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2009-06-08

Ruling PO Taking 44.39% of Polish EP Pool

Ruling PO Taking 44.39% of Polish EP Pool

Warsaw, Poland June 8, 2009

Ruling centre-right Civic Platform party (PO) has won European Parliament elections in Poland with support of 44.39% of voters translating into 25 MEPs, preliminary estimates by State Election Committee (PKW) showed.

The conservative, euro-sceptic Law and Justice party (PiS) took second place with support at 27.41% (1(...)
Ruling PO Taking 44.39% of Polish EP Pool

Warsaw, Poland June 8, 2009

Ruling centre-right Civic Platform party (PO) has won European Parliament elections in Poland with support of 44.39% of voters translating into 25 MEPs, preliminary estimates by State Election Committee (PKW) showed.

The conservative, euro-sceptic Law and Justice party (PiS) took second place with support at 27.41% (15 MEPs). Leftist SLD got a backing of 12.33%, (7 MEPs) while agrarian junior coalition partner PSL recorded support at 7.03% (3 MEPs).

Voter turnout measured 24.53%.

Polls opened across Poland Sunday morning as citizens cast their votes for the European Parliament in some 24,000 locations, for 50 European deputies. Voters were choosing MEPs from among 1,301 candidates.

(The Warsaw Voice)