Yeni Şafak English

Exit polls suggest ruling party to win Poland elections

News Service
06:5114/10/2019, Monday
U: 14/10/2019, Monday
AA
Poland's ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski
Poland's ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski

Ruling party Law and Justice leaves nearest competitor behind by 16.2%

Poland's ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) eased past in Sunday's parliamentary election when it gained 43.6% of votes, according to exit polls.

With the record turnout, the rightwing PİS secured 239 seats in the 460-member Sejm, a lower house of Polish parliament.

PiS was far ahead of the main opposition party, the centrist Civic Coalition (KO), which includes Civic Platform (PO), as the coalition gained 27.4% of the votes.

The Civic Coalition will get 130 seats in the parliament.

#Civic Coalition
#Civic Platform
#Law and Justice
#parliamentary election
#Poland
#Polls
#Sejm
Comments

Hello, the comments you share on our site are a valuable resource for other users. Please respect other users and different opinions. Do not use rude, offensive, derogatory, or discriminatory language.

No comments yet

The floor is all yours.

Click here to receive the most important news of the day by email. Subscribe here.

By subscribing, you agree to receive electronic communications from Albayrak Media Group websites and accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.