1989 Polish Presidential Election
Jaruzelski by one vote19 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 votes
50.28%
share
Against
233 · 233 votes
43.39%
share
Abstention
34 · 34 votes
6.33%
share