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Posts by Lenka  

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Lenka   
8 Jul 2020
News / Topless sunbathers acquitted in Szczecin, Poland [128]

Here is a rating for 10 top ones.

polskatimes.pl/plaze-nudystow-w-polsce-2020-18-jak-tam-wyglada-wideo-jak-dojechac-mapa-gdzie-sa-najlepsze-plaze-naturystow-sprawdz/ar/c7-13256832

I think that is a common misconception- Poland isn't as conservative as people think
Lenka   
8 Jul 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

Before we have 2nd round let's have a look at all the elections in III Rzeczpospolita Polska.
In bold you have the winners and one biggest loser (or a very determined person-depends how you look at it) who tried 5 times from 3 different parties and never even got close to 2nd round. In italic you have those who lost in second round (besides 2000 when Kwaśniewski won in the 1st round)

businessinsider.com.pl/polityka/wybory-prezydenckie-w-polsce-kandydaci-lista/9wzgykw
Lenka   
8 Jul 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

Kwasniewski

Hey, at least till Sunday he is the only president that got reelected and at least for the next 5 years the only one that managed to win in 1st round. In recent polls his wife was still judged as the best First Lady.

Few days left. We will see. President can't do much but it's still exciting.
Lenka   
5 Jul 2020
History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [345]

So its ok to ask for things back in Poland if you were a Jewish , but not if You were a Polish.

I never heard of Jews wanting to change the European borders
Lenka   
3 Jul 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

does anyone think that duda will not win?

The polls are close enough that it may haopen. And he had few problems recently. The debate, the pedophile ... When you have headlines like that few days before elections it's no good.. It won't be enough to convince people not to vote for him but he is in a position where he has to draw new people in


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Lenka   
1 Jul 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

Yeah but we managed to keep it semi normal for over 50 pages!

I'm waiting for some [half]decent analysis based not purely on a reality distortion

That is not my kind od thing. Maybe Delph will try when he shows up.
It won't be easy by any means but it's not like that is going to stop me voting against Duda. If Trzaskowski does win it will be by a very small margin.

Most commentators say it won't be a battle for voters but more about mobilising their electorate
Lenka   
30 Jun 2020
News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [559]

you would be believable

Oh he is believable. Even if he had PO party badge it doesn't make the promises any more fulfilled
Lenka   
29 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

These are really interesting elections. It's amazing to see how many people want to vote. Finally increase in interest in election. Apparently Polonia in UK rushed to their computers today with 35 000 people registering to vote in the second round. That is more than all the voters in USA...

wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/wybory-2020-mobilizacja-wsrod-polakow-w-w-brytanii-tysiace-chca-glosowac/mwyvzp5
Lenka   
29 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

, I prefer the Brit first past the post,

Well, every system has it's good and bad sides. I just like underdogs and they would mostly be gone in first past the post Look even in this thread I vored Witkowski, Ziemowit Holownia and Spike Bosak. If there was only one round neither one of us would probably dare to do that.
Lenka   
29 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

Crazy campaign system here, having two rounds of voting.

I happen to like it. It allows people to show their true preferences without voting tactically in the first round

Plus let's say 3 candidates with similar ideas (let's say centre) might separately get less votes then a different candidate (right) but then in second round voters would add app and one off them would beat the rights candidate because more people want that kind of politics.
Lenka   
29 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

That's why I'm not going to distort it by commenting on exit polls and not on official results.

It seems that might be wise considering the numbers seem to change quite substantially. Sadly the numbers go against all the candidates beside Duda :/
Lenka   
28 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

That guy has powerful backers.

Are you tryimg to suggest that he is not a man?
And do you truly believe that those 'backers- convinced 13% of voters and not Hołownia?

But thank you for presenting a certain attitude I would like to discuss, namely reality distortion.

Here is a quote from SLD vice president about Biedroń's poor result:

Parliamentary elections and today's results proved that Poland is still waiting for social democratic president and not a right wing one, centre right or far right. But the will to remove Andrzej Duda from power was so strong that some Left voters decided to already in the first round vote for the candidate that has bigger support in polls and bigger chance to win

Seriously? How can left ever be a bigger player if we cannot openly say 'it didn't work, we made boo boo somewhere, let's correct it for next time'.

Here comes Bosak:

it seems it'sa historic moment. This results predict a change on the political scene. Konfederacja became third power in Poland.

Dude, you came fourth after an independent candidate and didn't even cross the 10%. . So instead of going all 'Oh, I'm the man' maybe realise that you just got your ass kicked by someone who 6 months ago was political nobody.

And now you Spike. Instead of seeing that centrist material, young and energetic demeanour and hell of an experience with media pay off you look for a boogie man. It scares me like hell that I see more and more people hiding their head in the sand while they should face what is there.

multitude of people who are looking for a third option beyond the existing political duopoly.

And they will get one sooner or later. Good centrist party could be a hit. PiS and PO are old and worn out with scandals and power abuse
Lenka   
28 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

More like what you think about them. Is it satisfactory result for you or not? On one hand he is 4th which is really good but then a guy who entered politics 6 months ago has almost double the votes...

I wish I had the powers to see how it would all play out if there was no Coronavirus lockdown...Both Biedroń and Kosiniak-Kamysz went downhill after that.
Lenka   
28 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

I voted for Hołownia

It seems he is planning on staying in politics. That may mean even bigger problems for PiS in the future. Hołownia to the centre and Konfederacja to the right...

I must say that he performed the best 'results speech' of the top three. It's possibly his media experience but I didn't have to cringe even once.

We have to remember we still have Polonia votes and postal ones...I wonder if that will change the result in a noticable way.

turn the Polish sound off, you may follow the original track in Russian.

Cool, thanks for the tip.
Lenka   
28 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

The turnout is amazing! Almost 63%!!! That makes me really happy.

Bosak lower than I expected and

True, I feel the same way. We should wait for Spike's comment on that.

anyone thought he could get anything done without any kind of party support....

The role of Polish president is more to be a balance and safety valve. And of course our formal representation