In front of the buildings of two commissions in Stockholm, organized at the embassy and consulate, there were long queues this afternoon. The waiting time for voting in elections to the Seym and Senate was about 1.5 hours.more
In Belgium, with just over 11 million inhabitants, thousands of Poles went to the polls in Brussels and other Belgian cities on Sunday to vote in parliamentary elections to the Seym and Senate. In the afternoon, queues formed before polling stations.more
At the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Toronto, elections to the Polish Seym and Senate took place on Saturday. Canadian Polonia gladly used online voting this year. Radio broadcasts and help from Polish parishes helped.more
Poles in Hungary are actively participating in parliamentary elections today. There is a queue of about one hundred people in front of the Polish Embassy in Budapest.more
Poles living in Portugal and tourists from Poland entitled to vote will be able to take part in the elections outside Lisbon for the first time - in Porto, in the north of the country. Record numbers of people registered in the Seym and Senate for voting in both cities.more
On the occasion of the elections in Poland Google search engine displays a commemorative logo on the Polish main page. Among the coloured letters, the second "o" of the search engine name was replaced by the ballot box with the Polish flag.more
Over 50,000 Poles in Germany have expressed their willingness to vote in elections to the Seym and Senate. Many Polish citizens have registered through the electronic system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is twice as much as before the May vote to the European Parliament.more
A red carpet and photo wall, like at meetings of world leaders or film premieres, stood today at the Polish Social and Cultural Center (POSK) in London. This is part of the # LondonVotes campaign to emphasize the participation of Poles living in the United Kingdom in the Polish parliamentary elections.more
63 percent The Poles surveyed by CBOS intend to go to elections and have specific party preferences. According to a CBOS survey, 73 percent respondents declared their interest in elections to the Sejm and Senate; 27 percent I'm not interested in them.more
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to pull off another general election upset and recover from poor polling to deny Boris Johnson a return to Downing Street, as he effectively kicked off Labour's campaign with a so-called alternative Queen's speech setting out key policies.more
Over 97 thousand Polish citizens residing in Great Britain registered to take part in the Sunday elections to the Sejm and Senate - according to preliminary calculations. This is a record when it comes to Polish parliamentary elections in Great Britain. Due to the huge interest, the Polish embassy in London appealed for "coming to polling stations as soon as possible".more
Polish diplomatic missions in Italy are very interested in Polish voters. Many more people signed up for the elections in Rome and Milan than four years ago for parliamentary elections. You can also vote in Palermo.more
Over 80,000 Polish citizens residing in Great Britain have registered so far to participate in Sunday elections to the Sejm and Senate. This is a record when it comes to Polish parliamentary elections in Great Britain.more
October 8 is the last day you can electronically sign up for the voter list - they remind Polish media. Those who do not manage to do it, and want to vote outside the country, will only have to travel to Poland and personally download from the office a certificate of the right to vote.more
According to a poll published today by the daily Bild, a clear majority of Germans do not want the head of the CDU and defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (AKK) to become the next chancellor.more
The former Tory MP Rory Stewart has announced he will run for the London mayoralty as an independent candidate, after resigning from the Conservative party and standing down from his Penrith and The Border seat at the next election.more
Jeremy Corbyn will never step aside to allow an alternative candidate to lead a caretaker government because "the rules are the rules", the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, has said.more
Jeremy Corbyn again called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday to step down. The Labour Party leader also argued at the Brighton program meeting that after years of defeats, the tide is turning in favor of Labour.more
The House of Commons will meet again tomorrow at 11:30 - announcer John Bercow announced today. The British Parliament has not met since September 10, when Boris Johnson's decision to suspend it came into force. The UK prime minister himself announced that he would not resign.more
British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn won support for his Brexit strategy on Monday, fighting off a challenge by members who wanted him to immediately back remaining in the European Union before any election.more
According to the Polish Embassy in London, registration of voters for the electoral roll in the elections to the Seym of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland ordered on October 13, 2019 has been launched. Poles can register until October 10 (inclusive).more
The British House of Commons rejected last night's request from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold early parliamentary elections. The head of government argued before the vote that this is the only way to break the deadlock in the Brexit case.
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During the ongoing crisis around Brexit in Great Britain, surveys indicate that early elections, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to call, may not solve the problems, but even deepen them. more
