Elections in Poland 2001
Electoral Manipulation and Party Upheaval
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180589 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frances Millard (University of Essex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-86 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communist and Post-Communist Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-067X • E-ISSN: 1873-6920 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0967-067x(02)00053-3 |
| OpenAlex | W2063965753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Polish parliamentary elections of 2001 took place in a context of fresh upheavals in the configuration of political parties. The architects of the new electoral law aimed to reduce the seats gained by the social democrats and increase their own. They succeeded in the first aim by a change of electoral formula, forcing the victorious social democratic electoral coalition to seek a third coalition partner. They did not achieve the second aim, as their own failures in government drastically reduced their electoral support and facilitated the breakthrough of populist formations. The result had implications for party development and the composition and workings of both parliament and government. While representation was enhanced by a parliament more accurately reflecting the voters’ choice, the impact appeared potentially harmful to Polish democracy as a whole
Coalition government · Democracy · Electoral system · General election · Geography · Multi-party system · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2019 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |