A POLITICAL TURNING POINT – DETERMINANTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN POLAND

Abstract

The article was to present the determinants, the process and the consequences of
parliamentary elections in Poland, which took place in 2015. In the article, the campaign’s performance was analyzed, as well as different tactics used by the political parties, and the results that their tactics have brought. Some of the reasons of defeat were identified and the analysis of the electoral success of the previous opposition party as well as new parties on the political scene in Poland were provided.
Key words: Poland, parliamentary elections, opposition, political parties.