1989 Polish Presidential Election

Jaruzelski by one vote

19 July 1989 · The direct-election era

Indirect presidential elections were held in Poland on 19 July 1989. The elections were the first after the office of President of the Republic of Poland had been re-established after a period of Communist rule and were the last in which the President was elected by Parliament (joint houses of the Sejm and Senate).

Elected by the round-table parliament, not by popular vote — by a single vote's margin.

President before

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Elected President

Wojciech Jaruzelski

PZPR

Winning share

50.3%

Turnout

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The result


Wojciech Jaruzelski	Polish United Workers' Party	270	50.28%
Against	233	233	43.39%
Abstention	34	34	6.33%