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and their supporters more or less completely cowed by the secret police, by striking their names from voting lists and by arrest. The
Communist-dominated Government ventured to predict an "overwhelming" victory." Historian Piotr Wrobel wrote that this election saw "the highest level of repression and terror" that was ever seen during the four decades of Communist rule in Poland.
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Communist-dominated government set about consolidating its now-total control over the country—a process completed in 1948, when the Communists forced what remained of the Polish Socialist Party to merge with them to
1106:, UB). 98 opposition parliamentary candidates were also crossed from the registration lists under these accusations. In some regions the government disqualified the entire People's Party list under various technical and legal pretenses, most commonly in regions known to be People's Party strongholds.
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article covering the elections noted in its lead paragraph: "In a spirit of partisan exuberance tempered with terror, Poland approached its first nationwide popular election, ten days hence. By last week most of the combined opposition (Socialist and Polish
Peasant Party) candidates had been jailed,
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Opposition candidates and activists were persecuted until election day; only the PPR and its allies were allowed to campaign unhindered. The publicized results were falsified, with the official results known to selected government officials long before the actual elections took place and any votes
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In his post-election report to Stalin, Pałkin estimated that the real results (i.e. votes cast) gave the
Democratic Bloc about 50% of the vote. The opposition contended that it had the support of 63 percent of the voting population and would have received about 80% of the votes had the elections
1421:, it was part of the Communist-led coalition. However, this grouping increasingly took on a character similar to other "coalitions" in the Communist world. The ZSL and SD were reduced to being mostly subservient satellites of the Communists, and were required to accept the Communists' "
1075:, the PPR proposed to present voters with a single list from all of the legal parties in the country. The PSL rejected this proposal almost out of hand. Eventually, only the PPS, SD and SL joined the Democratic Bloc. Every electoral district had Democratic Bloc's candidates on List 3.
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were simply destroyed without being counted, or exchanged with boxes filled with prepared votes. Where possible, government officials simply filled in the numbers in the relevant documents as per instructions from Soviet and PPR officials without bothering to count the real votes.
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had the election been honest – saw no hope in further struggle and, fearing for their lives, left the country. Western governments issued only token protests, if any, which led many anti-Communist Poles to speak of postwar
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1425:" as a condition of their continued existence. As a result, this would be the last election in which true opposition parties would be even nominally allowed to take part until the partly free election of
1102:). Over 80,000 members of the Polish People's Party were arrested under various false charges in the month preceding the election, and around 100 of them were murdered by the Polish Secret Police (
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1129:) and acting president, asked for Soviet assistance in the election. Over 40% of the members of the electoral commissions who were supposed to monitor the voting were recruited by the UB.
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1017:(ORMO). The elections were heavily manipulated, and the opposition claimed that it would have won in a landslide had the election been conducted in a fair manner.
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The real results were not known to anyone. In areas where the government had sufficient control, some of the
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Kremlin and the PPR had no intention of permitting an honest election. Soviet leader
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The Role of the MGB of USSR in the
Sovietization of Poland: the Referendum and Sejm Elections in 1946-1947
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enough legitimacy to claim that Poland was 'free and democratic', thus allowing Poland to sign the
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stance). By 1947 the only remaining legal opposition was the Polish People's Party (PSL) of
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Pułkownik Pałkin raportuje: Sfałszowanie wyborów w Polsce nie zbulwersowało opinii
Zachodu.
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1082:, embarked on a ruthless campaign to snuff out the PSL and all other potential opposition.
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2094:, British Journal of Political Science, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Oct., 1978), pp. 403–424,
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Wybory do Sejmu Ustawodawczego z 19 stycznia 1947 roku w świetle skarg ludności
1387:". In the same year, the new Communist-dominated Legislative Sejm adopted the
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Kampania wyborcza i wybory do Sejmu Ustawodawczego 19 stycznia 1947
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Sejm Elections in Communist Poland: An Overview and a Reappraisal
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The election gave the Soviets and the communist-dominated Polish
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Forging Democracy the History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000
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The Golden Age Is in Us: Journeys and Encounters, 1987-1994
1698:"Poland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05"
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opposition candidates and activists were persecuted by the
1684:, "...the elections of January 1947 were clearly rigged."
1622:"Commanding Heights : Poland Overview | on PBS"
1417:. Along with the other legal minor party in Poland, the
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1723:"The Historical Setting: The Polish People's Republic"
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1987 Polish political and economic reforms referendum
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Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations
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2066:, Vol. 42, No. 2 (Apr., 1990), pp. 295–315,
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1439:History of Poland#Post-war struggle for power
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1117:, both high-ranking officers from the Soviet
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2171:Jak sfałszowano pierwsze powojenne wybory
2032:Federal Research Division, December 1989.
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2835:Polish Committee of National Liberation
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1088:Polish Committee of National Liberation
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1856:. Wiadomosci.polska.pl. Archived from
1362:to the Democratic Bloc's 44 percent.
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2059:Jerzy Drygalski, Jacek Kwasniewski,
1462:Elections in Europe: A data handbook
1005:. The largest opposition party, the
974:on 19 January 1947, the first since
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1962:. Poloniatoday.com. Archived from
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3200:Parliamentary elections in Poland
3095:1981 Polish hunger demonstrations
3075:Independent Students' Association
2993:Bishops' Letter of Reconciliation
2930:Mokotów Prison executions of 1951
2076:, Oxford University Press, 2002,
1529:Piotr Osęka (February 20, 2011).
1040:and banning the vast majority of
18:Polish legislative election, 1947
2983:1957 Polish legislative election
2865:1947 Polish legislative election
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2005:, pp. 34-36, 1990 Philadelphia,
1884:. Konstytucje.pl. Archived from
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2860:1946 Polish people's referendum
2173:, Polityka, 20 stycznia 2007 r.
1408:collectivization of agriculture
1061:"free and unfettered" elections
2988:Millennium of the Polish State
1676:, Blackwell Publishing, 2005,
1:
3215:January 1947 events in Europe
3090:1981 warning strike in Poland
2147:Results of the 1947 elections
2099:Elections in Communist Poland
2090:George Sakwa, Martin Crouch,
1026:charter of the United Nations
993:(PPR) and also including the
3169:Polish Round Table Agreement
3149:Federation of Fighting Youth
2998:1968 Polish political crisis
2910:Polish United Workers' Party
1913:. 1947-01-13. Archived from
1828:"Wprost 24 - Wybory Pałkina"
1772:Instytut Pamięci Narodonowej
1597:"Wprost 24 - Demokracja urn"
997:(PPS), People's Party (SL),
674:Supreme Administrative Court
2925:Socialist realism in Poland
1830:. Wprost.pl. Archived from
1599:. Wprost.pl. Archived from
1460:& Philip Stöver (2010)
1397:Polish United Workers Party
1351:Source: Nohlen & Stöver
840:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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3110:autocratic rule and demise
3045:Workers' Defence Committee
2870:Small Constitution of 1947
1960:"Polish History - Part 13"
1559:Nohlen & Stöver, p1475
1389:Small Constitution of 1947
1100:Polish government in exile
3190:Electoral fraud in Poland
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1649:, Westview Press, 2003,
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3065:Jastrzębie-Zdrój strikes
2793:Polish People's Republic
1380:Prime Minister of Poland
772:Administrative divisions
589:Prime Minister of Poland
3008:Polish protests of 1970
2955:Poznań protests of 1956
2710:Silesian Sejm elections
2291:Parliamentary elections
2121:Davies, Norman (1981).
2026:Poland: a country study
2007:Temple University Press
1988:Encyclopedia Britannica
1907:"POLAND: Free Election"
1756:Encyclopedia Britannica
1098:movements loyal to the
738:Major political parties
655:Constitutional Tribunal
636:Supreme Court of Poland
2236:Presidential elections
1498:Wrobel, Piotr (2014).
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1374:President Bierut, 1947
1127:State National Council
995:Polish Socialist Party
856:Diplomatic missions of
397:Constitution of Poland
328:Edward Osóbka-Morawski
3134:Pacification of Wujek
3117:Martial law in Poland
3023:international opening
3003:Kniefall von Warschau
2945:Trial of the Generals
2810:Recovered Territories
1645:Stephen Schlesinger,
1595:Dariusz Baliszewski.
1415:United People's Party
1406:, and opposed forced
1373:
1214:Polish People's Party
1050:Stanisław Mikołajczyk
1007:Polish People's Party
153:Stanisław Mikołajczyk
82:All 444 seats in the
2845:Trial of the Sixteen
2820:Expulsion of Germans
2061:No-Choice Elections,
1934:Alexander Cockburn,
1917:on February 20, 2005
1571:Janusz Wrona (ed.),
1104:Urząd Bezpieczeństwa
1069:Hungarian Communists
1022:satellite government
991:Polish Workers Party
986:), dominated by the
431:Parliament of Poland
256:Bronisław Drzewiecki
3205:Stalinism in Poland
3164:1988 Polish strikes
3144:Fighting Solidarity
3139:1982 demonstrations
3055:1980 Lublin strikes
2976:autarchic communism
2086:Google Print, p.300
2030:Library of Congress
1966:on January 17, 2008
1948:Google Print, p.157
1659:Google Print, p.225
1312:Invalid/blank votes
1166:
647:Małgorzata Manowska
561:President of Poland
31:
3154:Orange Alternative
3040:June 1976 protests
2624:European elections
2097:Richard F. Staar,
2045:Michał Skoczylas,
1686:Google Print, p.84
1531:"Jak ORMO czuwało"
1376:
1360:Kielce Voivodeship
1165:
1071:' weak showing in
1038:"3xYES Referendum"
984:Blok Demokratyczny
439:Current Parliament
366:Politics of Poland
345:Józef Cyrankiewicz
288:Popular vote
185:Popular vote
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3030:1971 Łódź strikes
2935:1952 Constitution
2825:Operation Vistula
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1852:Co to jest RSS?.
1808:, Nr 1 - 1.2002.
1470:978-3-8329-5609-7
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1080:Władysław Gomułka
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2227:referendums
2177:(in Polish)
2168:(in Polish)
2160:(in Polish)
2152:(in Polish)
1810:(in Polish)
1325:Total votes
1299:Valid votes
1267:Local lists
1111:Aron Palkin
1059:called for
868:Ambassadors
779:Voivodeship
717:Referendums
597:Donald Tusk
423:Legislature
299:Percentage
196:Percentage
3184:Categories
3106:Jaruzelski
2745:See also:
2728:1930 (Nov)
2723:1930 (May)
1970:2009-08-22
1921:2009-08-22
1892:2009-08-22
1864:2009-08-22
1838:2009-08-22
1782:2021-11-12
1733:2009-08-22
1708:2006-05-15
1632:2009-08-22
1607:2009-08-22
1445:References
1341:12,701,058
1328:11,341,483
1302:11,244,873
1284:11,244,873
1094:and other
1042:right-wing
1032:Background
846:Minister:
615:Ministries
389:Government
191:1,154,847
188:9,003,682
62:1947-01-17
2229:in Poland
2223:Elections
1999:David Ost
1506:Routledge
1404:Cominform
1395:form the
1366:Aftermath
1218:1,154,847
1200:9,003,682
988:communist
895:political
860:in Poland
808:Communes
796:Counties
692:Elections
663:President
628:Judiciary
548:Executive
3104:1981–89
3017:1970–81
2970:1956–70
2894:1948–56
2800:1945–48
1539:Polityka
1535:Historia
1464:, p1491
1433:See also
1154:Magazine
789:marshals
784:voivodes
294:397,754
291:530,979
271:PSL "NW"
2972:Gomułka
2903:'s rule
2791:of the
2789:History
2519:1938–39
2509:1933–34
2454:1916–17
1270:157,611
1254:397,754
1236:530,979
1161:Results
1133:Conduct
891:History
886:Economy
610:Cabinet
514:Marshal
475:Marshal
339:Premier
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247:Leader
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199:80.07%
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1315:96,610
1287:100.00
972:Poland
800:powiat
506:Senate
482:PL2050
305:3.54%
302:4.72%
262:Party
159:Party
2103:JSTOR
2068:JSTOR
1344:89.30
1305:99.15
1281:Total
1221:10.27
1203:80.07
1188:Seats
1182:Votes
1179:Party
812:gmina
712:Local
2733:1935
2718:1922
2700:2023
2695:2015
2690:2003
2685:1997
2680:1996
2675:1987
2670:1946
2652:2024
2647:2019
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1427:1989
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1273:1.40
1257:3.54
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