Civic Platform presidential primary, 2010
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The Civic Platform
presidential primary, 2010 was the first presidential primary
open to all party members in Polish
history. The primary was organized by the governing centre-right party following the decision by party chairman and Prime Minister Donald Tusk
not to run for President again (he lost in a runoff to incumbent Lech Kaczyński
in 2005
). Prior to his withdrawal, Tusk was thought to be the presumptive nominee.
The vote lasted from 18 March to March 25. Results were announced on March 27.
Civic Platform
Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President...
presidential primary, 2010 was the first presidential primary
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
open to all party members in Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
history. The primary was organized by the governing centre-right party following the decision by party chairman and Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Donald Tusk
Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician who has been Prime Minister of Poland since 2007. He was a co-founder and is chairman of the Civic Platform party....
not to run for President again (he lost in a runoff to incumbent Lech Kaczyński
Lech Kaczynski
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was Polish lawyer and politician who served as the President of Poland from 2005 until 2010 and as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005. Before he became a president, he was also a member of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość...
in 2005
Polish presidential election, 2005
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). Prior to his withdrawal, Tusk was thought to be the presumptive nominee.
The vote lasted from 18 March to March 25. Results were announced on March 27.
Results
Turnout was 47.5 percent, or more than 21,000 of the total party members. The vote was conducted entirely through internet and post ballots. Komorowski won handily and went on to win the general election in July over Jarosław Kaczyński.- Bronisław Komorowski: 68.5%
- Radosław Sikorski: 31.5 %