Poll: 57% of Poles support reprivatization

Poles want reprivatization to be conducted in Poland, the most recent study by pollster IBRiS for Rzeczpospolita revealed. As much as 57 percent of Polish citizens support the process of restoring to its former owners properties seized by a government (reprivatization) in Poland, whereas 27 percent express the opposite opinion and 16 percent were unsure. When it comes to the methods of reprivatization, 46 percent say only a part of property must be restored, 27 percent insist on the full size, versus 27 percent who prefer immobility (fixed property). An estimated 20,000-24,000 private buildings were taken from their owners in October 1945 without any compensation. Since the fall of communism in Poland in 1989 it has been possible to submit claims for the return of such confiscated property. The poll was conducted on August 26-27, surveying 1,100 Poles aged over 18.