Poles vote in election expected to shift parliament to the right

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http://www.dw.com/en/poles-vote-in-election-expected-to-shift-parliament-to-the-right/a-18804214

Voters in Poland have started casting their ballots in an election that many predict will change the balance of power. Some 30 million Poles are eligible to vote until 9pm local time (2000 GMT).

Poles vote in election expected to shift parliament to the right
25.10.2015

After eight years of governments led by the centrist Civic Platform party, opinion polls suggested that the nationalist Law and Justice party would be becoming the strongest force in parliament at today's elections in Poland.

Four separate polls published late last week placed support for the Law and Justice party (PiS) in the lead with between 32 and 40 percent of the vote, while the incumbent Civic Platform (PO) trailed on 22 to 28 percent.

It is unclear how many parties could gain mandates in the 360-seat lower house of parliament called the Sejm. It could be anywhere between three and seven parties. Voters will also decide on 100 seats in the Senate, the upper chamber.

Despite a quarter-century of explosive growth since the end of communism, bread-and-butter issues coupled with fears sparked by Europe's migrant crisis dominated campaigning.