Polish election results: Kaczinski destroyed, liberal government coming up

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Still looking for some English language source.

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Ruling PiS party at 30%, liberal party of Donald Tusk (Donald Duck?) at 42%.

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WTF http://www.spiegel.de/politik/auslan...512709,00.html

Wahlschlappe für Premier Kaczynski - Bürgerplattform in Polen vorn
Herbe Niederlage für Polens Ministerpräsident Jaroslaw Kaczynski: Bei der vorgezogenen Parlamentswahl hat die liberale Bürgerplattform von Oppositionsführer Tusk die Regierungspartei Recht und Gerechtigkeit laut Prognosen weit hinter sich gelassen.

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Warschau - Spät wurde die Schlappe für Polens Premierminister Jaroslaw Kaczynski verkündet, dafür fiel sie umso heftiger aus: Die am späten Abend nach Schließung der Wahllokale im polnischen Nachrichtensender " TVN 24" veröffentlichten Prognosen sehen die Bürgerplattform (PO) von Oppositionsführer Donald Tusk bei 44,2 Prozent. Die rechtskonservative Regierungspartei Recht und Gerechtigkeit (PiS) von Premierminister Jaroslaw Kaczynski kommt demnach nur auf 31,3 Prozent.

In other news, Switzerland has seen the right wing SVP ahead of all other parties. Not that it'd change anything in the Swiss political system.

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Cool

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Heresson

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Go twins!

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7054912.stm

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Originally posted by Barnabas



Go twins!

Evil twins suck.

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But, they look like cute hobbit twin brothers !

I would only vote a hot chick over them

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What is your sexual orientation?
You find little evil twin hobbits cute, but on the other hand preffer a hot chick over them.

That sounds scary.

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librul librul librul librul all the way

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Good, the party ruling Poland right now has an air of fascism and religious insanity about it.

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If John Kerry hadn't forgotten Poland, this would have never happened.

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Polish opposition set for big win


Donald Tusk celebrates after the exit polls are published
Donald Tusk said the election had helped restore hope among Poles
The liberal opposition Civic Platform party is heading for a landslide victory in the Polish general election, with most votes counted.

Donald Tusk's pro-EU party has ousted the conservative government of Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski that has ruled Poland for two turbulent years.

Civic Platform is ahead with more than 41% of the votes, while Mr Kaczynski's Law and Justice (PiS) is on about 32%.

Turnout was the highest recorded in Poland since communism fell in 1989.


I wish Donald Tusk every success and I congratulate him
Polish PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski

EU may welcome result
Civic Platform's total translates to 205 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, the Sejm. Its likely coalition partner, the Polish Peasants Party, is on course to get 36 seats.

PiS has already admitted defeat.

The election was called two years early after Mr Kaczynski's coalition collapsed over a corruption probe.

The prime minister's twin brother, Lech Kaczynski, is Poland's president and does not face an election until 2010. But the opposition's win looks big enough for it to be able to override his veto power.

PiS has pursued former communists and adopted a sceptical approach to the European Union, while Civic Platform has promised lower taxes and a more business-friendly administration with closer ties to Europe.

Civic Platform says it will repair Poland's strained ties with Germany and other EU neighbours. It also wants strong ties with the US but Mr Tusk has vowed to withdraw 900 Polish troops from the US-led coalition force in Iraq.

'Restoring hope'

Voting in Sunday's election was extended by three hours in some parts of the country as officials struggled to cope with the sharply increased turnout of 55%.

Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski admits defeat in Poland's general election
Mr Kaczynski said his party would be a "decisive, tough opposition"
Mr Tusk was showered with confetti as he appeared in front of cheering supporters at its campaign headquarters after the exit polls were announced.

"We went into this election in order to make everyone, without exception, feel good in their country, in their home," he said.

"I thank everyone who, in an impartial way, has helped restore hope among Poles."

Later, Mr Kaczynski admitted defeat and congratulated his rival in a speech at his campaign headquarters.

"We have failed against a wide front," he said. "I wish Donald Tusk every success and I congratulate him."

Mr Kaczynski blamed the result on a coalition of newspapers and political parties, who he said had stopped at nothing in their campaign to oust him.

He said the high turnout was a sign of the strength of Polish democracy. He also promised that PiS would be a "decisive, tough opposition" in parliament.

Poles have become disillusioned with democracy following a succession of unhappy coalition governments, says the BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw.

The country is polarised over the figure of Prime Minister Kaczynski, 58, who commands both strong support and deep opposition, says our correspondent.

He has given extra power to anti-corruption agencies and purged former communists, while promoting an assertive foreign policy and traditional Catholic values.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7054912.stm

lol twins LOL.

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The UNABOMBER was in a Polish election? I thought he was still in teh prison!