A new Opinia24 poll released by RMF FM just before the second anniversary of Poland’s 2015 parliamentary elections shows that 45% of respondents feel their lives are the same, 31% worse, and only 12% better under the current governing coalition.
Survey Conducted Just Before Election Anniversary
On the eve of the second anniversary of the parliamentary elections that saw the Civic Coalition, Poland 2050, the Polish People’s Party, and the Left come to power, RMF FM published a poll by Opinia24 asking whether Poles live better or worse after two years in office.
Forty‑five percent of respondents said their lives have not changed, 31% said they feel worse, and 12% said they feel better. The remaining 12% declined to give an opinion.
Who Lives Best Under the Coalition Since 15 October?
Among those who felt their quality of life had improved, 30% identified as voters of the Civic Coalition and 27% as voters who supported Rafał Trzaskowski in the first round of the presidential election.
Only 6% of PiS voters and 2% of Confederation voters reported improvement, while 57% of Confederation voters and more than half of PiS supporters said the quality of life had deteriorated.
Poles older than 60 reported the best wellbeing since 2023.
Parliamentary Elections 2023
On 15 October 2023, the electorate awarded the largest share of the vote to Law and Justice (PiS) with 35.38%. The Civic Coalition received 30.70%, the Third Path 14.40%, the Left 8.61%, and Confederation 7.16%.
These results translated into 248 seats for the Civic Coalition, the Third Path, and the Left, giving them a stable majority and enabling them to form a coalition government. Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Platform, became prime minister.
Survey Methodology
The Opinia24 survey was conducted from 6 to 8 October on a representative sample of 1,000 residents aged 18 and over, using a mixed method of computer‑aided telephone interviews (CATI) and computer‑aided web interviews (CAWI).
