Vote in Polish Sejm elections (Warsaw district)

[Martinus]

For Beeb's sake I tried to pick pictures of men with a suit and tie. If someone doesn't wear one in his picture, it means there is no picture of them in a suit and tie available.

Thanks for messing with my "how to vote based on pictures" strategy.

The suit thing though is just a proxy for trying to tell who is the non-crazy conservative candidate of the bunch.  So here you had three guys in suits - all seemed decent enough.  I wound up voting for the guy in glasses, number one.  He seemed somewhat academic.  Learning that he is the PiS candidate, I'm okay with that.  WHen I try and strip away Marty's biases in reporting on Polish politics, I rather suspect that's the party I'd vote for anyways if I was Polish.

And the fact he's a form of prosecutor makes it even better.

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't vote for PiS. They are Polish tea party. The closest European equivalent is Hungary's Fidesz.

[Josquius]

Soldier man. Because it seems odd

[Barrister]

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't vote for PiS. They are Polish tea party. The closest European equivalent is Hungary's Fidesz.

It's hard to say.  In a first past the post system I don't like voting for fringe parties, so I'd vote for a major party that was "close enough" to what I believe in.

Having said that, you did say that it's a proportional representation system, so maybe I'd wind up voting for #3 instead.

[Martinus]

It's a police uniform!

[Martinus]

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't vote for PiS. They are Polish tea party. The closest European equivalent is Hungary's Fidesz.

It's hard to say.  In a first past the post system I don't like voting for fringe parties, so I'd vote for a major party that was "close enough" to what I believe in.

Having said that, you did say that it's a proportional representation system, so maybe I'd wind up voting for #3 instead.

Why not PO?

[FunkMonk]

Uniform guy. Human civilization, not insect, must dominate this galaxy now and always.

Concur. We can ill afford another Klendathu.

[Martinus]

So, a strong man, followed by a secret police apparatchik, followed by a crazy amber chick are what Languish ordered?

[Malthus]

I voted for the Amber Chick, based on the tried and true Languish voting strategy for unknown politicos - always vote for the hottest. 

[Martinus]

I voted for the Amber Chick, based on the tried and true Languish voting strategy for unknown politicos - always vote for the hottest. 

I'm also voting for her so you did the right thing.

[Norgy]

Guy in black tee and shirt gets my vote. He's probably either a leftist or a fascist.

[Norgy]

Guy in black tee and shirt gets my vote. He's probably either a leftist or a fascist.

He looks like he's doing improv.stand-up.

Show me a politician who doesn't.

[Malthus]

Guy in black tee and shirt gets my vote. He's probably either a leftist or a fascist.

He looks like he's doing improv.stand-up.

Nothing more hilarious than fascism. 

[Martinus]

Guy in black tee and shirt gets my vote. He's probably either a leftist or a fascist.

Extreme left.

[Barrister]

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't vote for PiS. They are Polish tea party. The closest European equivalent is Hungary's Fidesz.

It's hard to say.  In a first past the post system I don't like voting for fringe parties, so I'd vote for a major party that was "close enough" to what I believe in.

Having said that, you did say that it's a proportional representation system, so maybe I'd wind up voting for #3 instead.

Why not PO?

Huh.  I googled them.  I thought they were a centre-left party, but I guess not.

So maybe I don't know what I'm talking about for POlish politics.

[dps]

Here's a more Caliga-approved picture of the Amber chick:



She is the from the united left platform (featuring socialdemocrats, Polish "lib-dems" and the greens).

And another chick running from the same platform (you may remember her from the unsuccesful bid for the mayor of Warsaw):



It seems to me that if Caliga lived in Poland he would be a socialist.

Not necessarily.  "Fuck the Socialists" can be interpreted 2 ways.