Polish parliamentary election, 2005
- MN: 2
- SLD: 55
- Samoobr. 56
- PSL: 25
- PO: 133
- PiS: 155
- LPR: 34
- Samoobr. 3
- PSL: 2
- PO: 34
- Indep. 5
- PiS: 49
- LPR: 7
The parliamentary elections in Poland in 2005 was held on 25 September 2005 41 constituencies in Poland and 166 foreign election commissions instead. Were elected Sejm and Senate deputies.
Electoral system
The Sejm is elected by proportional representation and the Senate by relative majority vote. There was a minimum threshold of 5 % and party alliances to 8%. The legislature was for both chambers of parliament 4 years, but since early the dissolution of Parliament, it was decided there was back in 2007 general elections.
Candidates
At the Sejmwahl to 22 electoral committees with a total of 10,661 candidates, including 2,613 women ( 24.51 %) and 8,848 men set ( 75.49 %).
To the Senate election, a total of 623 candidates, including 99 women ( 15.89 %) and 524 men ( 84.11 %) presented.
Surveys
Election result
Winner of the election was the Law and Justice ( PiS). It reached 26.99 % of the votes and was also simultaneously recorded the biggest increase in votes. In second place, the Civic Platform (PO ) ended up with 24.14 %. The Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland ( Self-Defence ) was also recorded slight gains and continued to be the third strongest party. For the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD ) the election was a disaster. Due to the numerous corruption scandals, the party was also routed, and reached 41.04 % of formerly only 11.31 %.
Government formation
Although already even before the election, the PiS led coalition talks with the PO, she turned to after the election but mainly to the right-wing nationalist parties Self-Defence and LPR. She made provisionally a minority government, led by Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz. Jarosław Kaczyński renounced as party leader to the post of prime minister not to jeopardize the chances of his twin brother Lech in the upcoming presidential election. The twin brothers promised not jointly occupy the highest offices of state, as it came in the population at large skepticism. In May 2006, the PiS eventually formed a right-wing nationalist coalition with the two parties, Self-Defence and LPR. Just two months later Marcinkiewicz resigned as Premier and thus made the space free for Jarosław Kaczyński, who took office in spite of the victory of his twin brother Lech, who was president since December 2005, and contrary to previous promises.