Polish parliamentary election, 2001
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The Polish parliamentary election of 2001 was a national vote that reshaped Poland’s political landscape by bringing the Democratic Left Alliance, led by Leszek Miller, to power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionPartnerOfWinner | Labour Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| date | 2001-09-23 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold |
5% for parties
ⓘ
8% for coalitions ⓘ |
| forOffice |
Sejm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentAfterElection | Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBeforeElection | Solidarity Electoral Action government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingCoalition | Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingParty | Democratic Left Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureTerm | Sejm of the 4th term NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLeftBloc | Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRightParties |
Civic Platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law and Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDefeatedParty | Solidarity Electoral Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorNewPartyInSejm |
Civic Platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law and Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ League of Polish Families NERFINISHED ⓘ Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | Polish parliamentary election, 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested |
100 seats in the Senate of Poland
ⓘ
460 seats in the Sejm ⓘ |
| partyEnteredParliament |
Civic Platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law and Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ League of Polish Families NERFINISHED ⓘ Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | post-communist left vs post-Solidarity right realignment ⓘ |
| previousElection | Polish parliamentary election, 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Leszek Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Jerzy Buzek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radicalOrPopulistParties |
League of Polish Families
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
change of government
ⓘ
formation of a left-wing government ⓘ |
| significance |
brought Democratic Left Alliance to power under Leszek Miller
ⓘ
marked decline of post-Solidarity camp ⓘ reshaped Poland’s party system ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | Poland’s accession negotiations with the European Union were underway ⓘ |
| turnout | approximately 46% ⓘ |
| year | 2001 ⓘ |
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