2023 Polish parliamentary election

The next parliamentary elections to the Sejm and Senate will be held in the autumn of 2023, although they can be held sooner if a snap election is called. The last snap election was back in 2007. The previous election, in 2019, resulted in a second consecutive Law and Justice government.

Polish parliamentary election, 2023

On or before 12 November 2023
All 460 seats to the Sejm 231 seats are needed for a majority in the Sejm All 100 seats to the Senate of Poland
Leader Jarosław Kaczyński Borys Budka Włodzimierz Czarzasty Party Law and Justice Civic Coalition Lewica Leader since 18 January 2003 26 January 2020 19 July 2019 Last election 235 seats, 43.6% 134 seats, 27.4% 49 seats, 12.6% Current seats 235 134 49 Seats needed 97 182   Leader Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz Janusz Korwin-Mikke Ryszard Galla Party Polish Coalition Confederation German Minority Leader since 4 July 2019 6 December 2018 25 September 2005 Last election 30 seats, 8.6% 11 seats, 6.8% 1 seat, 0.2% Current seats 30 11 1 Seats needed 201 220 n/a
Incumbent Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki PiS

Electoral system

The process of election for the Sejm is through party-list proportional representation via the D'hondt method in multi-seat constituencies,[1] with a 5% threshold for single parties and 8% threshold for coalitions (requirements waived for national minorities).

The date of the election will be set by the President of Poland.

Political parties

Law and Justice has been in power since 2015 and was the leading party of government from 2005 to 2007. United Poland and the Agreement have also been a part of the government and collectively they are known as the United Right. PiS is the largest member of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group.

Civic Coalition is a coalition made up of the Civic Platform, Modern, Polish Initiative, and the Greens. The PO has been Poland's second largest political party since 2015 and the main opposition to Law and Justice. They were the leading party of government from 2007 to 2015 and are members of the European Peoples Party (EPP) group.

The Left is a left-wing to centre-left political alliance which consists of the Democratic Left Alliance, Spring and Left Together. SLD and Spring belong to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group.

Polish Coalition is a coalition created by the Polish People's Party, an agrarian party. It has been a part of every Polish government since 1989 except from 1997 to 2001, 2005 to 2007, and since 2015. PSL is member of the European People's Party (EPP) group.

Confederation is a de-jure party but de facto coalition of KORWiN, National Movement, Crown and other minor right-wing parties. They are not members of any pan-European group.

Ruch Polska 2050 is a political movement started by Szymon Hołownia after he came third in the presidential race.

Opinion polls

Main article: Opinion polling for the next Polish parliamentary election

References

1. "Election Resources on the Internet: Elections to the Polish Sejm, Part I". electionresources.org. Retrieved 2014-08-03.