momentous character of the elections might be the only thing upon which the governing PiS (Law and Justice) party and the opposition might agree. If the elections in October were fair, PiS’ defeat might be plausible though by no means certain. Yet, the preceding sentence identifies a condition we already know will not occur. In this analysis, I map the multiple ways in which the system has been rigged in favour of the incumbents. While I will only describe the most striking aspects of this unfairness, they all form parts of a system and thus should not be looked at in isolation. Kaczyński is a shrewd politician. There’s a method to his (apparent) madness. For the opposition to win is thus a Herculean task. Herculeses do appear in politics – but not that often.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0e4cc1356854ee7b2217d4547b304782023-09-20T13:32:58ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442023-09-012366-7044Poland’s Elections: Free, perhaps, but not FairWojciech Sadurski<p>Poland’s upcoming parliamentary elections will be the country’s most important vote since the historic elections of 1989. Indeed, the momentous character of the elections might be the only thing upon which the governing PiS (Law and Justice) party and the opposition might agree. If the elections in October were fair, PiS’ defeat might be plausible though by no means certain. Yet, the preceding sentence identifies a condition we already know will not occur. In this analysis, I map the multiple ways in which the system has been rigged in favour of the incumbents. While I will only describe the most striking aspects of this unfairness, they all form parts of a system and thus should not be looked at in isolation. Kaczyński is a shrewd politician. There’s a method to his (apparent) madness. For the opposition to win is thus a Herculean task. Herculeses do appear in politics – but not that often.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/polands-elections-free-perhaps-but-not-fair/elections, Electoral Law Reform, parliamentary elections, PiS, Poland, Referendum |
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| title | Poland’s Elections: Free, perhaps, but not Fair |
| title_full | Poland’s Elections: Free, perhaps, but not Fair |
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| title_short | Poland’s Elections: Free, perhaps, but not Fair |
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| topic | elections, Electoral Law Reform, parliamentary elections, PiS, Poland, Referendum |
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