The smallest difference in votes in history? This is what she looked like in all previous elections
The first presidential election in the Third Polish Republic took place in 1990. It was a unique second round – the leader of Solidarity Lech Wałęsa and the mysterious newcomer from across the ocean Stanisław Tymiński clashed in it. Ultimately, Wałęsa defeated his rival with a crushing advantage of 74.25 percent. (10 622 696 votes) up to 25.75 percent (3 683 098 votes) support and a difference of 6,939,598 votes. None of the candidates competing in the presidential election could never be won in Poland.
Five years later, the politician fought for re -election. In the second round he lost to Aleksander Kwasniewski, who reached 51.72 percent. and 9 704 439 votes. Wałęsa won 48.28 percent and 9 058 176 votes. The actual difference in support was therefore 646 263 votes.
In 2000, there was no second round of presidential elections. Kwasniewski secured re -election during the first vote, winning 53.9 percent. all voting Poles. He was then supported by fewer voters than in 1995, because 9,485 224.
Million distance
2005, in turn, this is the victory of Lech Kaczyński with Donald Tusk. Interestingly, in the first round the current prime minister won the most votes. In the second vote for the greatest support he could not count – he won 45.96 percent. and 7 022 319 votes. Kaczyński, and 54.04 percent and 8 257 468 votes. Difference: 1 235 149 I – apart from the one from 1995 – was the second largest in the history of elections in Poland.
In 2010, Jarosław Kaczyński and Bronisław Komorowski clashed in the second round. And although here in the second round the percentage difference was smaller, eventually the winner won more votes. 53.01 percent voted for Komorowski, i.e. 8,933,887 voters, and 46.99 percent for Kaczyński and 7,919 134 Poles. In this case, the difference in support was 1 014 753.
The difference is decreasing
Since then, millions of differences in votes cast for candidates in the Polish presidential elections have not been repeated. In 2015 it was 518 316 in favor of Andrzej Duda who won. 51.55 percent and 8 630 627 votes. Bronisław Komorowski achieved a result of 48.45 percent and 8 112 311 votes.
An even more fierce fight took place five years later. In 2020, Duda secured a second term and although he won 51.03 percent. and support of as many as 10,440,648 voters (only Wałęsa had more in the history of Polish elections in 1990), it is He won with Rafał Trzaskowski with a difference of only 422 385 votes. Trzaskowski achieved a result of 48.97 percent. and 10 018 263 votes.
