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An anti-establishment backlash that shook up the party system? The October 2015 Polish parliamentary election

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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:31 authored by Aleks SzczerbiakAleks Szczerbiak
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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SEI Working Papers

ISSN

1350-4649

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Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex

Issue

140

Pages

37.0

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  • Politics Publications

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  • Sussex European Institute Publications

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University of Sussex

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Legacy Posted Date

2016-10-17

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-06-29

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-10-14

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