Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 21 September 1997.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1491 In the

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elections, 47.93% of citizens cast their votes, 96.12% of which were counted as valid. In the

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elections, 46.92% of citizens cast their votes, 97.82% of which were valid. The elections were won by the

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party Solidarity Electoral Action only to lead to a coalition forming with the Freedom Union, another liberal party. The elections were a major setback for the

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and the

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, which were forced out of government.

Opinion polls

Results

1997 Polish parliamentary election - Vote Strength

Wybory parlamentarne w Polsce w 1997 w powiatach

Sejm

By constituency

Senate

References

*''Obwieszczenie Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej z dn. 25 IX 1997 r.'', Monitor Polski. Nr 64, poz. 620 *''Obwieszczenie PKW z dn. 25 IX 1997 r.'', M.P. Nr 64, poz. 621 {{History of the Third Polish Republic

Parliamentary elections in Poland History of Poland (1989–present) 1997 elections in Poland September 1997 events in Europe