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Rozwój Ruchu Obywatelskiego na rzecz Jednomandatowych Okręgów Wyborczych

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Ilski Z.

Wrocławskie Studia Politologiczne

2015

vol. 19

19 - 37

The article indicates the context of the formation as well as the purpose of the Movement, whose intention is to introduce the majority electoral system to the elections to the Sejm in Poland through introducing singlemember constituencies. The paper presents the characteristics of the Movement as a new social movement. It presents the development phases of the Movement as well as its main directions and actions. In the years 1999−2005 the Movement was in a phase of developed political activity, effectively influencing public opinion in Poland. Additionally, the article evaluates its actions during the 22 years of existence, pointing out that the activity of the Movement opened the debate on the electoral system in Poland and encouraged the Poles to approve of the introduction of the majority electoral system.

PPS zaboru pruskiego na Górnym Śląsku wobec reformy ordynacji wyborczej do sejmu pruskiego w Berlinie w czasie współdziałania z SPD (1906-1912)

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Ilski Z.

Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka

2012

vol. 67

issue 2

55–79

This article discusses the approach of those within the Silesian community involved with the PPS to the system of election for the Prussian Reichstag. Said party, like the German SPD and other Prussian political parties, criticised this system. They indicated that the system fails to represent the society’s views in a valid fashion. Seeing as it was based on a division of the electorate in three classes, it was biased against less wealthy classes, such as the working class. Division of the country to electoral constituencies was damaging to the urban electorate. Due to that system, according to PPS the Prussian Reichstag had a Junker-bourgeois nature, which resulted in class-based policy, as well as anti-Polish policy of the Prussian state. Polish socialists of the Upper Silesia put forth their own concept for an election system. They proposed an universal, equal, direct, anonymous and proportional election. They engaged in press critique of the existing system, mobilised the public opinion for opposing it, organised workers’ rallies and meets. Those actions resulted from the Polish workers community’s views, their desire to make the election laws more democratic, as a necessary step in democratising the Prussian state and forming resistance against its germanising policies. The actions of the PPS reinforced the efforts of the SPD and other groups acting towards modernisation of the Prussian election system.

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Rozwój Ruchu Obywatelskiego na rzecz Jednomandatowych Okręgów Wyborczych

PPS zaboru pruskiego na Górnym Śląsku wobec reformy ordynacji wyborczej do sejmu pruskiego w Berlinie w czasie współdziałania z SPD (1906-1912)