Polish presidential election, 2015
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The next Polish presidential election is scheduled for 10 May 2015. The president shall be elected directly by the people to serve for 5 years and can be reelected only once. Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution, the president must be elected by an absolute majority of valid votes; if no candidate succeeds in passing this threshold, a second round of voting is held with the participation of the two candidates who received the largest and second largest number of votes respectively. In order to be registered as a candidate in the presidential election, one must be a Polish citizen, be at least 35 years old on the day of the first round of the election and collect at least 100,000 signatures of voters.
Candidates
In total 23 candidates have registered with the State Electoral Commission.[1] Only 11 submitted the required 100,000 signatures supporting their candidacy before the 26 March deadline.:[2]
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Member of European Parliament Andrzej Duda (Law and Justice), 42
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Marszałek of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Adam Jarubas (Polish People's Party), 40
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Current President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski (independent, supported by Civic Platform), 62
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Member of European Parliament Janusz Korwin-Mikke (Congress of the New Righta), 72
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Columnist and bodybuilder Marian Kowalski (National Movement), 50
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Rock singer and member of the Lower Silesian Regional Assembly Paweł Kukiz (independent), 51
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Historian and politician Magdalena Ogórek (independent, supported by Democratic Left Alliance), 36
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Member of Sejm Janusz Palikot (Your Movement), 50
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Barrister Jacek Wilk (Congress of the New Right), 40
- Notes
- ^a Although Korwin-Mikke is in the process of registering his new party KORWiN, he still formally retains his membership in the Congress of the New Right.
Rejected candidates
The registered candidates who failed to submit 100,000 signatures supporting their run for office were:
- Artur Głowacki, an enterpreneur[3]
- Anna Grodzka, the first transgender member of the Polish parliament, The Greens party candidate[4]
- Zdzisław Jankowski, deputy leader of Patriotic Poland party, former member of Sejm[5]
- Włodzimierz Julian Korab-Karpowicz, a philosopher and political scientist[6]
- Dariusz Łaska, a candidate representing a minor NGO Patriotic Community of Solidary Deliberation.[7]
- Stanisław Majdański, former senator, candidate of agrarian conservative Ojcowizna party.[3]
- Balli Marzec, ethnic Kazakh activist and publicist, candidate of NGO Kazakh Community.[8]
- Kornel Morawiecki, legendary democratic activist in time of PRL, founder and leader of Fighting Solidarity, candidate in 2010 election.[9]
- Zenon Nowak, candidate of party Brave Dad protecting rights of fathers.[10]
- Wanda Nowicka, current Deputy Marshall of the Sejm, the candidate of the social-democratic party Labour United.[11]
- Iwona Piątek, leader of Women's Party[12]
- Adam Słomka, a former member of Sejm and an anti-communist activist[13]
Among those who publicly announced their candidacy, but failed to register, were:
- Waldemar Deska, a musician, former member of reggae band Daab, the candidate of the Libertarian Party.,[14] eventually withdrew his candidacy and expressed his support for Janusz Korwin-Mikke.[15]
- Włodzimierz Zydorczak, businessman and candidate of association Obywatelska RP.,[16] had his application rejected by the State Electoral Commission[1]
Opinion polls
First round
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Undecided | Others | Lead | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komorowski PO |
Duda PiS |
Ogórek SLD |
Jarubas PSL |
Palikot TR |
Korwin-Mikke KORWiN |
Braun IN |
Grodzka Greens |
Kowalski RN |
Kukiz IN |
Wilk KNP |
Nowicka UP | |||||
| Millward Brown | 13 April 2015 | 7% | 45% | 28% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 6% | - | - | - | 6% | - | - | - | 17% |
| TNS Poland | 7-8 April 2015 | 13% | 46% | 24% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | - | - | - | 6% | - | - | - | 22% |
| Millward Brown | 30 March 2015 | 9% | 42% | 26% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 6% | - | - | 1% | 4% | - | - | - | 16% |
| IBRiS | 27-28 March 2015 | 11,1% | 40,7% | 26,6% | 4,9% | 5,1% | 2,7% | 4,8% | 0,4% | - | 0,4% | 3,3% | 0% | - | - | 14,1% |
| TNS Poland | 13–18 March 2015 | 21% | 41% | 24% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 2% | - | - | - | 2% | - | 1% | - | 17% |
| Millward Brown | 16 March 2015 | 2% | 46% | 31% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 4% | - | 0% | 1% | 5% | - | 1% | 1% | 15% |
| PPW | 9–15 March 2015 | - | 48% | 30% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 4% | - | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 18% |
| IBRiS | 13 March 2015 | 12% | 46% | 26% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | - | - | - | 20% |
| TNS Poland | 10-11 March 2015 | 12% | 45% | 27% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 4% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 18% |
| CBOS | 5–11 March 2015 | 18% | 52% | 19% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | - | <0,5% | <0,5% | 2% | - | <0,5% | 2% | 33% |
| PPW | 2–8 March 2015 | - | 48% | 28% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 4% | - | 1% | 1% | 4% | - | 1% | 1% | 20% |
| Millward Brown | 2 March 2015 | 2% | 46% | 27% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 4% | - | 1% | 1% | 4% | - | 0% | 2% | 19% |
| PPW | 23-28 Feb 2015 | - | 50% | 28% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 3% | - | 1% | 1% | 3% | - | 1% | 1% | 22% |
| Ipsos | 25-26 Feb 2015 | 3,2% | 49,7% | 28% | 5,7% | 2% | 1,4% | 3,8% | - | - | 0,7% | 3,5% | 0,3% | - | 0,5% | 21,7% |
| PPW | 16-22 Feb 2015 | - | 51% | 25% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 2% | - | 1% | 1% | 5% | - | 1% | 1% | 26% |
| TNS Poland | 13-18 Feb 2015 | 22% | 47% | 17% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 1% | - | 1% | - | 1% | - | - | - | 30% |
| Estymator | 15-17 Feb 2015 | - | 51% | 25% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 0% | - | - | 26% |
| Millward Brown | 16 Feb 2015 | 5% | 47% | 24% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 3% | – | 1% | 0% | 4% | - | - | - | 23% |
| GfK Polonia | 12-16 Feb 2015 | 14% | 52% | 20% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | – | - | - | 3% | - | - | - | 32% |
| IBRiS | 12-13 Feb 2015 | 9% | 49% | 26% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 2% | – | 1% | <1% | 3% | <1% | - | - | 23% |
| CBOS | 5-11 Feb 2015 | 8% | 63% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | – | 1% | - | - | - | - | 4% | 48% |
| TNS Poland | 4-5 Feb 2015 | 11% | 53% | 19% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 2% | – | 1% | 1% | - | - | - | 4%e | 34% |
| IBRiS | 3 Feb 2015 | - | 55% | 25% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 4% | – | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30% |
| Millward Brown | 25 Jan 2015 | 4% | 62% | 18% | 8% | 1%a | 2% | 3% | – | - | 1% | - | - | - | - | 44% |
| TNS Poland | 16-21 Jan 2015 | 24% | 52% | 12% | 5% | - | 2% | 3% | – | - | 0% | - | - | - | - | 40% |
| Ariadna | 16-20 Jan 2015 | - | 48% | 17% | 7% | 2% | 7% | 7% | – | - | 2% | - | - | - | 10%d | 31% |
| GfK Polonia | 15-18 Jan 2015 | 20% | 55% | 14% | 4% | - | 2% | 3% | – | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41% |
| TNS Poland | 12-13 Jan 2015 | 11% | 56% | 19% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 4% | – | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | 37% |
| Millward Brown | 12 Jan 2015 | 4% | 65% | 21% | 6% | - | 1% | 3% | – | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44% |
| TNS Poland | 10-11 Dec 2014 | 13% | 56% | 17% | - | - | 2% | 5% | – | - | - | - | - | - | 7%b | 39% |
| IBRiS | 4 Dec 2014 | 5% | 55,6% | 23,1% | - | - | 1,3% | 4,8% | 0,7% | - | - | - | - | - | 11,5%c | 32,5% |
- Notes
- ^a PSL's candidate's name had not been announced at the time, however the poll asked about support for any potential party's candidate.
- ^b Including Ryszard Kalisz at 4%
- ^c Including Wojciech Olejniczak at 6,4%, Jarosław Kalinowski at 1,7%, Zbigniew Stonoga at 1%, and Mirosław Piotrowski at 0,4%
- ^d Including Ryszard Kalisz at 10%
- ^e Including Ryszard Kalisz at 3%
Second round
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Abstention | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komorowski PO |
Duda PiS | ||||
| Millward Brown | 13 April 2015 | - | 55% | 40% | 5% |
| Millward Brown | 30 March 2015 | - | 52% | 41% | 7% |
| Millward Brown | 16 March 2015 | 4% | 53% | 37% | 6% |
| PPW | 2–8 March 2015 | - | 62% | 38% | - |
| Millward Brown | 16 Feb 2015 | 10% | 59% | 27% | 4% |
| CBOS | 5-11 Feb 2015 | 7% | 65% | 19% | 9% |
See also
References
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- ↑ "Wykaz kandydatów". Wybory Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2015. Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Wybory prezydenckie 2015: PKW zarejestrowała 23 komitety wyborcze kandydatów na prezydenta. Jakie?". Portal Samorządowy.
- ↑ "Anna Grodzka dla WP: tak, będę kandydować na prezydenta". wp.pl. Wirtualna Polska.
- ↑ "Kolejne zgłoszenie komitetu kandydata na prezydenta". onet.pl. Onet. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "PKW zarejestrowała już 16 komitetów kandydatów na prezydenta". onet.pl. Onet. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "PKW zarejestrowała kolejne trzy komitety wyborcze". wp.pl. Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Kazaszka Balli Marzec chce być prezydentem". rp.pl. Rzeczpospolita. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Kornel Morawiecki - kandydat na prezydenta". radiownet.pl. Radio Wnet. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Świnoujścianin Zenon Nowak kandydatem na prezydenta". iswinoujscie.pl. iŚwinoujście.pl. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Wanda Nowicka też wystartuje w wyborach prezydenckich". polskieradio.pl. Polskie Radio. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Kolejne "wzmocnienie" lewej strony. Iwona Piątek z Partii Kobiet kandydatką na prezydenta". natemat.pl. natemat.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Wybory prezydenckie/ PKW zarejestrowała dwa kolejne komitety: Grodzkiej i Słomki". radiopik.pl. Polskie Radio PiK. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Waldemar Deska, kandydat na prezydenta: Popierają mnie tysiące pokrzywdzonych przez fiskusa. To kula śniegowa". natemat.pl. natemat.pl.
- ↑ "Wybory prezydenckie 2015. Waldemar Deska udzielił poparcia Januszowi Korwin-Mikkemu Czytaj więcej: http://www.polskatimes.pl/artykul/3783323,wybory-prezydenckie-2015-waldemar-deska-udzielil-poparcia-januszowi-korwinmikkemu,id,t.html". polskatimes.pl. PolskaTimes.pl. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ "Włodzimierz Zydorczak kandydatem na prezydenta RP". tvn24.pl. TVN24. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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