“Moreover, the Democrats must go to the polls united!” – Jarosław Kurski closes his weekly commentary on the Wyborcza.pl portal with a rallying call. He refers to a poll meant to disrupt the Polish opposition’s rhythm.
The poll that surprised everyone
The poll results arrive as a startling twist.
– remarks the deputy editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, noting the unexpected findings of the survey.
The study is described as a “great citizen election poll from the Forum Long Table foundation,” described by Kurski as a professional project conducted on four samples exceeding a thousand respondents each. It was carried out by a certified Kantar Public studio, commissioned by no political party and financed by citizens for citizens. The aim was simple: could a united opposition defeat PiS if four, three, two, or even one joint list entered the race?
And the mood in the room? A palpable sense of fear.
Final wake-up call for the Democrats
Was this poll the decisive nudge the Democrats needed, a kind of final wake-up call? Kurski wonders aloud. He declines to reveal the poll’s outcomes in advance, promising to publish his analysis on Monday in Wyborcza. Yet he does not hide his dissatisfaction with the polling process itself.
One thing is certain: opposition leaders cannot claim they did not see what was coming, or that they were surprised by the trajectory of events.
– he warns, addressing those who resist influences beyond the visible campaign landscape:
And, in the same breath, he reiterates the call: the Democrats must enter the elections on a united front.
What happens if the plan falters? Public sentiment did not warm to every slogan urging Poles to “spill lali,” and Hołownia’s willingness to participate as an electoral catalyst for a Civic Coalition has been questioned by some supporters. In public opinion, the path to victory for the opposition appears most plausible when a single common list is forged. The political world waits for Monday’s updates with bated breath.
rdm/wyborcza.pl
Source: wPolityce