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Warsaw II (parliamentary Constituency)
Warsaw II is a Polish parliamentary constituency in the Masovian Voivodeship. It elects twelve members of the Sejm. The district has the number 20 for elections to the Sejm, named after the country's capital city, Warsaw. However, it does not include Warsaw itself, but covers the surrounding counties of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Legionowo, Nowy Dwór, Otwock, Piaseczno, Pruszków, Warsaw West, and Wołomin Wołomin is a town in the Warsaw metropolitan area in the Masovian Voivodship, seat of Wołomin County. Wołomin is situated approximately east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, near the railway to Białystok. It has approximately 43,000 inhabit .... The constituency is often referred to by media as ''obwarzanek'' due to its geographic shape. Elections 2015 2019 2023 List of members References {{coord missing, Masovian Voivodeship Sejm constituencies Masovian Voivodeship Politics of Warsaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sejm
The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People's Republic, transition of government in 1989. Along with the upper house of parliament, the Senate of Poland, Senate, it forms the national legislature in Poland known as Parliament of Poland#National Assembly, National Assembly (). The Sejm comprises 460 Member of parliament, deputies (singular or ) elected every four years by Universal suffrage, universal ballot. The Sejm is presided over by a Speaker of parliament, speaker, the "Marshal of the Sejm" (). In the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), Kingdom of Poland, the term ''Sejm'' referred to an entire two-Chambers of parliament, chamber parliament, comprising the Chamber of Deputies (), the Senate and the King. It was thus a three-estate parliament. The 1573 Henrician Articles strengthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Parliament Constituency
Member of the European Parliament, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are Elections in the European Union, elected by the population of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union (EU). The European Electoral Act 2002 allows member states the choice to allocate electoral district, electoral subdivisions or constituencies (; ; ; ) for the European Parliament elections in several different ways. Most EU countries operate a single national constituency which elects MEPs for the whole country. Belgium and Ireland are each subdivided into constituencies, with electoral results calculated separately in each constituency. Germany, Italy and Poland are each subdivided into electoral districts, with the number of representatives determined at the national level after each election in proportion to the votes cast in each district. In Germany, political parties are entitled to present lists of candidates either at States of Germany, Länder or natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Together
(, meaning 'Together Party') is a Left-wing politics, left-wing list of political parties in Poland, political party in Poland. It was founded in 2015, and from 2019 to 2024 the party's official name was (, 'Left Together'). The party was one of the eight nationwide committees standing in the 2015 Polish parliamentary election, 2015 parliamentary election. Party co-leaders are Adrian Zandberg and Aleksandra Owca, elected at the end of November and beginning of December 2024, following a split in the party in October. It supports principles of social democracy, democratic socialism, and social liberalism, and has expressed Progressivism, progressive views. The party is critical of the historical post-communist Democratic Left Alliance (Poland), Democratic Left Alliance. It is a part of the European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet; a pan-European party that supports an alternative to capitalism. It was a member of the Progressive International and DieM25, DiEM25. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KORWiN
The New Hope ( , NN) is a right-wing to far-right political party in Poland and member of Confederation. As of 2024, it is led by Sławomir Mentzen. Founded in 2015 by Janusz Korwin-Mikke as a result of his removal from the Congress of the New Right, his former party, it was initially called Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic of Liberty and Hope () and then subsequently Confederation for the Renewal of the Republic of Liberty and Hope (), both backronym to KORWiN or sometimes shortened to Liberty (). Among the party's other members are Przemysław Wipler, who held a seat in the Polish Sejm, and Robert Iwaszkiewicz, Member of the European Parliament. The party's Polish name was originally a backronym of the founder's name Korwin-Mikke, who took part in the 2015 presidential election. History The party was formed shortly after Janusz Korwin-Mikke was removed from the chairmanship of the Congress of the New Right (KNP). The pro-Korwin faction of the KNP ended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Left (Poland)
The United Left (, ZL) was a political alliance, political and electoral alliance of list of political parties in Poland, political parties in Poland. The alliance was formed in July 2015 by the Democratic Left Alliance (Poland), Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), Your Movement (TR), Polish Socialist Party (PPS), Labour Union (Poland), Labour Union (UP), and The Greens (Poland), The Greens (PZ) to jointly contest the forthcoming parliamentary election. The formation of the alliance was in response to the poor performance the Polish centre-left in the 2015 Polish presidential election, 2015 presidential election, and was backed by the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ). On 14 September 2015 the Polish Labour Party (Sierpień 80), Polish Labour Party (PPP) joined the alliance. The Social Democracy of Poland, National Party of Retirees and Pensioners, Alliance of Democrats (Poland), Alliance of Democrats and Democratic Party – demokraci.pl, Democratic Party also had its candid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kukiz'15
Kukiz'15 is a right-wing populist political party in Poland led by Paweł Kukiz. It was formed in 2015 as a loose movement that registered itself as an association in 2016 and later as a political party in 2020. Initially, it was connected with far-right parties such as the National Movement, although it has moderated its political outlook since 2016. During the 2018 local elections, it coordinated with the socially conservative Right Wing of the Republic; in 2019, it joined the Polish Coalition. Due to its eurosceptic stances, its membership was terminated from the coalition. In May 2021 it announced its support for the ruling United Right coalition. Political positions Kukiz'15 was initially connected with the National Movement party, although Kukiz'15 itself was not characterized as far right but rather national-conservative, conservative-liberal, and anti-establishment. After 2016, they ceased operations with far-right organizations and politicians. Since its incep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern (political Party)
Modern (, styled as ".Nowoczesna") is a Centrism, centrist to Centre-right politics, centre-right list of political parties in Poland, political party in Poland. It is currently led by Adam Szłapka. It was formed in 2015 as "NowoczesnaPL" although it had to change the name to ".Nowoczesna" later that year due to a dispute with the similarly named Modern Poland Foundation. Its first president Ryszard Petru served until 2017, when he was succeeded by Katarzyna Lubnauer. It first gained seats in the 2015 Polish parliamentary election, 2015 parliamentary election, and in 2018 it joined the Civic Coalition (Poland), Civic Coalition to participate together in the 2018 Polish local elections, local elections. Szłapka was elected as the president in 2019. Modern is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and it is orientated towards the principles of liberalism, neoliberalism, and classical liberalism. It also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civic Platform
The Civic Platform (, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a Centre-right politics, centre-right liberal conservative political party in Poland. Since 2021, it has been led by Donald Tusk, who previously led it from 2003 to 2014 and was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019. It was formed in 2001 by splinter factions from the Solidarity Electoral Action, the Freedom Union (Poland), Freedom Union and the Conservative People's Party (Poland), Conservative People's Party, and it later placed second in the 2001 Polish parliamentary election. It remained at the opposition until the 2007 Polish parliamentary election, 2007 Polish parliamentary opposition, when it overtook Law and Justice, won 209 seats, and Tusk was elected as prime minister of Poland, Prime Minister of Poland. Following the Smolensk air disaster in 2010, Bronisław Komorowski served as acting president of Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law And Justice (Poland)
Law and Justice ( , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. The party is a member of European Conservatives and Reformists Group. Its chairman has been Jarosław Kaczyński since 18 January 2003. 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 won 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, but lost their majority following the 2023 Polish parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Polish Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 25 October 2015. All 460 members of the Sejm and 100 senators of the Senate of Poland, Senate were elected. The election was won by the largest opposition party, the right-wing Law and Justice (Poland), Law and Justice (PiS), with 38% of the vote against the governing Civic Platform (PO), which achieved 24%. Official results, announced on 27 October, gave Law and Justice 235 of the 460 seats, a majority of four. PiS vice chairwoman Beata Szydło succeeded PO leader Ewa Kopacz as Prime Minister of Poland, heading a one-party Cabinet of Beata Szydło, cabinet. It was the first election for a national parliament in Europe since the 1993 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993 Norwegian elections in which the two largest parties were led by a female candidate, and the second election in history (also since the 1993 Norwegian election) where more than three parties fielded female leadership candidates. It was also the first election in Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obwarzanek Krakowski
An ' (, plural: ' ; also spelled ') is a braided ring-shaped bread that is boiled and sprinkled with salt and sesame or poppy seeds before being baked. It has a white, sweetish, moist and chewy crumb underneath a crunchy golden-brown crust. Traditionally sold from street carts, it is a popular snack in the Polish city of Kraków, where it has the status of a regional food with protected geographical indication. It is closely related to, but distinct from, bagels, bubliks and pretzels. Etymology The term ' is Polish. The Polish noun ', or ', derives from the verb ', "to parboil", which refers to the distinctive technique of boiling the dough before baking. The adjective ' denotes anything coming from or related to the city of Kraków. Description An ' is a ring-shaped baked product with a hole in the middle. It takes the form of an oval or, seldom, a circle. Its surface is formed by strands of dough, round or oval in cross-section, twisted into a spiral. The colour rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
