2008 Polish People's Party leadership election

2008 Polish People's Party leadership election presidential no 2005 Polish People's Party leadership election 2005 2012 Polish People's Party leadership election 2012 8 November 2008 Waldemar Pawlak with Jerzy Buzek, 2009.jpg 500 115 145 10 107 center Waldemar Pawlak 677 83.37% Marek Sawicki 2010.jpg 475 115 145 72 188 center Marek Sawicki 135 16.63% Chairman Waldemar Pawlak Waldemar Pawlak The 2008 Polish People's Party leadership election was held on 8 November 2008 at the 10th Polish People's Party Congress in Warsaw. Waldemar Pawlak was re-elected as the party chairman, defeating Marek Sawicki. Election The election was held on 8 November 2008 at the 10th Polish People's Party Congress in Warsaw.2021-11-26 DMY Gmitruk Janusz KONGRESY POLSKIEGO STRONNICTWA LUDOWEGO https://zielonysztandar.com.pl/2021/11/kongresy-polskiego-stronnictwa-ludowego/ Zielony Sztandar pl 2025-11-192008-11-10 DMY Nowy stary prezes PSL https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art7957781-nowy-stary-prezes-psl Rzeczpospolita 2026-02-22 Despite speculation that a younger party member, such as Jolanta Fedak, would challenge incumbent chairman Waldemar Pawlak, Pawlak instead came to face Marek Sawicki. Sawicki contested the election due to the party's by-law requiring two candidates in a leadership election. He did not seriously campaign for the position, and outright endorsed Pawlak before the vote. Pawlak received the vote of 83% of voting delegates, decisively defeating Sawicki. Results Party chairman Candidate Vote % Waldemar Pawlak 677 83.37 Marek Sawicki 135 16.63 Total 812 97.25 Abstain 23 2.75 Blank/Invalid Total votes 835 100.00 Source: TVN 242008-11-08 DMY Ludowcy postawili na Pawlaka https://tvn24.pl/polska/ludowcy-postawili-na-pawlaka-ra76134-ls3719263 TVN 24 https://web.archive.org/web/20260522124603/https://tvn24.pl/polska/ludowcy-postawili-na-pawlaka-ra76134-ls3719263 2026-05-22 live 2026-05-22 Aftermath The strong result for Waldemar Pawlak was considered an indicator of his strong position in the party in 2008. However, in the 2012 leadership election, Pawlak was narrowly defeated by challenger Janusz Piechociński.2012-11-17 DMY Janusz Piechociński nowym szefem PSL https://www.forbes.pl/wiadomosci/janusz-piechocinski-nowym-szefem-psl/y6pm3l0 Forbes 2025-11-18 References Category:2008 political party leadership elections Category:November 2008 elections Category:Polish People's Party Category:November 2008 in Europe Category:2008 in Poland