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Legislative elections: Sejm, 4-year term, 5% threshold (combined lists 8%), party-list proportional representation system
           · President: Bronislaw Komorowski (PO) · Prime Minister: Donald Tusk (PO) · Government: PO, PSL

Party Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2011 Seats 2007 Seats
Platforma Obywatelska (PO)
Civic Platform
Liberal conservatism; Christian democracy EPP
2001
39,2% 207 41,5% 209
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS)
Law and Justice
National conservatism; Social conservatism, Christian democracy AECR
2001
 29,9% 157  32,1% 166
Ruch Palikota (RP)
Palikot's Movement
Liberalism; Anti-clericalism
 
-
2011
10,0% 40 - -
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL)
Polish People's Party
Agrarianism; Centrism, Christian democracy  EPP
1931
8,4% 28 8,9% 31
Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (SLD)
Democratic Left Alliance
(2007: Left and Democrats, LiD)
Social democracy
 
PES, SI
1999
8,2% 27 13,2% 53
German Minority Electoral Committee - - 0,2%  1 0,2% 1
Others - -  4,1%  - 4,1% -
Total - - - 460 - 460
Turnout 48,9% 53,8%

 © 2011 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: National Electoral Commission (http://wybory2011.pkw.gov.pl). Archive: Elections 1989-2005.