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2007 in Poland
Events during the year 2007 in Poland.
Incumbents edit
| Position | Person | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Lech Kaczyński | Independent (Supported by Law and Justice) | |
| Prime Minister | Jarosław Kaczyński | Law and Justice | Until 16 November 2007 |
| Donald Tusk | Civic Platform | From 16 November 2007 | |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Marek Jurek | Law and Justice/Right of the Republic | Until 27 April 2007 |
| Ludwik Dorn | Law and Justice | From 27 April 2007 until 5 November 2007 | |
| Bronisław Komorowski | Civic Platform | From 5 November 2007 | |
| Marshal of the Senate | Bogdan Borusewicz | Independent (Supported by Law and Justice and the Civic Platform) | Supported by the Civic Platform from November 2007 |
Elections edit
| Party | Leader | Sejm | Senate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Popular vote | Percentage | Seats | ||
| Civic Platform | Donald Tusk | 209 / 460 | 6,701,010 | 41.5% | 60 / 100 |
| Law and Justice | Jarosław Kaczyński | 166 / 460 | 5,183,477 | 32.1% | 39 / 100 |
| Left and Democrats | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | 53 / 460 | 2,122,981 | 13.2% | 0 / 100 |
| Polish People's Party | Waldemar Pawlak | 31 / 460 | 1,437,638 | 8.9% | 0 / 100 |
| German Minority | 1 / 460 | 32,462 | 0.2% | 0 / 100 | |
| Local lists and parties | N/A | 1 / 100 | |||
| Other | SRP, LPR, PPP, PK, SP | 0 / 460 | 664,634 (Total) | 4.1% (Total) | 0 / 100 |
| Total and turnout | 460 | 16,477,734 | 53.9% | 100 | |
Events edit
January edit
- 18 January: Storm Kyrill: 6 fatalities
May edit
- 3 May: Bączkowski v Poland verdict of a European Court of Human Rights concerning Poland is delivered
July edit
- 22 July: 26 Polish pilgrims die in an accident on the Rampe de Laffrey in France.
August edit
- 16 January: Nangar Khel incident in Afghanistan involves Polish soldiers
October edit
- 27 October: 2007 Polish parliamentary election
Deaths edit
January edit
- 23 February: Ryszard Kapuściński, journalist, writer