Law and Justice party secures small majority in Polish election

Jarosław Kaczyński’s side could have won the largest victory for single party in the country’s post-communist era

Poland’s conservative opposition won Sunday’s parliamentary election with more than a third of the vote, preliminary official results show, marking a shift towards social conservatism and left-leaning economics. The Law and Justice party secured 37.6% of votes, the country’s election body said, with the ruling Civic Platform coming in second at 24.1%.

It was not immediately clear whether the result, which will be made final on Tuesday, would allow the Law and Justice party – led by Jarosław Kaczyński, the twin brother of Poland’s late president Lech – to rule alone. Exit polls on Sunday showed the Eurosceptic party commanding a small majority of seats in Poland’s 460-seat legislature.

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from Network Front | The Guardian http://bit.ly/1PQFD2E