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Referendums in Poland

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There have been several referendums in the history of Poland.

1920 and 1921

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There were no country-wide referendums in the Second Polish Republic, but there were two local referendums on border issues between Poland and Germany:

1946 and 1987

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There were two referendums in the People's Republic of Poland:

Since 1989

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There have been four referendums in post-Communist Poland:

A referendum on the proposed EU Constitution was planned in 2005, but was abandoned after the rejection of the Constitution by French voters.

2023 Polish referendum happened in Poland on 15 October 2023, alongside nationwide elections to the Senate and Sejm.[1] Four questions have been announced by members of the government from 11–14 August. Voters were asked whether they approve of privatisation of state-owned enterprises, increase in the retirement age, admission of immigrants under the EU relocation mechanism and removal of the barrier on Poland’s border with Belarus.[2][3][4] The referendum was answered by around 40% of eligible Polish voters, making it not binding.

References

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  1. ^ "Poland to vote in privatisation referendum, likely alongside October election". Reuters. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. ^ Connolly, Kate (2023-08-13). "Polish prime minister to hold referendum on EU's immigration plan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ "Poland unveils referendum on EU migrant policy – DW – 08/13/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ^ Tilles, Daniel (2023-08-14). "Referendum to ask Poles if they support EU "imposing thousands of illegal immigrants"". Notes From Poland. Retrieved 2023-08-14.