Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 20 January 1957. They were the second election to the Sejm – the bicameral parliament of the People's Republic of Poland, and the third ever in the history of Communist Poland. It took place during the liberalization period, following Władysław Gomułka's ascension to power. Although freer than previous elections, they were not a free election. Polish voters of 1957 were given the right to vote against some official candidates; de facto having a small chance to express a vote of no confidence against the government and the Party, but no possibility to elect any real opposition, whose members were not allowed to run in the elections. The elections resulted in a predictable victory for the Front of National Unity coalition dominated by the ruling Polish communist party – the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), and communist leader, Władysław Gomułka.The elections, while victorious for Gomułka, did not guarantee lasting changes in the Polish society. The new regime was much more liberal than its Stalinist predecessor, and enjoyed moderate support during the first few years after the election in the "little stabilization" period of 1957–1963. However, by mid-1960s it faced opposition from the competing factions in the communist party itself. Coupled with growing popular opposition to the communist rule, Gierek would be removed from power in the aftermath of the 1968 political crisis and the Polish 1970 protests.The previous elections in Poland were held in 1952. These were followed by the 1961 elections.. }
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- Polish_legislative_election,_1957 abstract "Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 20 January 1957. They were the second election to the Sejm – the bicameral parliament of the People's Republic of Poland, and the third ever in the history of Communist Poland. It took place during the liberalization period, following Władysław Gomułka's ascension to power. Although freer than previous elections, they were not a free election. Polish voters of 1957 were given the right to vote against some official candidates; de facto having a small chance to express a vote of no confidence against the government and the Party, but no possibility to elect any real opposition, whose members were not allowed to run in the elections. The elections resulted in a predictable victory for the Front of National Unity coalition dominated by the ruling Polish communist party – the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), and communist leader, Władysław Gomułka.The elections, while victorious for Gomułka, did not guarantee lasting changes in the Polish society. The new regime was much more liberal than its Stalinist predecessor, and enjoyed moderate support during the first few years after the election in the "little stabilization" period of 1957–1963. However, by mid-1960s it faced opposition from the competing factions in the communist party itself. Coupled with growing popular opposition to the communist rule, Gierek would be removed from power in the aftermath of the 1968 political crisis and the Polish 1970 protests.The previous elections in Poland were held in 1952. These were followed by the 1961 elections.".