Opinion polling on the Lech Wałęsa presidency

Lech Wałęsa in 1989 and 1996.
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Lech Wałęsa was elected to the office of President of Poland in the first direct presidential election in Poland, the 1990 presidential election, serving until the inauguration of Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Wałęsa's runoff opponent in the 1995 presidential election.[1] Throughout Wałęsa's presidency, several polling agencies conducted opinion polls gauging his approval rating as President.

Wałęsa maintained an overwhelmingly negative approval rating throughout the second half of his term, with his approval becoming positive only during a period of increased polarization before the second turn of the 1995 presidential election.[2]

Approval polls

Date(s)
conducted 		Polling firm/Link Sample size Approve Disapprove Don't know/Neutral Net approval
9–12 Nov 1995 CBOS 1,254 51 41 8 10
29 Sep–3 Oct 1995 OBOP 1,385 30 62 8 –32
1–4 Sep 1995 CBOS 1,150 23 64 13 –41
7–12 Jul 1995 CBOS 1,115 27 60 12 –33
Jun–Jul 1995 OBOP 26 66 8 –39
10–13 Jun 1995 OBOP 1,100 31 63 6 –32
13–16 May 1995 OBOP 1,081 20 71 9 –52
5–10 May 1995 CBOS 1,203 25 65 10 –40
1–4 Apr 1995 OBOP 1,112 26 69 4 –43
3–7 Mar 1995 OBOP 1,086 23 70 6 –47
4–6 Mar 1995 CBOS 1,208 25 64 11 –39
14 Feb 1995 Demoskop 971 23 67 –44
3–6 Feb 1995 OBOP 1,123 28 66 6 –38
6–9 Jan 1995 CBOS 1,230 25 64 11 –39
9–13 Dec 1994 OBOP 1,035 21 69 9 –48
18–22 Nov 1994 OBOP 1,031 20 71 9 –51
3–7 Nov 1994 CBOS 1,237 22 69 9 –47
1–4 Oct 1994 OBOP 1,130 19 73 7 –54
2–6 Sep 1994 OBOP 1,048 26 68 6 –42
2–5 Sep 1994 CBOS 1,219 26 64 11 –38
15–19 Jul 1994 OBOP 966 26 70 4 –44
17–20 Jun 1994 CBOS 1,197 26 64 10 –38
20–25 May 1994 OBOP 1,107 26 69 5 –43
14–18 Apr 1994 CBOS 1,197 25 64 12 –39
23–29 Mar 1994 OBOP 1,197 31 63 6 –32
11–15 Feb 1994 CBOS 1,198 35 55 –20
9–14 Dec 1993 CBOS 1,239 30 57 –27
20–25 Oct 1993 CBOS 1,192 39 49 12 –10
7–12 Jul 1993 CBOS 1,127 32 56 13 –24
14–17 May 1993 CBOS 1,075 29 61 10 –32
Mar 1993 CBOS 41 48 –7
15–17 Jan 1993 CBOS 1,208 37 48 –11
13–15 Nov 1992 CBOS 1,184 44 44 0
2–7 Sep 1992 CBOS 1,153 41 49 –8
1–3 May 1992 CBOS 1,191 36 52 13 –16
5–10 Mar 1992 CBOS 1,172 38 46 15 –8
10–13 Oct 1991 CBOS 1,500 46 43 11 3
20–23 Sep 1991 CBOS 1,500 49 41 11 8
23–26 Aug 1991 CBOS 1,000 49 39 11 10
12–14 Jul 1991 CBOS 1,000 36 56 8 –20
14–17 Jun 1991 CBOS 1,000 46.0 42.3 11.4 3.7
18–21 May 1991 CBOS 1,000 51 41 7 10
12–16 Apr 1991 CBOS 1,000 70 20 10 50
Feb 1991 CBOS 53 25 28
Jan 1991 CBOS 60 20 40

Support for a "presidential party"

See also: Opinion polling for the 1993 Polish parliamentary election

Throughout Wałęsa's presidency, opinion polls were conducted whether voters would support a "presidential party" loyal to Wałęsa. In 1993, the Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms (Polish: Bezpartyjny Blok Wspierania Reform, BBWR) was established as a pro-Wałęsa nonpartisan political organization, and parliamentary election polling indicated the party hovered around the 5% threshold[3] in the 1993 parliamentary election, ultimately gaining 5.41% of the vote and 16 seats.

Date(s)
conducted 		Polling firm/Link Sample size Would vote
April 1993 CBOS 1,223 12
July 1991 PBS 1,049 29

See also

References

  1. ^ Dudek, Antoni (2023). Historia polityczna Polski 1989–2023 [Polish political history 1989-2023] (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar. ISBN 978-83-67450-66-9.
  2. ^ Zaufanie do instytucji publicznych w czasie wyborów prezydenckich, CBOS, 27 November 1995, retrieved 2025-08-23
  3. ^ "Co mówiły sondaże". Gazeta Wyborcza. 20 September 1993. Retrieved 2025-08-25. W okolicach 5-procentowego progu krążyły niepewne swego losu: BBWR, ,Ojczyzna' i ,Solidarność'. [Around the 5-percent threshold hovered BBWR, "Ojczyzna" and "Solidarność".]
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