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Poland has proportional voting for Sejm, so more than one person from a district can be elected (you vote for a party list and a specific person within that list - based on a total number of votes obtained by a party list, it gets a specific number of MPs from a district - within a specific list, mandates are assigned based on the individual result - but in practice the higher you are on the list the greater the chance you get a high individual result, as many supporters just vote for the first person on the list).

The people pictured are those "number ones", opening their respective party's lists in Warsaw (with the only exception of Kaczynski who you all know, so I picked the second person on the list).

Who would you vote for?

P.S. I did not try to choose a bad picture - the picture chosen is the best of the top five showing up in google (yes, some of these people are very ugly).

Edit: candidate no. 3 is not showing - can a mod replace his pic with this:

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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. :P

Actual allegiances:

[spoiler]No. 1 - PiS. The guy pictured is the former head (during the brief PiS rule) of the national anti-corruption office, for the way he performed his duties regarded as a cross between McCarthy and Beria
No. 2 - The crazy populist rockman person (he is the one running in Warsaw) who came third in Presidential elections but has since squandered his popular appeal by actually telling people what he thinks about issues
No. 3 - Former PWC chief economist and probably the only wider known person in his party - this is a new party running on "back to the liberal economy" roots platform (widely perceived as a party of big business and banks despite presenting themselves as middle and small business party)
No. 4 - PO - current prime minister (not very well known internationally I presume)
No. 5 - The United Left (coalition of social democrats and the party I voted for in last elections). She is a young co-head of the party and my candidate. Her mother, a prominent leftist politician, died in the Smolensk plane crash
No. 6 - A new leftist grassroot movement, similar to Occupy Wall Street and Podemos/Syriza, composed of completely unknown people. That it managed to even get registered as a party at a national level for the purpose of the elections (you need a certain number of signatures in each district) is considered a success.
No. 7 - The party of the libertarian racist guy with a bow tie. The guy pictured was kicked out of PiS after he was arrested following a drunk brawl with a police officer.
No. 8 - PSL (the farmers' party). Former national police head.[/spoiler]

The best looking one is wearing an amber necklace which of course is a straight disqualification for political office.

Voted for the bottom guy as he seems least likely to be a racist ass hole.

Something about the first guys look reminds me of Don Knotts.  :unsure:

Anyhow I went with the last guy.  With Putin to the east and Merkel to the west someone may have to lead a cavalry charge again very soon. He looks like the man who can do it.

Quote from: Savonarola on September 17, 2015, 08:45:08 AM
Something about the first guys look reminds me of Don Knotts.  :unsure:

Anyhow I went with the last guy.  With Putin to the east and Merkel to the west someone may have to lead a cavalry charge again very soon. He looks like the man who can do it.

This is a police uniform. :P

#2 looks like an aging Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs.

Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 17, 2015, 09:29:49 AM
#2 looks like an aging Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs.

He makes a good sheriff.

Can't vote for the hipster doofus, don't want to vote for the pissed off looking people, so that leaves the weenie and Buffalo Bill.  Think I'll vote weenie.

Amber chick looks just a little too psycho.

Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 17, 2015, 09:37:08 AM
Can't vote for the hipster doofus, don't want to vote for the pissed off looking people, so that leaves the weenie and Buffalo Bill.  Think I'll vote weenie.

Amber chick looks just a little too psycho.

Which one is the weenie?  :lol:

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

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fjednymzdaniem.pl%2Fthumb%3Fp%3D11074446_472234586256885_5170576313028874282_n.jpg&hash=fc921e67e29ae626789b0454b1287713f66497d8)

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):

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fradioszczecin.pl%2Fpublic%2F172%2F1299.jpg&hash=f39a8ec8fbd7451d2f0c91edb2ea51f3491ac830)

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

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 10:06:10 AM
Which one is the weenie?  :lol:

#1

Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 17, 2015, 10:14:27 AM

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 10:06:10 AM
Which one is the weenie?  :lol:

#1

Funnily - he is the one and future chief of PiS's "anticorruption office" (their secret police) - a ruthless bastard specialised in framing those PiS wanted to destroy (he even has one prosecutorial investigation going into abuse of office).

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

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 07:46:19 AM
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. :P

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

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. :thumbsup:

Quote from: Barrister on September 17, 2015, 12:37:20 PM

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 07:46:19 AM
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. :P

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

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. :thumbsup:

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

Soldier man. Because it seems odd

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 12:43:00 PM
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.

It's a police uniform!

Quote from: Barrister on September 17, 2015, 12:46:59 PM

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 12:43:00 PM
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?

Quote from: The Brain on September 17, 2015, 10:54:44 AM
Uniform guy. Human civilization, not insect, must dominate this galaxy now and always.

Concur. We can ill afford another Klendathu.

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

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

Quote from: Malthus on September 17, 2015, 01:14:30 PM
I voted for the Amber Chick, based on the tried and true Languish voting strategy for unknown politicos - always vote for the hottest.  :D

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

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

Quote from: mongers on September 17, 2015, 03:28:34 PM

Quote from: Norgy on September 17, 2015, 03:21:46 PM
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.

Quote from: mongers on September 17, 2015, 03:28:34 PM

Quote from: Norgy on September 17, 2015, 03:21:46 PM
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.  ;)

Quote from: Norgy on September 17, 2015, 03:21:46 PM
Guy in black tee and shirt gets my vote. He's probably either a leftist or a fascist.

Extreme left. :P

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 12:47:55 PM

Quote from: Barrister on September 17, 2015, 12:46:59 PM

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 12:43:00 PM
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.

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 10:11:46 AM
Here's a more Caliga-approved picture of the Amber chick:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fjednymzdaniem.pl%2Fthumb%3Fp%3D11074446_472234586256885_5170576313028874282_n.jpg&hash=fc921e67e29ae626789b0454b1287713f66497d8)

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):

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fradioszczecin.pl%2Fpublic%2F172%2F1299.jpg&hash=f39a8ec8fbd7451d2f0c91edb2ea51f3491ac830)

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

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

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 03:42:11 PM

Quote from: Norgy on September 17, 2015, 03:21:46 PM
Guy in black tee and shirt gets my vote. He's probably either a leftist or a fascist.

Extreme left. :P

Good, I am at home at last.

Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 10:11:46 AM
Here's a more Caliga-approved picture of the Amber chick:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fjednymzdaniem.pl%2Fthumb%3Fp%3D11074446_472234586256885_5170576313028874282_n.jpg&hash=fc921e67e29ae626789b0454b1287713f66497d8)

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):

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fradioszczecin.pl%2Fpublic%2F172%2F1299.jpg&hash=f39a8ec8fbd7451d2f0c91edb2ea51f3491ac830)

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

She got my vote but was afraid she would be some weird Polish ultranationalist, my socialist soul is: infatuated.