Polish parliamentary election, 1997

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The Polish parliamentary election in 1997 to the Sejm and Senate of Poland was held on the 21 September. In the Sejm elections, 47.93% of citizens cast their votes, 96.12% of which were counted as valid. In the Senate elections, 46.92% of citizens cast their votes, 97.82% of which were valid.

e â€¢ d Summary of the September 21, 1997 Parliament of Poland election results

Party		Ideology	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Solidarity Electoral Action	Liberal conservatism	4,427,373	33.83%		201
	Democratic Left Alliance	Social democracy	3,551,224	27.13%		164
	Freedom Union	Classical liberalism	1,749,518	13.37%		60
	Polish People's Party	Agrarianism	956,184	7.31%		27
	Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland	Euroscepticism	727,072	5.56%		6
	Labour Union	Social democracy	620,611	4.74%		—	—
	Krajowa Partia Emerytów i Rencistów		284,826	2.18%		—	—
	Unia Prawicy Rzeczypospolitej		266,317	2.03%		—	—
	KPERR		212 826	1.63%		—	—
	Blok dla Polski		178,395	1.36%		—	—
Total (Turnout: 47.93%)			12,974,346	100.0%	—	458	—

e â€¢ d Summary of the September 21, 1997 Polish Senate Election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats
	Solidarity Electoral Action			51
	Democratic Left Alliance			28
	Freedom Union			8
	Polish People's Party			5
	Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland			5
Total (Turnout: 46.92%)
Source:

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The election was won by the liberal conservative party Solidarity Electoral Action. It formed a coalition with the Freedom Union, a liberal party. The election was a major setback for the Democratic Left Alliance and the Polish People's Party who was forced out of government.

[edit] References

• Obwieszczenie PaÅ„stwowej Komisji Wyborczej z dn. 25 IX 1997 r., Monitor Polski. Nr 64, poz. 620
• Obwieszczenie PKW z dn. 25 IX 1997 r., M.P. Nr 64, poz. 621

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