12/27/2006

Poland Would Welcome Marcinkiewicz Party

Many adults in Poland would support a political organization commanded by a former prime minister, according to a poll by GFK published in Rzeczpospolita. 63 per cent of respondents would consider voting for a party led by Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.

In September 2005, voters in Poland renewed their legislative branch. Final results gave the Law and Justice Party (PiS) 26.9 per cent of the vote and 155 lawmakers in the 460-seat lower house. In October, economic expert Marcinkiewicz took over as prime minister and Lech Kaczynski won the presidential election.

In July, deputy prime minister Andrzej Lepper of the Self-Defence of the Polish Republic (SRP) announced that Marcinkiewicz would resign after he made some decisions without consulting his coalition partners. Polish president Lech Kaczynski appointed PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski—his twin brother—as the country’s new prime minister.

In November, Marcinkiewicz was defeated in Warsaw’s mayoral election, losing to Civic Platform (PO) candidate Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz in a run-off. Earlier this month, Marcinkiewicz ruled out a return to the current cabinet.

Polling Data

If Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz decided to start his own political party, would you consider voting for it?

Yes

63%

No

24%

Not sure

13%

Source: GFK / Rzeczpospolita
Methodology: Interviews to 500 Polish adults, conducted on Dec. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

Source:.angus-reid.com



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