Polish parliamentary election, 1997
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The Polish parliamentary election of 1997 was a national legislative vote that reshaped Poland’s post-communist political landscape, bringing a center-right coalition to power and influencing the country’s direction toward European integration and economic reform.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polish parliamentary election, 1997 canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Polish parliamentary election, 1997 Context triple: [Leszek Miller, electedIn, Polish parliamentary election, 1997]
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A.
Polish parliamentary election of 1991
The Polish parliamentary election of 1991 was the first fully free and competitive legislative election in post-communist Poland, resulting in a highly fragmented Sejm and marking a key step in the country’s democratic transition.
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B.
1993 Polish parliamentary election
The 1993 Polish parliamentary election was a national legislative vote in post-communist Poland that reshaped the political landscape by returning former communist and left-wing forces to power.
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C.
Polish parliamentary elections
Polish parliamentary elections are nationwide votes held to choose representatives to the Sejm and Senate, shaping the composition and direction of Poland’s national legislature.
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D.
2005 Polish parliamentary election
The 2005 Polish parliamentary election was a national legislative vote in Poland that led to a major political shift, bringing the conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) to power.
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E.
Polish legislative election of 1989
The Polish legislative election of 1989 was a landmark semi-free vote that led to the collapse of communist rule in Poland and paved the way for democratic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polish parliamentary election, 1997 Target entity description: The Polish parliamentary election of 1997 was a national legislative vote that reshaped Poland’s post-communist political landscape, bringing a center-right coalition to power and influencing the country’s direction toward European integration and economic reform.
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A.
Polish parliamentary election of 1991
The Polish parliamentary election of 1991 was the first fully free and competitive legislative election in post-communist Poland, resulting in a highly fragmented Sejm and marking a key step in the country’s democratic transition.
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B.
1993 Polish parliamentary election
The 1993 Polish parliamentary election was a national legislative vote in post-communist Poland that reshaped the political landscape by returning former communist and left-wing forces to power.
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C.
Polish parliamentary elections
Polish parliamentary elections are nationwide votes held to choose representatives to the Sejm and Senate, shaping the composition and direction of Poland’s national legislature.
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D.
2005 Polish parliamentary election
The 2005 Polish parliamentary election was a national legislative vote in Poland that led to a major political shift, bringing the conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) to power.
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E.
Polish legislative election of 1989
The Polish legislative election of 1989 was a landmark semi-free vote that led to the collapse of communist rule in Poland and paved the way for democratic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| afterGoverningParty | Solidarity Electoral Action–Freedom Union coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeGoverningParty | Democratic Left Alliance–Polish People’s Party coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberDissolvedBeforeElection | 2nd term Sejm of the Third Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberElected | 3rd term Sejm of the Third Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1997-09-21 ⓘ |
| electoralThresholdCoalitions | 8% ⓘ |
| electoralThresholdParties | 5% ⓘ |
| electoralType | legislative ⓘ |
| forBody |
Sejm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-communist Poland ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialMaterials | Polish ⓘ |
| ledToGovernment | Solidarity Electoral Action–Freedom Union coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | territory of Poland ⓘ |
| mainOppositionAfterElection | Democratic Left Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningAlliance | Solidarity Electoral Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningAllianceAbbreviation | AWS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorOutcome |
Defeat of Democratic Left Alliance
ⓘ
Victory of Solidarity Electoral Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | Polish parliamentary election, 2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | National Electoral Commission of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherParliamentaryParty |
Freedom Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Movement for Reconstruction of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherParliamentaryPartyAbbreviation |
PSL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ROP NERFINISHED ⓘ UW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyImpact |
acceleration of economic reforms
ⓘ
strengthening of European integration policy ⓘ |
| politicalOrientationOfNewGovernment | center-right ⓘ |
| previousElection | Polish parliamentary election, 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Jerzy Buzek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToProcess | Poland’s accession to the European Union ⓘ |
| resultedIn | formation of Jerzy Buzek cabinet ⓘ |
| secondLargestParty | Democratic Left Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyAbbreviation | SLD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| senateTermElected | 4th term Senate of the Third Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSejmSeats | 460 ⓘ |
| totalSenateSeats | 100 ⓘ |
| turnoutApproximate | 47.9% ⓘ |
| votingSystemSejm | proportional representation ⓘ |
| votingSystemSenate | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Subject: Polish parliamentary election, 1997 Description of subject: The Polish parliamentary election of 1997 was a national legislative vote that reshaped Poland’s post-communist political landscape, bringing a center-right coalition to power and influencing the country’s direction toward European integration and economic reform.
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