rigged 1947 Polish legislative election
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The rigged 1947 Polish legislative election was a falsified parliamentary vote orchestrated by the communist authorities and backed by the Soviet Union to eliminate opposition and consolidate one-party rule in postwar Poland.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
falsified election
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legislative election ⓘ |
| affected | Polish parliament (Sejm) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
consolidating one-party rule in Poland
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eliminating political opposition in Poland ⓘ establishing communist control over the Polish parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1947 Polish legislative election
ⓘ
falsified 1947 Polish parliamentary election ⓘ |
| backedBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
Ministry of Public Security of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish security services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1947-01-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
establishment of a communist-dominated government in Poland
ⓘ
liquidation of legal opposition parties in Poland ⓘ |
| governmentSide |
Democratic Bloc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Party (Poland, pro-communist) NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Socialist Party (pro-communist faction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadLongTermEffect | integration of Poland into the Soviet sphere of influence ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| location | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpposition | Polish People's Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionLeader | Stanisław Mikołajczyk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
arrests of opposition activists
ⓘ
ballot stuffing ⓘ censorship of opposition campaigning ⓘ intimidation of voters ⓘ manipulation of vote counting ⓘ use of secret police ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Polish Workers' Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
communist authorities in Poland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sovietization of Eastern Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
communist takeover of Poland ⓘ |
| politicalSystemConsequence |
authoritarian communist regime in Poland
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one-party dominance ⓘ |
| precededBy |
1946 Polish people's referendum
ⓘ
3xTAK referendum ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
end of meaningful parliamentary democracy in postwar Poland
ⓘ
marginalization of the Polish People's Party ⓘ victory of the communist-dominated Democratic Bloc ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Soviet security advisers ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Joseph Stalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Cold War
ⓘ
post-World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfFraud |
electoral fraud
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vote falsification ⓘ |
| year | 1947 ⓘ |
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