Poles a year after the election: no changes in everyday life

wbijamszpile.pl 8 months ago

A year after the elections that changed the political forces in Poland, the majority of respondents estimation that their surviving situation remained the same – no change as in the regulation of Law and Justice. A survey by IBRiS commissioned by Rzeczpospolita indicates a deep division in a society that inactive exists despite a change of government.

The results of the survey are meaningful – 43.8 percent of respondents believe that their lives did not change compared to the time erstwhile PiS ruled. This means that almost half of Poles do not feel any improvement in the situation after a year of fresh coalition rule, even though voters hoped for changes. These results may be disappointing to Donald Tusk's government, who is trying to reform, but their effects, as it turns out, are not felt by a large part of society.

At the same time, 25.4% of respondents declare that they live better than in the regulation of the Law and Justice, including 10.3% definitely better. It's a group that feels the affirmative effects of changing power. On the another hand, 26.9 percent of Poles believe that their surviving situation has deteriorated – 15.2% of respondents say that "more" is worse, and 11.7 percent feel "decidedly" worse.

Radical political division and no change

The survey clearly shows that the reception of the life situation depends on the political preferences of the respondents. 65% of the voters of the current coalition (Citizen's Coalition, 3rd Way and Left) measure their lives as better than the times of the Law and Justice. In opposition to this, there are supporters of PiS and Confederacy – as many as 63 percent of them say that their lives have deteriorated.

This division clearly illustrates how different social groups perceive the effects of fresh government policies differently. For many people it seems that political change has not yielded the expected benefits, which may rise questions about the future of the government and its ability to meet social needs.

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Warning signal before presidential campaign

According to experts, the results of this survey may be a informing signal to the Donald Tusk government. Dr. Bartosz Rydliński from the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Daszyński Centre emphasizes that increasing social discontent may affect the results of next year's presidential campaign. "The further distant from changing power, the number of people complaining about their standard of surviving may increase," notes a political scientist.

In turn, a commentator from the PiS camp sees a chance for this organization in the poll results. He believes that the fact that nearly 40% of coalition voters do not feel any improvement in their situation may be an chance for the Law and Justice to rebuild support in subsequent elections.