Two Rights Make a Wrong? The Remaking of Polish Politics after the 2007 Parliamentary Elections

Gavin Rae

Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2008, vol. 16, issue 1, 73-86

Abstract: This article examines the results of the 2007 parliamentary elections in Poland and the configuration of the party political system around two parties from the right. This unusual situation is the result of the decline of the left and liberal parties in Poland and the shift of politics to the conservative right. The two main political parties share many historical and programmatic commonalities, but also diverge on a number of crucial issues. The present government faces a series of challenges that threaten to damage its electoral popularity. However, without the alternative of a credible party of the left, then the danger is present that the population will further become disillusioned with and disengage from the democratic process.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1080/09651560801987245

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