Poland votes in general election!

Gerald · 10-09-11, 08:00 AM

People in Poland are voting in a parliamentary election which the governing centre-right hopes to win.If successful, PM Donald Tusk's Civic Platform would become the first Polish party to win two consecutive terms since the fall of communism in 1989.Mr Tusk has presided over four years of strong economic growth.Analysts say turnout will determine the make-up of the governing coalition. Civic Platform is currently allied with the Peasants' Party (PSL).Opinion polls suggest Civic Platform (PO) is likely to win Sunday's general election.However low turnouts have traditionally favoured its main rival, Jaroslaw Kaczynski's conservative-nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, which has a more loyal core constituency."Nothing is prejudged yet, we will be fighting for our coalition to the very end," Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, also a deputy head of PO, said this week.Analysts say a low turnout could force the party to seek a less natural partnership with the opposition Democratic Left Alliance (SLD).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15230750

Note: 9 October 2011 Last updated at 05:28 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Poland votes in general election! People in Poland are voting in a parliamentary election which the governing centre-right hopes to win.If successful, PM Donald Tusk's Civic Platform would become the first Polish party to win two consecutive terms since the fall of communism in 1989.Mr Tusk has presided over four years of strong economic growth.Analysts say turnout will determine the make-up of the governing coalition. Civic Platform is currently allied with the Peasants' Party (PSL).Opinion polls suggest Civic Platform (PO) is likely to win Sunday's general election.However low turnouts have traditionally favoured its main rival, Jaroslaw Kaczynski's conservative-nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, which has a more loyal core constituency."Nothing is prejudged yet, we will be fighting for our coalition to the very end," Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, also a deputy head of PO, said this week.Analysts say a low turnout could force the party to seek a less natural partnership with the opposition Democratic Left Alliance (SLD). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15230750 Note: 9 October 2011 Last updated at 05:28 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie