Opposition Electoral Strategy in Poland: One List or Four? Insights from an IBRiS Survey

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The broadest portion of respondents expresses a preference for the opposition to enter the parliamentary elections on a single shared list. In the second spot, there is interest in four separate electoral lists, meaning each party would start independently. This is the takeaway reported by Rzeczpospolita based on an IBRiS survey response.

The IBRiS study, commissioned by Rzeczpospolita, examined how the opposition should present itself in the upcoming parliamentary vote.

According to the results, 33.4 percent of respondents favor a single, united opposition list. This option leads the poll. Following closely, 22.2 percent of respondents support a strategy with four distinct lists, meaning each party would compete separately on its own ballot line.

Smaller shares prefer a configuration with two lists, for instance PSL and PL2050 forming one list while Lewica z KO would be on the other. This two-list configuration is supported by 9.2 percent of those surveyed. The option of a reorganization into three or more lists, with parties like PL2050, PSL and KO together on one list and Left on another, attracts the smallest interest among voters in the poll.

Different opinions of the opposition

From the perspective of supporters of the governing party, 38 percent believe the opposition should present itself in four separate lists. About 15 percent advocate a single list, while 37 percent are undecided. Voters who favor the ruling coalition showed little enthusiasm for intermediate two-list options, with such configurations hardly capturing attention.

Opposition supporters themselves hold diverse views. The single-list option is the most popular among them at 39 percent, while four separate lists attract 22 percent. The two-intermediate configurations were chosen by 11 percent each. Among undecided voters, there is no strong hesitation about how the opposition should present itself, with a large share leaning toward a unified list in a future election, and a notable 77 percent expressing support for a single-list approach when they feel uncertain.

The survey took place in mid-April, gathering responses from a nationwide sample of 1,100 individuals.

Source: wPolityce

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