Right-wing swing

The center-right Civic Platform (PO) and conservative Law and Justice (PiS) parties are set to gain a clear majority in parliament, according to latest opinion polls.

In an August 24-25 survey of 1,000 people, pollster OBOP found the two parties would jointly take 60 percent of the vote. The parliamentary elections are due to take place on September 25. Civic Platform received 33 percent support, a significant rise on its leading 28 percent support recorded by OBOP earlier in August. Backing for PiS remained steady at 27 percent, down one percent on the party's standing in the previous OBOP survey.

The Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), received just nine percent - only a few percentage points above the five-percent threshold required by a party to enter parliament. (Reuters)