Polish presidential election, 2000
The presidential election in Poland in 2000 was the popular election of the Polish head of state on October 8, 2000. Already in the first round of the election, the incumbent Aleksander Kwasniewski reached the necessary majority and was elected for a five year term as President of the Republic of Poland.
Background
The five-year term of office of elected on November 19, 1995 President Kwasniewski began on December 23, 1995 and was to expire on 23 December 2000. According to the Constitution of the Marshal of the Sejm Maciej Płażyński exclaimed the popular election on 8 October 2000. The choice of rules based on already the currently applicable Constitution of 1997. With the right to vote were all equipped with the parliamentary elections and voting citizens with the passive right to vote those who have also completed 35 years of life until the day of the election. The nominations had to present a written support of at least one hundred thousand electorate. If, at the first election no candidate who has the necessary majority of more than 50% of the valid votes cast, a second round of voting would have to be called, which should take place two weeks after the first election day. At this the two candidates would be admitted who have received in the first round of voting on most votes ( ballot ). The determination of the validity of the election was incumbent on the Supreme Court and the swearing in of the President of the National Assembly.
Since the incumbent can be re-elected once, he was allowed to stand for election and was considered a clear favorite.
The choice
Candidates
Piotr Ikonowicz
Janusz Korwin -Mikke
Marian Krzaklewski
Aleksander Kwasniewski
Andrzej M. Olechowski
Jan F. Olszewski
Lech Wałęsa
The following candidates were in the scheduled deadline 100,000 signatures of registered voters show and were allowed after verification of these participate by the electoral committee at the first round of voting:
- Dariusz Maciej Grabowski (* 1950) - doctorate in economics, Sejm deputy (since 1997), entrepreneurs, supported by the conservative "Polish raison d'etat "
- Piotr Ikonowicz (* 1956) - lawyer, journalist, Chairman of the Polish Socialist Party ( since 1987), Sejm deputy (since 1993 ), former opposition
- Jarosław Kalinowski (* 1962) - Diploma animal breeders, Chairman of the Polish Peasant Party (since 1997), Sejm deputy ( since 1993), former Minister of Agriculture (1997)
- Janusz Korwin -Mikke (* 1942) - philosopher, columnist, libertarian politician (Union for Real Politics )
- Marian Krzaklewski (* 1950) - Doctor of Computer Science, university teachers, union leaders, chairman of the trade union "Solidarity" (since 1990) and the election campaign " Solidarity" (since 1996)
- Aleksander Kwasniewski (* 1954) - Economist (without diploma ), President of the Republic of Poland, former party leader of the Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland ( 1990-1995), former member of the Polish United Workers Party ( 1977-1990 ), activist and occasional chairman of the party youth organization
- Andrzej Lepper (1954-2011) - farmer, entrepreneur, president of the union " self-defense" (since 1992 ) and the eponymous party, former member of the Polish United Workers Party ( 1978-1980 )
- Jan Lopuszanski (* 1955) - lawyer, Sejm deputy (1989-1993 and since 1997), Chairman of the clerical- conservative " Polish concord " (since 1999 ), former adviser to the Trade Union " Solidarność", former opposition
- Andrzej Marian Olechowski (* 1947) - doctorate in economics, former Foreign Minister (1993-1995 ), former Minister of Finance (1992 ), former advisor to the socialist government (1989 ), a former radio DJ, an independent candidate with the support of the Conservative Party Völkische
- January Ferdynand Olszewski ( b. 1930 ) - Lawyer, Attorney, Chairman of the Conservative Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland ( since 1995 ), former dissidents, former Prime Minister (1991-1992), Freemasons
- Bogdan Pawlowski (* 1945) - Sport scientists, contractors, former member of the Polish United Workers Party ( 1968-1974 )
- Lech Wałęsa (* 1943) - electrician, Chairman of the " Christian Democracy of the 3rd Polish Republic " (since 1997 ), former President of the Republic of Poland ( 1990-1995), former chairman of the trade union "Solidarity" ( 1980-1990 ) and opposition, Nobel Peace Prize (1983 )
- Tadeusz Adam Wilecki born Wałach (* 1945) - General of the weapon retired, former Chief of Staff (1992-1997 ), supported by the National Democratic Party
Of the thirteen candidates approved in January Ferdynand Olszewski has waived before the first ballot to the nomination and his supporters empfiehl Marian Krzaklewski.
The vote
After the election
On November 6, 2000, the Supreme Court determined the validity of the election on 8 October since the two established irregularities may affect only a small number of voters. This paved the way for the swearing in of the President Kwasniewski to a second term in office was open. This, followed by an address by the President, took place before the National Assembly on 23 December 2000.
The unexpectedly good election result of the second-placed independent candidate Andrzej Olechowski prompted him to start in January 2001 Maciej Płażyński and Donald Tusk, the Civic Platform.
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