Polish parliamentary election of 1991
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The Polish parliamentary election of 1991 was the first fully free and competitive legislative election in post-communist Poland, resulting in a highly fragmented Sejm and marking a key step in the country’s democratic transition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1991 Polish parliamentary election | 1 |
| Polish parliamentary election of 1991 canonical | 1 |
| Polish parliamentary election, 1991 | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Polish parliamentary election of 1991 Context triple: [Polish legislative election of 1989, followedBy, Polish parliamentary election of 1991]
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A.
1993 Polish parliamentary election
The 1993 Polish parliamentary election was a national legislative vote in post-communist Poland that reshaped the political landscape by returning former communist and left-wing forces to power.
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B.
Polish legislative election of 1989
The Polish legislative election of 1989 was a landmark semi-free vote that led to the collapse of communist rule in Poland and paved the way for democratic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe.
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C.
Polish legislative election of 1985
The Polish legislative election of 1985 was a late-communist era parliamentary election in the People's Republic of Poland, held under the dominance of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party before the democratic transformations of 1989.
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D.
Polish parliamentary elections
Polish parliamentary elections are nationwide votes held to choose representatives to the Sejm and Senate, shaping the composition and direction of Poland’s national legislature.
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E.
2005 Polish parliamentary election
The 2005 Polish parliamentary election was a national legislative vote in Poland that led to a major political shift, bringing the conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) to power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Polish parliamentary election of 1991 Target entity description: The Polish parliamentary election of 1991 was the first fully free and competitive legislative election in post-communist Poland, resulting in a highly fragmented Sejm and marking a key step in the country’s democratic transition.
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A.
1993 Polish parliamentary election
The 1993 Polish parliamentary election was a national legislative vote in post-communist Poland that reshaped the political landscape by returning former communist and left-wing forces to power.
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B.
Polish legislative election of 1989
The Polish legislative election of 1989 was a landmark semi-free vote that led to the collapse of communist rule in Poland and paved the way for democratic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe.
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C.
Polish legislative election of 1985
The Polish legislative election of 1985 was a late-communist era parliamentary election in the People's Republic of Poland, held under the dominance of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party before the democratic transformations of 1989.
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D.
Polish parliamentary elections
Polish parliamentary elections are nationwide votes held to choose representatives to the Sejm and Senate, shaping the composition and direction of Poland’s national legislature.
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E.
2005 Polish parliamentary election
The 2005 Polish parliamentary election was a national legislative vote in Poland that led to a major political shift, bringing the conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) to power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| abolishedOrReplacedSystem | remnants of the communist-era electoral framework ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high party fragmentation
ⓘ
large number of small parties and electoral committees ⓘ weak party institutionalization ⓘ |
| context | post-communist political transformation in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| electoralBody |
Sejm
ⓘ
linked to:
Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Senate of Poland ⓘ |
| electoralSystemForSejm | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralSystemForSenate | majoritarian system ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Polish parliamentary election of 1993
ⓘ
linked to:
1993 Polish parliamentary election
|
| governmentFormedBy |
coalition including Centre Agreement
ⓘ
coalition including Christian National Union ⓘ coalition including Party of Christian Democrats ⓘ |
| isFirst | first fully free and competitive legislative election in post-communist Poland ⓘ |
| keyEventIn | democratic transition of Poland ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign | Polish ⓘ |
| largestPartyInSejm | Democratic Union (Poland) ⓘ |
| largestPartyInSejmSeatCount | 62 ⓘ |
| ledTo | formation of a coalition government ⓘ |
| legalBasis | 1991 electoral law for the Sejm and Senate ⓘ |
| location | territory of the Republic of Poland ⓘ |
| mainIssue | post-communist political and economic reforms ⓘ |
| numberOfElectoralCommitteesWinningSejmSeats | 29 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContestedInSejm | 460 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContestedInSenate | 100 ⓘ |
| otherSignificantParty |
Centre Agreement
ⓘ
linked to:
Centre Agreement (Porozumienie Centrum)
Christian National Union ⓘ Confederation of Independent Poland ⓘ Liberal Democratic Congress ⓘ Solidarity trade union electoral committees ⓘ
linked to:
Solidarity Electoral Action
|
| partOf |
Polish Third Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Third Polish Republic
|
| precededBy |
Polish parliamentary election of 1989
ⓘ
linked to:
Polish legislative election of 1989
|
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Jan Olszewski ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
highly fragmented Sejm
ⓘ
no single party winning a majority ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyInSejm |
SLD (Democratic Left Alliance)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Left Alliance
|
| secondLargestPartyInSejmSeatCount | 60 ⓘ |
| significance | consolidation of democratic institutions in Poland ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartyInSejm |
Polish People’s Party
ⓘ
linked to:
Polish People's Party
|
| thirdLargestPartyInSejmSeatCount | 48 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | presidency of Lech Wałęsa ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | 1991-10-27 ⓘ |
| usedElectoralThreshold | false ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutPercentage | 43.2 ⓘ |
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Subject: Polish parliamentary election of 1991 Description of subject: The Polish parliamentary election of 1991 was the first fully free and competitive legislative election in post-communist Poland, resulting in a highly fragmented Sejm and marking a key step in the country’s democratic transition.
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linked to: Polish parliamentary election of 1991
linked to: Polish parliamentary election of 1991