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2010 Polish Senate By-elections
Three by-elections to the Senate were held in Poland on 20 June 2010, at the same time as the presidential election. They were held to replace Krystyna Bochenek in Katowice (Civic Platform), Janina Fetlińska in Płock and Stanisław Zając in Krosno (both Law and Justice), who died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash on 10 April 2010. The results were as follows: * In Katowice, Leszek Piechota held the seat for the PO with 244,899 votes against the Polish Labour Party's Zbigniew Zdónek with 82,788 votes and Adam Stach (PiS) with 81,561 votes; turnout was 53.47%. * In Płock, Michał Boszko took the seat for the Polish People's Party with 132,427 votes against Marek Martynowski from PiS with 127,446 votes and Tomasz Kałużyński from Poland Plus with 50,111 votes; turnout was 48.97%. * In Krosno, Zając’s widow Alicja Zając held the seat for PiS with 269,928; she had no opponent. Turnout was 47.07%.http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Poland
The Senate ( pl, Senat) is the upper house of the Polish parliament, the lower house being the Sejm. The history of the Polish Senate stretches back over 500 years; it was one of the first constituent bodies of a bicameral parliament in Europe and existed without hiatus until the final partition of the Polish state in 1795. The contemporary Senate is composed of 100 senators elected by a universal ballot and is headed by Marshal of the Senate (''Marszałek Senatu''). The incumbent Marshal of the Senate is Tomasz Grodzki. Following a brief period of existence under the Second Polish Republic, the Senate was again abolished by the authorities of the Polish People's Republic. It was not re-established until the collapse of the communist government and reinstatement of democracy in Poland in 1989. The Senate is based in Warsaw and is located in a building which forms part of the Sejm Complex on Wiejska Street, in close proximity to the Three Crosses Square and Ujazdów Castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law And Justice
Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct successor of the Centre Agreement after it split from the Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS). It managed to win the 2005 parliamentary and presidential elections, after which Lech became the president of Poland. It headed a parliamentary coalition with the League of Polish Families and Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland between 2005 and the 2007 election. It placed second and they remained in the parliamentary opposition until 2015. It regained the presidency in the 2015 election, and later won a majority of seats in the parliamentary election. They retained the positions following the 2019 and 2020 election. During its foundation, it sought to position itself as a centrist Christian democratic party, although shortly after, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Zając
Alicja Maria Zając (born 26 June 1953) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Krosno. References Living people 1953 births Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Polish women politicians 21st-century Polish women politicians Members of the Senate of Poland 2019–2023 Women members of the Senate of Poland Members of the Senate of Poland 2023–2027 {{Poland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland Plus
Poland Plus ( pl, Polska Plus) was a centre-right political party in Poland that existed briefly during 2010. It was formed on 9 January 2010 from deputies in the Sejm that crossed the floor from the Law and Justice party. The party was dissolved on 24 September 2010, with five of its parliamentary representatives, including leader Jerzy Polaczek, returning to Law and Justice, while Jan Filip Libicki and Jacek Tomczak sat as independents. In November 2010, four of the former Poland Plus members – Libicki, Tomczak, Lucjan Karasiewicz, and Andrzej Walkowiak – joined Poland Comes First. Members of Sejm Poland Plus had seven representatives: * Lucjan Karasiewicz * Jan Filip Libicki * Jerzy Polaczek (leader) * Jarosław Sellin * Jacek Tomczak * Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski (born 28 July 1964 in Kielce) is a Polish politician and lawyer, associate professor of law at the University of Lodz. Minister of Culture and National Heritage in the govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish People's Party
The Polish People's Party ( pl, Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) is an agrarian political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although its name was changed to the present one in 1903. During the Second Polish Republic, the Polish People's Party was represented by a number of parties that held its name. They were all supportive of agrarian policies, although they spanned from the left-wing to the centre-right on the political spectrum. It was reformed into the People's Party shortly after the Sanacja regime took power. It took part into the formation of Polish government-in-exile during the World War II, and after the war it was again reformed into the Polish People's Party, and soon after into the United People's Party. During the existence of Polish People's Republic, it was seen as a satellite party of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party that promoted rural in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Boszko
Michał () is a Polish and Sorbian form of Michael and may refer to: * Michał Bajor (born 1957), Polish actor and musician * Michał Chylinski (born 1986), Polish basketball player * Michał Drzymała (1857–1937), Polish rebel * Michał Heller (born 1936), Polish academic and catholic priest * Michał Kalecki (1899–1970), Polish economist * Michał Kamiński (born 1972), Polish politician * Michał Kubiak (born 1988), Polish volleyball player * Michał Kwiatkowski (born 1990), Polish cyclist * Michał Listkiewicz (born 1953), Polish football referee * Michał Lorenc (born 1955), Polish film score compose * Michał Łysejko (born 1990), Polish heavy metal drummer * Michał Piróg (born 1979), Polish dancer, choreographer, TV presenter, actor and television personality * Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł (1778–1850), Polish noble * Michał Rozmys (born 1995), Polish middle-distance runner * Michał Sołowow (born 1962), Polish billionaire businessman and rally driver * Michał Sopo� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Labour Party (Sierpień 80)
The Polish Labour Party - August 80 ''( pl, Polska Partia Pracy-Sierpień 80, PPP)'' was a minor left-wing political party in Poland, describing itself as socialist. It was created on 11 November 2001 as the Alternative – Labour Party (''Alternatywa – Partia Pracy'') and acquired its new name of Polish Labour Party ''( pl, Polska Partia Pracy)'' in 2004, before adding the suffix -August 80 ''( pl, Sierpień 80)'' on 20 November 2009. The party was affiliated with the . The party was opposed to privatisation of state assets resulting from the post-communist reforms of the 1990s and supported increased state expenditure. It was opposed to Polish involvement in the European Union and supported increased cooperation with Poland's eastern neighbours, free education and health care, free (state funded) contraception and abortions, recognition of same-sex civil unions, the withdrawal of Polish troops from Iraq, the elimination of conscription and the introduction of a professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leszek Piechota
Leszek () is a Slavic Polish male given name, originally ''Lestko'', ''Leszko'' or ''Lestek'', related to ''Lech'', ''Lechosław'' and Czech ''Lstimir''. Individuals named Leszek celebrate their name day on June 3. Notable people * Lestko * Leszek I (other) * Leszek II (other) * Leszek III * Leszek, Duke of Masovia (ca 1162–1186) * Leszek I the White (1186/1187-1227) * Leszek II the Black (1241–1288) * Leszek Balcerowicz, a Polish economist, the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister * Leszek Bebło (born 1966), Polish long-distance runner, 1993 Paris Marathon champion * Leszek Blanik, 2008 Olympic gold medalist in vault (gymnastics) * Leszek Kołakowski (1927–2009), Polish philosopher * Leszek Miller, former Prime Minister of Poland * Sir Leszek Krysztof Borysiewicz, British academic and university administrator * Leszek A Gasieniec, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Liverpool See also * Lech (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 Crash
On 10 April 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft operating Polish Air Force Flight 101 crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk, killing all 96 people on board. Among the victims were the president of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, and his wife, Maria, the former president of Poland in exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski, the chief of the Polish General Staff and other senior Polish military officers, the president of the National Bank of Poland, Polish Government officials, 18 members of the Polish Parliament, senior members of the Polish clergy, and relatives of victims of the Katyn massacre. The group was arriving from Warsaw to attend an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the massacre, which took place not far from Smolensk. The pilots were attempting to land at Smolensk North Airport — a former military airbase — in thick fog, with visibility reduced to about . The aircraft descended far below the normal approach path until it struck trees, rolled, inverted and cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krosno
Krosno (in full ''The Royal Free City of Krosno'', pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Krosno) is a historical town and county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. The estimated population of the town is 47,140 inhabitants as of 2014. The functional urban area of Krosno has a population of 115,000 inhabitants. Krosno is a medieval fortified town, a former Royal Free Town and centre of cloth, linen, canvas, baize and Hungarian wine trade. It is also notable for its glassmaking traditions, which became known as the Krosno Glassware. Until recently it was a provincial capital. Krosno is the site of the first oil well (or "mine") in the world. Geography Krosno is on the river Wisłok. Slovakia is about south, and Ukraine is about east of the city. It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city. Neighbouring municipalities are: Korczy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, seventh largest EU country, covering a combined area of . It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordering seven countries. The territory is characterised by a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and Temperate climate, temperate transitional climate. The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Humans have been present on Polish soil since the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Glacial Period over 12,000 years ago. Culturally diverse throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Zając
Stanisław Zając (, 1 May 1949 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish lawyer and politician. He was a member of Sejm 1991–1993 and Sejm 1997–2001. On 25 September 2005 he was elected a member of the Sejm again, getting 25,225 votes in 22 Krosno district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list. Zając was born in Święcany. On 1 May 1949, he won the by-election for the Polish Senate, held in Krosno-constituency following the death of Senator Andrzej Mazurkiewicz. He was listed on the flight manifest of the |
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