Schetyna officialy elected as new head of PO
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With 91 percent of votes, Grzegorz Schetyna has been elected as the new head of Civic Platform (PO). The voting processes 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 critical condition" under the new government of PiS and therefore "exceptional unity" is needed within PO.
Voting cards had been printed before Siemoniak announced his decision. Owing to that, the party assumed that a vote on him would be read as objection to Schetyna's becoming chair of PO.
