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2019
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure a clear separation between state and party, measures should be taken to separate government administration and party campaigning, including by amending legislation to adequately define and regulate campaigning by public officials, and to explicitly prohibit the abuse of state resources in election campaigns.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Poland
2019
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Relevant legislation, including the criminal code, should be revised to provide for clear mechanisms for authorities to prevent and counter instances of hate speech. Electoral contestants should refrain from using intolerant rhetoric and authorities should promptly condemn any such cases.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Poland
2019
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the public receives sufficient information regarding opinion polls, the Election Code could be amended to require media to publish information such as sample, margin of error, polling period and methodology applied.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Poland
2020
SEAM
Presidential
Electoral contestants should refrain from using intolerant rhetoric and authorities and contestants should promptly condemn any such cases.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
Poland
2020
SEAM
Presidential
Relevant legislation, in particular the criminal code, should be revised to ensure compliance with international human rights standards pertaining to ‘hate speech’.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
Poland
2023
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure a clear separation between state and party, measures should be taken to keep party campaigning separate from government administration at the national and local level. These include amending respective laws to adequately define and regulate campaigning by public officials, explicitly prohibiting the abuse of state resources in election campaigns, as well as limiting the initiation or announcement of new state spending during the official campaign period.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Poland
2023
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance public confidence in the electoral process, electoral contestants should refrain from using inflammatory and discriminatory speech. Public officials and authorities should promptly condemn such rhetoric and political parties could consider making commitments to each other to refrain from use of such rhetoric in the campaign.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Poland
2023
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Political parties should consider further mechanisms to promote greater participation of women. Such mechanisms could include internal policies that work to facilitate women’s advancement in party leadership and decision-making positions and give greater visibility to women in the campaign. Authorities could also consider incentives to increase inclusion and visibility of women in party structures.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Poland
2025
LEOM
Presidential
To ensure effective implementation of the rules, the Digital Services Co-ordinator should be vested with a comprehensive mandate to co-ordinate institutional efforts, ensure coherence in responses to digital risks and threats, and enhance transparency around the measures taken, including in an electoral context.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
Poland
2025
LEOM
Presidential
To enhance safeguards against public insult and incitement to hatred, the grounds for protection in the Criminal Code should be expanded to cover a wider range of vulnerable groups. Political actors should refrain from using discriminatory language and continue to publicly and resolutely denounce its use in campaign discourse.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
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