Polish_parliamentary_election,_2023
Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 15 October 2023, per the Polish Constitution. Seats in both the lower house, the Sejm, and the Senate were contested. At the polls, a referendum - containing four questions concerning economic and immigration policy of the government - was also voted on.
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In the previous 2019 Polish parliamentary election, the ruling right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) had held onto its majority in the Sejm with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki forming a second government. The PiS sought to win a third term which would be unprecedented in Polish history. The opposition, including the Civic Platform Party and others, secured a Senate majority. In the lead-up to the 2023 elections, opposition leader and former prime minister, Donald Tusk, led the Civic Coalition political alliance in opposition to the PiS.
The United Right alliance placed first for the third straight election and won a plurality of seats but fell short of a Sejm majority. The opposition, consisting of the Civic Coalition, Third Way, and The Left, achieved a combined total vote of 54%, managing to form a majority coalition government.[1][2] In the Senate, the opposition electoral alliance Senate Pact 2023 won a plurality of the vote and a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 74.4%, the highest in contested elections and the highest since the fall of the communist Polish People's Republic, beating previous records set in 1989 and 2019.
2019 Polish parliamentary election
The 2019 parliamentary election saw a record high turnout, with over 60% of registered electors participating. It also saw the centre-left, in the form of Lewica, entering the Sejm after four years on the outside looking in. Conversely, the far right united under the Konfederacja (Kon) banner to enter one of the two chambers of parliament for the first time since the 2005 elections.[3]
Right-wing parties, coalesced around the ruling national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) within the United Right (ZP) alliance, won the highest percentage of votes ever received since the complete return to democracy in 1991, maintaining their majority in the Sejm, but losing it in the Senate. The PiS party president, Jarosław Kaczyński, thus saw his position as the country's strongman strengthened, despite occupying no governmental position. This result saw the second reelection of a majority government since the fall of the Eastern Bloc. Despite not defeating PiS, the main opposition party, the liberal Civic Platform (PO), itself within the Civic Coalition (KO) alliance, progressed in the senate, though without winning a majority of seats on its own. The opposition altogether did win a majority of seats in the senate, thanks to Lewica, the Polish Coalition (PSL) and independent candidates' gains.[3][4]
One month after the vote, the incumbent Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, formed his second government. Its composition showed the so-called "moderate" right strengthened, which Morawiecki was part of, alongside a weakening of the "radical" right, led by the Justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro. This strategy was mainly to appeal to the more moderate electorate for the 2020 Polish presidential election.[5] Morawiecki's government received the Sejm's confidence on 19 November with 237 votes for, 214 against and three abstentions.[6][7]
2020 presidential election
The 2020 presidential election saw the reelection of incumbent president Andrzej Duda, himself a member of Law and Justice. Originally planned in May, the elections were very affected by the then ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The government's proposal to maintain the election in May but only through postal votes launched a strong polemic, with the opposition denouncing the unequal campaigning capacities of the incumbent president compared to other candidates within the context of the lockdown and quarantine measures. The election was then postponed to late June following a compromise within the ruling coalition and the opposition's approval, partly thanks to the latter's control of the Senate.[8]
Despite the pandemic, both rounds of voting saw higher turnouts, with Duda facing the Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, a member of Civic Platform. Duda beat Trzaskowski, gathering 51% of the votes against the latter's 49%. These results were the most closely fought presidential elections since the return of democracy.[9]
Duda's victory allows PiS take advantage from his presidential veto in case of an opposition victory in the legislative elections, with the opposition needing a three-fifths majority, which currently amounts to 276 seats, to override one.[10]
2023 Polish protests
In May 2023, a law previously passed by the Sejm with the votes of the governing parties came into force, which provides for the establishment of a commission that can, without a court order, exclude politicians from public office for a period of ten years if, in their opinion, the politician was influenced by Russian interests. According to the law, the commission must examine whether this applies to Polish government politicians from 2007 (after PiS' defeat in the 2007 election). According to critics, the law could have been used as an instrument to prohibit selected opposition politicians from taking part in the parliamentary elections.[11] Polish media therefore spoke of a "Lex Tusk" – a law aimed at the opposition leader and former prime minister Donald Tusk (2007–2014), who could have been excluded from the parliamentary elections in October 2023 as the potentially most promising opposition candidate.[12] PiS party circles repeatedly accused Tusk of making Poland dependent on energy imports from Russia during his term as head of government. The law drew strong criticism from the United States and the European Union, which expressed concern that the law jeopardized freedom and fairness in elections in Poland. President Duda then softened the law by introducing an amendment to the Sejm on 2 June 2023, which deprived the proposed commission of the previously planned right to impose a ban on political activity.[13]
On 4 June 2023 (the anniversary of the first partially free elections in Poland in 1989) according to organizers, citing the city administration, half a million people took part in a "Great March for Democracy" organized by Tusk's Civic Platform in Warsaw to protest against the law.[14] There were also protests with tens of thousands of participants in other cities, including Krakow, Szczecin and Częstochowa. The demonstration in Warsaw was joined by numerous civil rights movements, the Civic Platform spoke of the largest demonstration in Poland's history since the fall of communism in 1989. The protest march through the center of Warsaw was also led by the former Polish President Lech Wałęsa.[15][16]
The President of Poland set the election day to be Sunday, 15 October 2023.[17] This date was consistent with requirements posed in Article 98 Section 2 of the Polish Constitution, whereby the election is to take place within the final 30 days of the current term of Parliament (ending 11 November 2023). The vote ought to be held on a non-working day – a Sunday or a public holiday. Other possible dates included 22 October 29 October, 1 November, 5 November and 11 November.[18]
The process of election for the Sejm is through party-list proportional representation via the D'Hondt method in multi-seat constituencies,[19] with a 5% threshold for single party (KW) and citizen committees (KWW) and an 8% threshold for coalitions (KKW). National minority committees, such as the German minority, can apply to be exempt from the nation-wide threshold, and in such case participate in the d'Hondt seat distribution within their constituency, in this specific case Opole, regardless of the national share of votes.[20] Contrary to popular belief, minority committees are not guaranteed seats in the parliament.[21]
Senators are elected by first-past-the-post method in 100 constituencies. Most of the opposition (Civic Coalition, New Left and Third Way) signed a so-called senate pact, under which the parties agreed to enter one commonly accepted candidate in each district.[22] This strategy has previously granted them 51 seats despite losing the Sejm.[23]
Electoral committees registered in all constituencies
Electoral committees registered in more than one constituency
| List | Ideology | Political position | Leader | # of constituencies | Candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sejm | Senate | ||||||||
| 7 | PJJ | There is One Poland Polska Jest Jedna |
Right-wing populism Vaccine hesitancy |
Right-wing | Rafał Piech | 39 | 579 | 4 | |
| 9 | RDiP | Peace and Prosperity Movement Ruch Dobrobytu i Pokoju |
Populism Economic nationalism |
Big tent | Maciej Maciak | 11 | 155 | 3 | |
| 10 | NK | Normal Country Normalny Kraj |
Anti-establishment Right-wing populism |
Right-wing | Wiesław Lewicki | 4 | 61 | 1 | |
Electoral committees registered in a single constituency
| List | Ideology | Political position | Leader | Parliamentary leader | 2019 result | Current number of seats | Constituency | Candidates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats in Sejm | Sejm (list) | Senate (list) | Sejm | Senate | ||||||||
| AP | Anti-party Antypartia |
Anti-establishment Direct democracy |
Centre | Marek Ciesielczyk [pl] | N/A | N/A | 0 / 460 |
0 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
8 – Zielona Góra | 16 | 0 | |
| MN | German Minority Mniejszość Niemiecka |
Minority interests Social market economy |
Centre-left | Ryszard Galla | Ryszard Galla | 0.2%[lower-alpha 3] | 1 / 460 |
1 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
21 – Opole | 24 | 1 | |
| RNP | Repair Poland Movement Ruch Naprawy Polski |
National conservatism[25] Right-wing populism |
Right-wing[25] | Romuald Starosielec | N/A | N/A | 0 / 460 |
0 / 460 |
0 / 100 |
18 – Siedlce | 16 | 3 | |
Electoral committees with candidates only for the Senate
Electoral committees withdrawn before the election
Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike has registered electoral lists in 17 constituencies, however on 13 October 2023 the committee has announced its intention to withdraw from the race. The committee's candidates will appear on the ballot, although votes for them will be counted as invalid.[30]
| List | Ideology | Political position | Leader | # of constituencies | Candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sejm | Senate | ||||||||
| 8 | PL!SP | Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike Polska Liberalna Strajk Przedsiębiorców |
Libertarianism Populism |
Centre-right | Paweł Tanajno | 17 | 321 | 0 | |
Within the stipulated deadline for submitting electoral committees, 94 committees were applied for registration, of which 85 were registered: two coalitions, 40 political parties and 43 voters. 46 committees declared running for both the Sejm and the Senate, three only for the Sejm and 36 only for the Senate.[31][32]
| Type | Committee | Status | Sejm lists | Senate lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Party | Confederation Liberty and Independence | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Party | New Left[lower-alpha 6] | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Party | Nonpartisan Local Government Activists | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Party | Liberal Poland Entrepreneurs' Strike | Fielded lists | Yes | No |
| 5 | Party | Patriots Poland | Registered | Declared | No |
| 6 | Party | There is One Poland | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Coalition | Civic Coalition PO .N iPL Zieloni | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | Party | Slavic Union | Fielded lists | Declared | Yes |
| 9 | Party | Freedom Party | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 10 | Coalition | Third Way PSL-PL2050 of Szymon Hołownia | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Party | Law and Justice | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Party | Social Movement AGROunia Yes | Self-dissolved[lower-alpha 7] | Declared | Declared |
| 13 | Party | Non-partisans | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 14 | Party | Anti-party | Fielded lists | Yes | Declared |
| 15 | Party | Union of Christian Families | Fielded lists | Declared | Yes |
| 16 | Party | United | Fielded lists | Declared | Yes |
| 17 | Party | Responsibility | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 18 | Party | Normal Country | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Voters | Prosperity and Peace Movement | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | Party | Free Europe | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 21 | Party | Poland 2050[lower-alpha 4] | Fielded lists | Declared | Yes |
| 22 | Party | Repair of Poland Movement | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | Party | Piast – Unity of Thought of European Nations and the World | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 24 | Voters | German Minority | Fielded lists | Yes | Yes |
| 25 | Party | Silesians Together | Fielded lists | Declared | Yes |
| 26 | Party | Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 27 | Voters | Andrzej Dziuba – Senate Pact | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 28 | Party | Polish Pirate Party | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 29 | Voters | Pact Senate for Citizens | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 30 | Voters | Marcin Nowak | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 31 | Party | New Hope | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 32 | Voters | Krzysztof Kwiatkowski – Senate Pact | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 33 | Voters | Krzysztof Lechowski | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 34 | Voters | Civic Pact Lasecki | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 35 | Voters | Lidia Staroń – Always on the Side of People | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 36 | Voters | Robert Roguski | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 37 | Voters | "Future of Poland" | Rejected | No | Declared |
| 38 | Party | Free and Solidary | Fielded lists | Declared | Yes |
| 39 | Voters | Independent Candidate Dawid Borowiak | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 40 | Voters | Polish Anti-war Movement | Rejected | No | Declared |
| 41 | Voters | Mirosław Augustyniak Candidate For Senator of the Republic of Poland | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 42 | Voters | Dariusz Męczykowski | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 43 | Voters | Jan Maria Jackowski | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 44 | Party | People's Party "Ojcowizna" RP | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 45 | Party | Congress of the New Right | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 46 | Voters | Prof. Joanna Senyszyn | Registered | No | Declared |
| 47 | Voters | Professor Krzysztof Gutkowski | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 48 | Party | New Democracy - Yes | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 49 | Voters | Wadim Tyszkiewicz – Senate Pact | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 50 | Voters | Civic Agreement | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 51 | Party | Social Alternative | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 52 | Voters | Our Left | Fielded lists | Declared | Yes |
| 53 | Party | The Right | Registered | No | Declared |
| 54 | Voters | Zygmunt Frankiewicz – Senate Pact | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 55 | Voters | Beata Mnich | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 56 | Party | Self-Defence | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 57 | Voters | Józef Zając | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 58 | Party | Wolnościowcy | Fielded lists | Declared | Yes |
| 59 | Voters | Jerzy Markowski | Registered | No | Declared |
| 60 | Voters | Liberal Democracy | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 61 | Party | Republican Party | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 62 | Party | Silesian Regional Party | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 63 | Party | Unity of Poles Movement | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 64 | Voters | Lucyna Kulińska in the Service of the Republic | Registered | No | Declared |
| 65 | Voters | Non-partisan Anti-system | Fielded lists | Declared | Yes |
| 66 | Voters | Yes for Senate RP Jan Kuriata | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 67 | Voters | Mirosław Piasecki Candidate For Senator of the Republic of Poland | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 68 | Voters | of Zamojszczyzna | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 69 | Voters | Nonpartisan Local Government Activists of Galicia | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 70 | Party | Fourth Republic of Poland | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 71 | Voters | Social Poland | Registered | Declared | No |
| 72 | Party | Public Interest | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 73 | Voters | Believe in Poland | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 74 | Voters | E-parliament-New Civilization | Registered | No | Declared |
| 75 | Voters | Independent is Alive | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 76 | Voters | Kajetan Gornig | Registered | No | Declared |
| 77 | Voters | Mariusz Kazimierz Wójtowicz | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 78 | Voters | Mateusz Pazdan "Cooperation and Honesty" | Rejected | No | Declared |
| 79 | Party | Conservative Party | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 80 | Voters | Candidate of the Mountain Land | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 81 | Voters | From Greater Poland to the Senate | Registered | No | Declared |
| 82 | Party | National Movement | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 83 | Voters | Krzysztof Wawrzyniec Borkowski Senate Pact | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 84 | Voters | Greater Poland Senate Initiative | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 85 | Voters | Together for Częstochowa | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 86 | Voters | Royal Cities | Rejected | No | Declared |
| 87 | Voters | European Left | Fielded lists | No | Yes |
| 88 | Voters | "Royal Senate" | Rejected | No | Declared |
| 89 | Party | "Piast" Faction | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 90 | Voters | Local Government Initiative Together | Registered | Declared | Declared |
| 91 | Voters | Fair Elections | Rejected | Declared | Declared |
| 92 | Voters | ROP | Rejected | Declared | Declared |
| 93 | Voters | Dr Rafał Stachura – Senate Pact | Rejected | No | Declared |
| 94 | Party | Compatriots | Registered | Declared | Declared |
With the President setting the election date to be 15 October 2023, the following schedule was approved by the National Electoral Commission (PKW):[33]
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Sejm
PiS remained the largest party in the Sejm, but with about 35% of the vote, lost its majority and was unable to form a government. The three main opposition groups, Civic Coalition, Third Way and New Left, took 54% of the votes, winning enough seats to allow them to take power.[34] According to the final vote count by the National Electoral Commission, Law and Justice won 194 seats, the Civic Coalition 157, the Third Way 65, The Left 26, and the Confederation Liberty and Independence 18.[35]
Although the German Minority Electoral Committee did win 5.37% of the vote in the Opole region in this election, they came 6th instead of the expected 5th place, falling 5,372 votes short. The Opole Voivodeship represents a total of 12 Sejm seats, and as the 5th place was taken by the far-right Confederation Liberty and Independence, the last 12th seat, which had previously been won by German Minority, went to them instead.[36] As a result, the German Minority Electoral Committee failed to win any parliamentary seat for the first time in 32 years.[37]
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Right | Law and Justice | 6,286,250 | 29.11 | 157 | −30 | ||
| Sovereign Poland | 465,024 | 2.15 | 18 | +8 | |||
| The Republicans | 99,373 | 0.46 | 4 | +3 | |||
| Kukiz'15[lower-alpha 8] | 74,959 | 0.35 | 2 | New | |||
| Independents | 715,248 | 3.31 | 13 | −8 | |||
| Total | 7,640,854 | 35.39 | 194 | −41 | |||
| Civic Coalition | Civic Platform | 4,992,932 | 23.12 | 122 | +20 | ||
| Modern | 375,776 | 1.74 | 6 | −2 | |||
| Polish Initiative | 252,021 | 1.17 | 3 | +1 | |||
| The Greens | 67,392 | 0.31 | 3 | 0 | |||
| AGROunia | 53,571 | 0.25 | 1 | New | |||
| Good Movement | 8,254 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |||
| Independents[lower-alpha 9] | 879,645 | 4.07 | 22 | +3 | |||
| Total | 6,629,402 | 30.70 | 157 | +23 | |||
| Third Way | Poland 2050[lower-alpha 10] | 1,561,542 | 7.23 | 33 | New | ||
| Polish People's Party[lower-alpha 11] | 1,189,629 | 5.51 | 28 | +9 | |||
| Centre for Poland | 70,117 | 0.32 | 3 | +3 | |||
| Union of European Democrats | 21,056 | 0.10 | 0 | −1 | |||
| Independents and others | 268,326 | 1.24 | 1 | −9 | |||
| Total | 3,110,670 | 14.41 | 65 | +35 | |||
| The Left | New Left | 1,199,503 | 5.55 | 19 | −19 | ||
| Left Together | 453,730 | 2.10 | 7 | +1 | |||
| Independents and others | 205,785 | 0.95 | 0 | −5 | |||
| Total | 1,859,018 | 8.61 | 26 | −23 | |||
| Confederation | New Hope | 551,901 | 2.56 | 6 | +1 | ||
| Confederation[lower-alpha 12] | 341,188 | 1.58 | 7 | +7 | |||
| National Movement | 199,149 | 0.92 | 0 | −5 | |||
| Confederation of the Polish Crown | 182,573 | 0.85 | 2 | +1 | |||
| Independents and others | 268,985 | 1.25 | 3 | +3 | |||
| Total | 1,547,364 | 7.17 | 18 | +7 | |||
| Nonpartisan Local Government Activists | 401,054 | 1.86 | 0 | 0 | |||
| There is One Poland | 351,099 | 1.63 | 0 | New | |||
| German Minority | 25,778 | 0.12 | 0 | −1 | |||
| Peace and Prosperity Movement | 24,850 | 0.12 | 0 | New | |||
| Normal Country | 4,606 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |||
| Anti-party | 1,156 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |||
| Repair Poland Movement | 823 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 21,593,295 | 100.00 | 460 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 21,596,674 | 98.31 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 370,217 | 1.69 | |||||
| Total votes | 21,966,891 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,532,595 | 74.38 | |||||
| Source: National Electoral Commission, National Electoral Commission | |||||||
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By constituency
| Constituency | Law and Justice | Civic Coalition | Third Way | The Left | Confederation | Nonpartisan Local Government Activists | There is One Poland | Others | ||||||||
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| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| 1 – Legnica | 34.80 | 5 | 33.78 | 5 | 10.75 | 1 | 9.51 | 1 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.34 | 0 | 1.49 | 0 | – | – |
| 2 – Wałbrzych | 33.34 | 3 | 37.17 | 4 | 12.13 | 1 | 7.98 | 0 | 6.02 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.57 | 0 | – | – |
| 3 – Wrocław | 26.66 | 4 | 36.94 | 6 | 13.74 | 2 | 11.35 | 1 | 6.98 | 1 | 2.89 | 0 | 1.44 | 0 | – | – |
| 4 – Bydgoszcz | 30.45 | 4 | 35.01 | 5 | 15.06 | 2 | 9.92 | 1 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.47 | 0 | – | – |
| 5 – Toruń | 34.06 | 5 | 29.52 | 4 | 15.68 | 2 | 11.25 | 1 | 6.37 | 1 | 1.44 | 0 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.42[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| 6 – Lublin | 45.48 | 8 | 20.32 | 3 | 15.87 | 2 | 5.72 | 1 | 8.38 | 1 | 1.60 | 0 | 2.30 | 0 | 0.35[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| 7 – Chełm | 50.75 | 7 | 17.40 | 2 | 13.04 | 2 | 5.62 | 0 | 7.79 | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 0.48[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| 8 – Zielona Góra | 27.76 | 4 | 37.73 | 5 | 15.07 | 2 | 9.27 | 1 | 6.51 | 0 | 2.31 | 0 | 1.12 | 0 | 0.22[lower-alpha 14] | 0 |
| 9 – Łódź | 26.82 | 3 | 41.07 | 5 | 11.89 | 1 | 12.22 | 1 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.23 | 0 | 1.20 | 0 | – | – |
| 10 – Piotrków Trybunalski | 46.60 | 6 | 21.69 | 2 | 13.73 | 1 | 6.39 | 0 | 7.62 | 0 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | 0.43[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| 11 – Sieradz | 41.46 | 6 | 25.89 | 3 | 14.50 | 2 | 7.73 | 1 | 6.82 | 0 | 1.62 | 0 | 1.45 | 0 | 0.52[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| 12 – Kraków I | 42.86 | 5 | 24.24 | 2 | 14.97 | 1 | 6.04 | 0 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.78 | 0 | 2.22 | 0 | – | – |
| 13 – Kraków II | 30.68 | 5 | 30.73 | 5 | 16.86 | 2 | 11.04 | 1 | 7.71 | 1 | 1.51 | 0 | 1.47 | 0 | – | – |
| 14 – Nowy Sącz | 53.73 | 6 | 16.10 | 2 | 11.58 | 1 | 3.18 | 0 | 8.73 | 1 | 2.49 | 0 | 4.18 | 0 | – | – |
| 15 – Tarnów | 48.67 | 5 | 17.02 | 2 | 18.64 | 2 | 4.00 | 0 | 7.99 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | 2.30 | 0 | – | – |
| 16 – Płock | 44.11 | 5 | 22.40 | 3 | 17.07 | 2 | 6.52 | 0 | 6.52 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 | 1.35 | 0 | – | – |
| 17 – Radom | 48.68 | 6 | 20.96 | 2 | 13.98 | 1 | 5.34 | 0 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.71 | 0 | 1.53 | 0 | 0.50[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| 18 – Siedlce | 48.62 | 7 | 18.71 | 2 | 15.51 | 2 | 4.85 | 0 | 8.21 | 1 | 1.86 | 0 | 1.90 | 0 | 0.35[lower-alpha 15] | 0 |
| 19 – Warsaw I | 20.14 | 4 | 43.23 | 9 | 13.25 | 3 | 13.45 | 3 | 6.24 | 1 | 1.37 | 0 | 1.32 | 0 | – | – |
| 20 – Warsaw II | 31.74 | 4 | 35.23 | 4 | 15.06 | 2 | 7.06 | 1 | 7.06 | 1 | 2.27 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | – | – |
| 21 – Opole | 31.26 | 4 | 33.59 | 5 | 12.74 | 1 | 7.24 | 1 | 6.49 | 1 | 1.57 | 0 | 1.74 | 0 | 5.37[lower-alpha 16] | 0 |
| 22 – Krosno | 54.70 | 7 | 15.85 | 2 | 13.79 | 1 | 4.47 | 0 | 8.62 | 1 | 2.07 | 0 | – | – | 0.50[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| 23 – Rzeszów | 51.60 | 9 | 17.70 | 3 | 12.42 | 2 | 4.87 | 0 | 9.48 | 1 | 1.53 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | – | – |
| 24 – Białystok | 42.39 | 7 | 20.84 | 3 | 18.86 | 3 | 4.84 | 0 | 9.79 | 1 | 1.16 | 0 | 1.64 | 0 | 0.47[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| 25 – Gdańsk | 25.20 | 3 | 41.70 | 6 | 14.70 | 2 | 9.41 | 1 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.44 | 0 | 1.32 | 0 | – | – |
| 26 – Słupsk | 29.24 | 4 | 37.91 | 6 | 13.59 | 2 | 8.33 | 1 | 7.21 | 1 | 1.62 | 0 | 2.10 | 0 | – | – |
| 27 – Bielsko-Biała I | 36.71 | 4 | 28.67 | 3 | 14.55 | 1 | 7.77 | 0 | 7.84 | 1 | 1.73 | 0 | 2.46 | 0 | 0.28[lower-alpha 17] | 0 |
| 28 – Częstochowa | 36.35 | 3 | 29.11 | 3 | 14.72 | 1 | 9.41 | 0 | 6.56 | 0 | 2.09 | 0 | 1.74 | 0 | – | – |
| 29 – Katowice I | 30.16 | 3 | 36.06 | 4 | 13.34 | 1 | 9.21 | 1 | 6.95 | 0 | 1.90 | 0 | 2.38 | 0 | – | – |
| 30 – Bielsko-Biała II | 38.06 | 4 | 29.98 | 3 | 12.45 | 1 | 6.84 | 0 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.27 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | – | – |
| 31 – Katowice II | 30.88 | 4 | 36.79 | 5 | 13.27 | 1 | 8.46 | 1 | 6.70 | 1 | 1.80 | 0 | 2.10 | 0 | – | – |
| 32 – Katowice III | 29.74 | 3 | 30.30 | 3 | 9.85 | 1 | 21.60 | 2 | 5.69 | 0 | 1.45 | 0 | 1.37 | 0 | – | – |
| 33 – Kielce | 47.07 | 8 | 20.93 | 4 | 13.80 | 2 | 6.83 | 1 | 6.55 | 1 | 2.88 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | 0.55[lower-alpha 18] | 0 |
| 34 – Elbląg | 35.20 | 4 | 31.87 | 3 | 15.40 | 1 | 8.11 | 0 | 6.54 | 0 | 1.44 | 0 | 1.12 | 0 | 0.33[lower-alpha 17] | 0 |
| 35 – Olsztyn | 32.33 | 4 | 33.07 | 4 | 16.11 | 1 | 8.09 | 1 | 6.93 | 0 | 1.98 | 0 | 1.48 | 0 | – | – |
| 36 – Kalisz | 35.85 | 5 | 28.85 | 4 | 16.16 | 2 | 8.52 | 1 | 6.98 | 0 | 2.39 | 0 | 1.52 | 0 | – | – |
| 37 – Konin | 38.69 | 4 | 23.99 | 2 | 16.63 | 2 | 9.48 | 1 | 6.97 | 0 | 2.35 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | 0.51[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| 38 – Piła | 29.11 | 3 | 34.87 | 4 | 17.66 | 2 | 7.84 | 0 | 6.87 | 0 | 1.91 | 0 | 1.74 | 0 | – | – |
| 39 – Poznań | 19.57 | 2 | 44.09 | 5 | 16.54 | 2 | 12.31 | 1 | 5.90 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 40 – Koszalin | 31.36 | 3 | 38.69 | 4 | 12.35 | 1 | 8.72 | 0 | 6.02 | 0 | 1.63 | 0 | 1.24 | 0 | – | – |
| 41 – Szczecin | 28.79 | 4 | 40.13 | 6 | 12.62 | 1 | 9.39 | 1 | 5.94 | 0 | 1.62 | 0 | 1.12 | 0 | 0.39[lower-alpha 13] | 0 |
| Poland | 35.4 | 194 | 30.7 | 157 | 14.4 | 65 | 8.6 | 26 | 7.2 | 18 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||||||||||||||
Senate
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Coalition | Civic Platform | 5,107,360 | 23.86 | 36 | +2 | ||
| Independents | 1,079,935 | 5.05 | 5 | −4 | |||
| Total | 6,187,295 | 28.91 | 41 | −2 | |||
| Third Way | Polish People's Party | 1,282,952 | 5.99 | 4 | +2 | ||
| Poland 2050[lower-alpha 19] | 726,740 | 3.40 | 5 | New | |||
| Union of European Democrats | 198,074 | 0.93 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Centre for Poland | 177,158 | 0.83 | 1 | New | |||
| Independents | 77,436 | 0.36 | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 2,462,360 | 11.50 | 11 | +8 | |||
| The Left | New Left | 659,650 | 3.08 | 5 | +4 | ||
| Left Together | 294,150 | 1.37 | 2 | New | |||
| Polish Socialist Party | 59,980 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Labour Union | 55,372 | 0.26 | 1 | +1 | |||
| Independents | 62,487 | 0.29 | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 1,131,639 | 5.29 | 9 | +7 | |||
| Senate Pact independents[lower-alpha 20] | 573,060 | 2.68 | 4 | +1 | |||
| Senate Pact 2023 total | 10,354,354 | 48.38 | 65 | +14 | |||
| United Right | Law and Justice | 6,352,852 | 29.68 | 29 | −9 | ||
| Sovereign Poland | 131,649 | 0.62 | 1 | −1 | |||
| The Republicans | 64,020 | 0.30 | 0 | New | |||
| Independents | 901,354 | 4.21 | 4 | −2 | |||
| Total | 7,449,875 | 34.81 | 34 | −14 | |||
| Confederation Liberty and Independence | 1,443,836 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nonpartisan Local Government Activists | 1,049,919 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Democracy - Yes | 95,691 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |||
| Mirosław Piasecki Candidate for Senator RP | 58,102 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| There is One Poland | 55,418 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |||
| Union of Christian Families | 51,206 | 0.24 | 0 | New | |||
| Silesians Together | 50,274 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Free and Solidary | 42,956 | 0.20 | 0 | New | |||
| Polska 2050[lower-alpha 4] | 30,763 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |||
| German Minority Electoral Committee | 29,390 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Polish Pirate Party | 27,286 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |||
| Slavic Union | 25,802 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents and other committees with a single candidate | 638,126 | 2.98 | 1 | −3 | |||
| Total | 21,402,998 | 100.00 | 100 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 21,402,998 | 97.53 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 541,886 | 2.47 | |||||
| Total votes | 21,944,884 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,532,595 | 74.31 | |||||
| Source: National Electoral Commission | |||||||
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By constituency
| Demographic | Turnout | Law and Justice | Civic Coalition | Third Way | The Left | Confederation | Nonpartisan Local Government Activists | There is One Poland | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total vote | 73.9% | 36.1% | 31.0% | 14.0% | 8.6% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.2% | |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Men | 73.1% | 36.3% | 29.4% | 13.9% | 6.8% | 10.2% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | |
| Women | 74.7% | 35.9% | 32.5% | 14.1% | 10.1% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.2% | |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18–29 years old | 70.9% | 14.4% | 27.6% | 17.9% | 17.4% | 17.8% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 0.2% | |
| 30–39 years old | 73.9% | 25.7% | 28.8% | 18.3% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 0.3% | |
| 40–49 years old | 80.5% | 31.6% | 34.5% | 16.5% | 8.1% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.2% | |
| 50–59 years old | 84.4% | 43.7% | 32.3% | 12.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.1% | |
| 60 or older | 66.5% | 52.8% | 31.0% | 8.2% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | |
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Company owner | n/a | 20.3% | 42.2% | 15.9% | 7.4% | 10.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.2% | |
| Manager/expert | n/a | 18.4% | 40.4% | 19.2% | 11.3% | 7.3% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | |
| Admin/services | n/a | 29.2% | 31.6% | 17.2% | 10.7% | 7.1% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 0.2% | |
| Farmer | n/a | 66.6% | 9.5% | 11.5% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.4% | |
| Worker | n/a | 49.6% | 19.8% | 11.1% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 0.2% | |
| Student | n/a | 11.0% | 31.0% | 18.6% | 21.6% | 13.4% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 0.2% | |
| Unemployed | n/a | 45.2% | 21.4% | 11.8% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% | |
| Retired | n/a | 53.4% | 30.6% | 7.8% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | |
| Others | n/a | 34.7% | 27.4% | 15.8% | 8.9% | 8.5% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 0.2% | |
| Agglomeration | ||||||||||
| Rural | 70.3% | 47.6% | 21.2% | 13.4% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.3% | |
| <50,000 pop. | 74.1% | 33.7% | 33.4% | 14.7% | 8.3% | 6.5% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | |
| 51,000 - 200,000 pop. | 73.9% | 29.7% | 36.7% | 13.8% | 9.9% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.2% | |
| 201,000 – 500,000 pop. | 82.6% | 23.9% | 41.4% | 15.8% | 10.7% | 5.4% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.2% | |
| >500,000 pop. | 81.2% | 21.1% | 42.9% | 14.0% | 14.5% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% | |
| Education | ||||||||||
| Elementary | n/a | 62.6% | 15.4% | 7.7% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | |
| Vocational | n/a | 61.5% | 18.1% | 8.3% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 0.2% | |
| Secondary | n/a | 37.7% | 29.9% | 13.0% | 8.1% | 7.7% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 0.2% | |
| Higher | n/a | 22.2% | 38.6% | 17.8% | 11.1% | 6.8% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.2% | |
| Sejm vote in 2019 | ||||||||||
| Law and Justice | n/a | 87.7% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | |
| Civic Coalition | n/a | 1.0% | 73.6% | 16.1% | 7.2% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| The Left | n/a | 2.3% | 23.1% | 14.1% | 57.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 0.1% | |
| Polish Coalition | n/a | 14.1% | 14.1% | 57.8% | 7.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | |
| Confederation | n/a | 6.8% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 3.0% | 63.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.4% | |
| Others | n/a | 6.7% | 19.0% | 36.2% | 17.8% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 4.5% | 1.5% | |
| Didn't vote | n/a | 14.7% | 27.1% | 18.7% | 13.3% | 19.8% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 0.6% | |
| Don't remember | n/a | 20.9% | 26.1% | 24.6% | 12.4% | 8.8% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 0.6% | |
| Second-round president vote in 2020 | ||||||||||
| Andrzej Duda | n/a | 81.4% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 6.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.1% | |
| Rafał Trzaskowski | n/a | 1.4% | 60.7% | 19.8% | 13.7% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |
| Didn't vote | n/a | 14.7% | 27.1% | 18.7% | 13.3% | 19.8% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 0.6% | |
| Don't remember | n/a | 20.9% | 26.1% | 24.6% | 12.4% | 8.8% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 0.6% | |
| Source: Ipsos[38] | ||||||||||
Turnout was 74.7% among women and 73.1% among men, with both giving similar levels of support for the government and two leading opposition parties, Civic Coalition and Third Way.[39][40] Analysts identified a "youthquake" in which voting by Poland's young voters had a disproportionate impact on the election outcome. Turnout for ages 18–29 reached 68.8%, compared to 46.4% in the previous elections of 2019; among these voters, support for the ruling party fell to 14.9% from 26.3% four years earlier.[41]
President Andrzej Duda later announced that he would hold consultations separately with every parliamentary party leader on 24 and 25 October.[42] On 24 October, leaders of the Civic Coalition, the Polish People's Party, Poland 2050, and The Left stated they are ready to form a government with Donald Tusk as their candidate for prime minister.[43] However, Duda had a maximum of 30 days to call parliament into session, especially if he wanted the ruling Law and Justice party to try to build a government. Opposition parties had called on Duda to allow them to form a government as soon as possible and respect the will of the voters. Representatives of Duda stated that he would do so within the timeframe that the Constitution demands and allows.[44]
On 6 November, Duda named Law and Justice's incumbent prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki as his prime ministerial nominee.[45] This move was criticized by the opposition, as the United Right was 40 seats short of a majority and no other bloc had agreed to join them for coalition talks.[46]
On 10 November, Civic Coalition, Poland 2050, Polish People's Party and New Left signed a coalition agreement with Tusk as their candidate for prime minister. The opposition parties wanted to sign the agreement before the Sejm's first sitting in order to show that they stood ready to govern. Morawiecki was required to secure the Sejm's confidence within two weeks of being sworn in. Under the Constitution, if Morawiecki failed to do so, the Sejm would then designate its own candidate for prime minister, and Duda would be required to appoint that candidate before 11 December. Most commentators expected Morawiecki to come up short of the support needed to govern, as no other party willing to go into coalition with PiS would give it enough support to command the confidence of the Sejm.[47]
On 13 November, the newly elected Sejm held its first session. Szymon Hołownia, leader of Poland 2050, was elected Marshal of the Sejm, winning over the incumbent Elżbieta Witek of PiS.[48] Later that day, on the first meeting of the Senate, former Marshal of the Sejm Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska of Civic Coalition was elected Marshal of the Senate.[49]
On 27 November, Mateusz Morawiecki was sworn in by President Duda for an unprecedented third term as Prime Minister.[50] His cabinet had been mockingly dubbed the "Two Weeks Government" by Polish media due to its low likelihood of passing the confidence vote.[51][52][53] Though the far-right Confederation Liberty and Independence had been suggested by commentators as a potential coalition partner, Krzysztof Bosak, leader of the Confederation component National Movement, told Politico Europe that "there is no chance" of Confederation supporting a PiS government. Even had Confederation supported PiS, the United Right would have still been well short of a majority in the Sejm. Former prime minister Leszek Miller joked that the Morawiecki government would not survive even as long as a house fly, saying on Twitter that "Morawiecki's government will not even have time to pupate, let alone lay eggs."[54]
On 11 December, Morawiecki's caretaker cabinet lost a vote of confidence in the Sejm by 190 votes to 266.[55][56] Later that day, the Sejm nominated Tusk for prime minister, who was subsequently confirmed by 248 votes in favour and 201 against.[57] Tusk's cabinet was sworn in on 13 December.[58]
- Jarosław Kaczyński is the leader of the Law and Justice party and named Mateusz Morawiecki as prime ministerial candidate
- Following the election, Mateusz Morawiecki was first designated as Prime Minister by the President Andrzej Duda with a United Right minority government. He took the oath of office for his third term on 27 November 2023. On 11 December 2023, Morawiecki's government was defeated in a motion of confidence vote, 190 against 266, prompting the fall of his government. The same day, Donald Tusk was elected as prime minister appointee by 248 against 201, being confirmed to the post on 13 December.
- Not related to Poland 2050 of Szymon Hołownia.
- Individual candidates running on Third Way and Confederation lists.
- The Left registered its committee under the New Left party to circumvent the 8% electoral threshold for electoral coalitions.
- New Democracy - Yes left the coalition after AGROunia announced it will run on Civic Coalition lists.
- Kukiz'15 previously ran under Polish Coalition as independents. The result does not include Paweł Kukiz who is not a party member, but got elected with 43,292 votes.
- Two of the elected independents are also members of Yes! For Poland.
- Wadim Tyszkiewicz, Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Bogusław Waksmundzki, Krzystof Borkowski, Zygmunt Frankiewicz and Andrzej Dziuba ran as independents officially supported by the Senate Pact. Additionally Wadim Tyszkiewicz is a member of Yes! For Poland.
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