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Poland to vote in snap election Poland to vote in snap election
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People in Poland will shortly begin voting in a parliamentary election to elect a new government that has been called two years ahead of schedule. People in Poland have begun voting in a parliamentary election to elect a new government that has been called two years ahead of schedule.
The poll was called after the collapse of Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's coalition government in a row over an investigation into corruption.The poll was called after the collapse of Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's coalition government in a row over an investigation into corruption.
Mr Kaczynski's conservative Law and Justice Party is being pitted against the rival, centre-right Civic Platform.Mr Kaczynski's conservative Law and Justice Party is being pitted against the rival, centre-right Civic Platform.
On Saturday, a leading Polish newspaper warned of low turnout and voter apathy.On Saturday, a leading Polish newspaper warned of low turnout and voter apathy.
Much of the front page of the Gazeta Wyborcza was left blank, in a symbolic representation of the 60% of voters who failed to turn out for the parliamentary election two years ago.Much of the front page of the Gazeta Wyborcza was left blank, in a symbolic representation of the 60% of voters who failed to turn out for the parliamentary election two years ago.
PolarisedPolarised
Some are calling these elections the most important since the fall of Communism in 1989.Some are calling these elections the most important since the fall of Communism in 1989.
Certainly Poland is a country polarised between supporters and opponents of Mr Kaczynski.Certainly Poland is a country polarised between supporters and opponents of Mr Kaczynski.
Mr Kaczynski believes Poland not dealt with its communist pastMr Kaczynski believes Poland not dealt with its communist past
The 58-year-old prime minister believes the state is broken and he is the first politician to try to mend it.The 58-year-old prime minister believes the state is broken and he is the first politician to try to mend it.
He has done this by giving extra power to anti-corruption agencies while purging former communists.He has done this by giving extra power to anti-corruption agencies while purging former communists.
Mr Kaczynski has also promoted an assertive foreign policy and traditional Catholic values.Mr Kaczynski has also promoted an assertive foreign policy and traditional Catholic values.
His policies and style are not to the taste of many better-off and well-educated city dwellers, who prefer the pro-business Civic Platform party of Donald Tusk.His policies and style are not to the taste of many better-off and well-educated city dwellers, who prefer the pro-business Civic Platform party of Donald Tusk.
The two parties have traded insults during the campaign, but they both have their roots in the anti-communist Solidarity movement and some Poles still believe a coalition between them would give Poland its best chance of stable government.The two parties have traded insults during the campaign, but they both have their roots in the anti-communist Solidarity movement and some Poles still believe a coalition between them would give Poland its best chance of stable government.