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