PiS gains in popularity according to latest GfK poll

GfK Polonia research firm has conducted a poll on potential voters' preferences in Poland. According to a press release by GfK, 46 percent of Poles would turn out to vote, with 48 percent claiming they would not take part in voting. In July, voters primarily voiced their support for the Law and Justice party (PiS), with 42 percent preferring to vote for the main opposition party. Ruling Civic Platform (PO) was second with 28 percent. These numbers are a considerable jump from the June poll results, where PO garnered 12 percent more support and was the most popular party at the time. The next three parties in the poll are: Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) with 10 percent, the Polish People's Party (PSL) with 6 percent and the Congress of the New Right (KNP) with 5 percent. The results given above are split amongst respondents who chose a party. Sixteen percent of respondents are undecided. The poll was conducted on a representative sample of 1020 Polish adults.