Polish presidential election, 2010
The presidential election in Poland in 2010 was held on 20 June 2010, the necessary run-off election was on July 4, 2010. Bronisław Komorowski From this emerged as the winner.
- 4.1 first ballot
- 4.2 second ballot
- 5.1 first ballot
- 5.2 second ballot
- 6.1 first ballot
- 6.2 second ballot
- 7.1 External links
- 7.2 footnotes
Background
It was originally planned to hold the election in the fall of 2010. With the death of President Lech Kaczyński in the plane crash near Smolensk on April 10, 2010, acting pursuant to Article 131 of the Polish Constitution of the Marshal of the Sejm Bronisław Komorowski provisionally into office Kaczyński. According to Article 128, he had the election date within 14 days of posting, and a new election of the President within a period of 60 days after the announcement.
On 21 April 2010 Komorowski was 20 June 2010 known as the date. A possible second round was scheduled for July 4, 2010.
Dates
The State Election Commission has announced the following appointments.
Candidates
The crash near Smolensk two candidates provided for the fall election died. This was on the one hand, the incumbent Lech Kaczynski of the Prawo i Sprawiedliwość ( Law and Justice ) and Jerzy Szmajdziński the Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej ( Democratic Left Alliance ). Lech Kaczyński had its commencement not yet officially announced the election, it was assumed, however, that he may run.
Approved candidates
The following candidates were standing for election because they had presented to the 6th May 2010 the Election Commission at least 100,000 signatures of support:
- Marek Jurek ( born 1960 ), 2005-2007 Marshal of the Sejm
- Jarosław Kaczyński (* 1949), 2006-2007 Prime Minister of Poland
- Bronisław Komorowski ( born 1952 ), Marshal of the Sejm since 2007, since April 2010 Executive President of Poland
- Janusz Korwin -Mikke (* 1942), founder of the party Wolność i Praworządność ( freedom and the rule of law ')
- Andrzej Lepper (1954-2011), 2006-2007 Minister of Agriculture, Poland
- Kornel Morawiecki (* 1941), founder and leader of the Solidarity Walcząca ( Fighting Solidarity)
- Grzegorz Napieralski (* 1974), since 2008 Chairman of the Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej ( Democratic Left Alliance )
- Andrzej Olechowski ( b. 1947 ), Polish foreign minister from 1993 to 1995, co-founder of Platforma Obywatelska ( Civic Platform )
- Waldemar Pawlak ( born 1959 ), since November 2007 Minister of Economy of Poland
- Bogusław Ziętek (* 1964), since 2005 Chairman of the Polska Partia Pracy (Polish Party of Labour )
Andrzej Lepper was briefly rejected by the Election Commission as a candidate on the grounds that he had a criminal record. He was sentenced to six months in prison in 2005. That the Electoral Commission this extract was not current, the conviction was quashed by the Polish Supreme Court. Therefore, he was admitted again the very next day.
Non-approved candidates
The following candidates had indeed successfully signed April 26, 2010 of the Election Commission as a candidate, but could not muster the necessary 100,000 votes for the nomination:
- Gabriel Janowski ( born 1947 ), 1991-1993 Minister of Agriculture, Poland
- Krzysztof Radosław Mazurski ( born 1946 ), scientist, geographer
- Zdzisław Podkański ( b. 1949 ), Member of the European Parliament
- Roman Mariusz Sklepowicz
- Bogdan Szpryngiel
- Ludwik Wasiak, Chairman of the Stronnictwo Narodowe ( National Party )
- Józef Franciszek Wójcik
Already as of April 26 were rejected by the Electoral Commission:
- Zdzisław Jankowski ( b. 1943 )
- Dariusz Edward Kosiur
- Bartholomew Józef Kurzeja
- Paweł Pietrzyk
- Paweł Soroka ( b. 1953 ), Polish political scientist
- Waldemar Urbanowski
Electioneering
First ballot
Up to the first round of voting no TV debate took place between the two main candidates Kaczynski and Komorowski. During the campaign, Kaczynski was legally forbidden to say Komorowski strive privatization of the Polish health care system to. An appellate court obligated Kaczyński to revoke his statement on two television stations.
Second ballot
On 27 and 30 June, there was an election debate which of the three largest Polish television - was transferred - TVP, TVN and Polsat.
The first debate was relatively balanced with a slight advantage for Komorowski. In a telephone survey conducted by GfK Polonia voters were, however, 52 percent Komorowski and Kaczyński only 28 percent as the winner.
In the second debate held, according to a GfK survey, 41 percent Komorowski, 37 percent Kaczyński for the winner, 18 per cent saw a balanced result.
Opinion polls
The most promising candidates were Bronisław Komorowski and Jarosław Kaczyński. In surveys in early May Komorowski came to 45 to 50 percent, Kaczyński on 34 to 36 percent. In the last pre-election polls Komorowski came on 44-42 percent of the vote, Kaczyński on 29 to 35 percent.
First ballot
Second ballot
Election result
First ballot
In the election on 20 June Komorowski reached 41.5 percent and 36.5 percent Kaczynski. Thus it came on July 4, 2010 on a ballot.
Official final result:
Second ballot
The choice Bronisław Komorowski won with 53.01 percent of votes in Jarosław Kaczyński with 46.99 percent.
Kaczynski was able to win over the population, especially in rural areas, for Komorowski most people voted in large cities and the Poles abroad. Overall, more voters voted for Komorowski, the farther to the west and north-west Poland they lived. The turnout was 55.31 percent. In the Masovian Voivodship there was with 61.55 percent, the highest turnout, the lowest was 46.67 percent in the Opole Voivodeship.
The swearing- Komorowski took place on 6 August 2010.
Official final result: