Schetyna officially elected new head of PO

With 91 percent of votes, Grzegorz Schetyna has been elected the new head of Civic Platform (PO). The voting process lasted from January 2 to January 20, turnout stood at 52 percent.

Schetyna's only challenger, Tomasz Siemoniak, a former Defense Minister, had earlier stood down from the race, arguing that "democracy is in a critical condition" under the new PiS government and therefore "exceptional unity" is needed within PO.

Voting cards had been printed before Siemoniak announced his  decision. Due to that fact the party assumed that a vote for him would be read as objection to Schetyna becoming the leader of PO.