Opposition streaks ahead in opinion polls
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
25.07.2014 12:50
Conservative opposition party Law and Justice has achieved a record level of support, with a new opinion poll suggesting that 40.7 percent of decided voters would back the party.
Leader of the Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski (L) with MPs Mariusz Blaszczak and Marek Kuchcinski. Photo: PAP/Jakub Kaminski
The results of the poll by GfK Polonia indicate that 28.8 percent of voters would pick Prime Minister Tusk's Civic Platform, if an election were held immediately.
The poll appears to confirm that the recent tape affair scandal, in which illicitly recorded material involving several ministers was published, has dealt Tusk's party a severe blow.
Law and Justice's lead is even greater if the responses of those who said they would 'probably' vote for the party are also taken into account, raising the level to 42 percent.
As far as decided voters are concerned, besides the two largest parties, the Democratic Left Alliance would scoop 10.5 percent of the vote, while the Congress of the New Right, which as of yet has no seats in parliament, would get 6 percent.
Junior coalition partner the Polish Peasants Party would just miss the 5 percent threshold needed to stay in parliament, with 4.8 percent.
The two minority conservative parties United Poland and Poland Together would garner less than 2 percent each, although last weekend the parties confirmed that they would have a shared electoral list with Law and Justice in the next election. (nh)
Source: Rzeczpospolita