News Archiv :: Presidential Elections 2010 – Poland Decides

Floods disrupt election campaigns Ongoing floods throughout Poland have led some presidential candidates to put off party conventions, though jar slaw Kaczynski is to go ahead with his rally this weekend. czytaj dalej »
Olechowski – richest candidate Independent candidate in the presidential elections, Andrzej Olechowski has published his financial accounts, revealing he has two houses, five apartments, two cars and millions accumulated on bank accounts. czytaj dalej »
PM - I will not call state of emergency Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that there is no need to declare a state of emergency to fight the floods, thereby avoiding a delay to the presidential elections on June 20. czytaj dalej »
Floods to delay presidential elections? The continuing floods which have affected southern Poland may force the state authorities to postpone presidential elections scheduled for 20 June. czytaj dalej »
Olechowski to withdraw from presidential race? The Democratic Party’s candidate for president, Andrzej Olechowski might withdraw from the presidential race. czytaj dalej »
Poll shows gender breakdown of presidential ballot A poll released today breaks down votes for the presidential candidates by gender, with Civic Platform’s Bronislaw Komorowski commandeering the female vote, while Law and Justice condidate Jaroslaw Kaczynski is backed mainly by male supporters. czytaj dalej »
Komorowski is still a leader in the presidential race Bronislaw Komorowski is still a leader in the race to the presidential seat but his lead over Jaroslaw Kaczynski is shortening. czytaj dalej »
Kaczynski gives first election campaign interview “If I could turn back time, I would, but now we must look to the future,” Jaroslaw Kaczynski has said in his first interview of the presidential election campaign following the death of his twin brother, president Lech Kaczynski in the Smolensk air disaster. czytaj dalej »
Kaczynski gets thumbs up from vetting court The District Court in Warsaw has vetted Jaroslaw Kaczynski, ruling that his statement was true and valid. czytaj dalej »
Komorowski passes vetting procedure The District Court in Warsaw has vetted acting president Bronislaw Komorowski, ruling that his vetting statement was true and that he did not cooperate, knowingly, with communist secret services. czytaj dalej »
Voters want to discuss health, taxes and Smolensk Poles are divided on which issues should be raised in the presidential election campaign – Civic Platform voters want health care and taxes discussed; Law and Justice supporters are most concerned about the Smolensk air disaster. czytaj dalej »
Gap closes in presidential race A new poll by GfK Polonia confirms that the gap in support between front runner Bronislaw Komorowski and Jaroslaw Kaczynski continues to close, and the gap between the ruling Civic Platform and opposition Law and Justice is down to just nine percent. czytaj dalej »
Lepper back in election after appeal The National Electoral Commission has overturned an earlier ruling barring presidential candidate Andrzej Lepper standing in the June 20 elections czytaj dalej »
10 presidential hopefuls make the cut Ten candidates have successfully managed to raise over 100,000 signatures demanded by the State Electoral Commission to stand in the June presidential election. czytaj dalej »
Elections 2010 - Factsheet The first round of voting will take place on 20 June. If none of the candidates receives more than half of the valid ballots cast, then a second round will take place on 4 July. czytaj dalej »