Poland election: Women and youth force Law and Justice PiS from power
Source: BBC
Poland election: Women and youth force PiS from power
21 October 2023
By Sarah Rainsford
Eastern Europe correspondent, Warsaw
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The giant queue has become a symbol of the high level of engagement with Poland's parliamentary election, where a record high turnout of over 74% ousted the right-wing Law and Justice party, or PiS, from power.
"People gave us blankets, hot tea, cookies. The hospitality of residents in that area was incredible!" said the 26-year-old of his long wait to vote.
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Polls show that 68.8% of voters aged under 29 turned out on Sunday, a major surge from 46.4% at the last parliamentary election in 2019.
More young people cast their ballots this time than the over-60s, which is also highly unusual.
Many of them voted for change.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67156864
