Polish parliamentary election, 1997
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
Social policy
Economic reforms Privatization European_integration |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Poland
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| gptkbp:date |
1997-09-21
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| gptkbp:electionYear |
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:National_Electoral_Commission_of_Poland General election proportional representation Announced on October 1, 1997 Final results published in official gazette Other parties gained 26% of votes Freedom_Union_gained_6%_of_votes Left_Democratic_Alliance_gained_27%_of_votes Polish_Peasant_Party_gained_8%_of_votes Solidarity_Electoral_Action_gained_33%_of_votes |
| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Solidarity_Electoral_Action
gptkb:Left_Democratic_Alliance gptkb:Polish_Peasant_Party Freedom Union |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Political pluralism
Economic transformation Post-communist transition Democratic_consolidation |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Polish parliamentary election, 1997
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| gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
Monitored by international observers
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| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
Impact on future elections
Formation of a new government Changes in party dynamics Political_realignment_in_Poland |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
Extensive media coverage
Debates and discussions |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
Leszek Balcerowicz Marek Borowski Janusz Lewandowski |
| gptkbp:numberOfSeasons |
460
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Formation of a coalition government
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
1993 Polish parliamentary election
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| gptkbp:result |
Solidarity_Electoral_Action_won
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| gptkbp:significance |
First election after the fall of communism in Poland
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
2001 Polish parliamentary election
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| gptkbp:type |
parliamentary election
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
Direct election
Secret ballot 77.2% |