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An anti-establishment backlash that shook up the party system? The october 2015 Polish parliamentary election
The October 2015 Polish parliamentary election saw the stunning victory of the right-wing opposition Law and Justice party which became the first in post-communist Poland to secure an outright parliamentary majority, and equally comprehensive defeat of the incumbent centrist Civic Platform. In addition to the fact that the outgoing ruling party could no longer rely on invoking the ‘politics of fear’, the main factor accounting for this was widespread disillusionment with the country’s ruling elite. The election also saw the broad ‘post-transition’ socio-demographic and ideological divide and Law and Justice-Civic Platform duopoly continuing to dominate party competition. However, there were some indications of greater party system fluidity and question marks over who would emerge as the main representative of the anti-Law and Justice side of this divide.
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Perspectives on European Politics and SocietyISSN
1570-5854Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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4Volume
18Page range
404-427Department affiliated with
- Politics Publications
Research groups affiliated with
- Sussex European Institute Publications
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2016-10-04First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-10-04First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-10-04Usage metrics
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