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. 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.

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 41 8 10 29 Sep–3 Oct 1995 OBOP 1,385 30 8 –32 1–4 Sep 1995 CBOS 1,150 23 13 –41 7–12 Jul 1995 CBOS 1,115 27 12 –33 Jun–Jul 1995 OBOP 26 8 –39 10–13 Jun 1995 OBOP 1,100 31 6 –32 13–16 May 1995 OBOP 1,081 20 9 –52 5–10 May 1995 CBOS 1,203 25 10 –40 1–4 Apr 1995 OBOP 1,112 26 4 –43 3–7 Mar 1995 OBOP 1,086 23 6 –47 4–6 Mar 1995 CBOS 1,208 25 11 –39 14 Feb 1995 Demoskop 971 23 –44 3–6 Feb 1995 OBOP 1,123 28 6 –38 6–9 Jan 1995 CBOS 1,230 25 11 –39 9–13 Dec 1994 OBOP 1,035 21 9 –48 18–22 Nov 1994 OBOP 1,031 20 9 –51 3–7 Nov 1994 CBOS 1,237 22 9 –47 1–4 Oct 1994 OBOP 1,130 19 7 –54 2–6 Sep 1994 OBOP 1,048 26 6 –42 2–5 Sep 1994 CBOS 1,219 26 11 –38 15–19 Jul 1994 OBOP 966 26 4 –44 17–20 Jun 1994 CBOS 1,197 26 10 –38 20–25 May 1994 OBOP 1,107 26 5 –43 14–18 Apr 1994 CBOS 1,197 25 12 –39 23–29 Mar 1994 OBOP 1,197 31 6 –32 11–15 Feb 1994 CBOS 1,198 35 –20 9–14 Dec 1993 CBOS 1,239 30 –27 20–25 Oct 1993 CBOS 1,192 39 12 –10 7–12 Jul 1993 CBOS 1,127 32 13 –24 14–17 May 1993 CBOS 1,075 29 10 –32 Mar 1993 CBOS 41 –7 15–17 Jan 1993 CBOS 1,208 37 –11 13–15 Nov 1992 CBOS 1,184 0 2–7 Sep 1992 CBOS 1,153 41 –8 1–3 May 1992 CBOS 1,191 36 13 –16 5–10 Mar 1992 CBOS 1,172 38 15 –8 10–13 Oct 1991 CBOS 1,500 43 11 3 20–23 Sep 1991 CBOS 1,500 41 11 8 23–26 Aug 1991 CBOS 1,000 39 11 10 12–14 Jul 1991 CBOS 1,000 36 8 –20 14–17 Jun 1991 CBOS 1,000 42.3 11.4 3.7 18–21 May 1991 CBOS 1,000 41 7 10 12–16 Apr 1991 CBOS 1,000 20 10 50 Feb 1991 CBOS 25 28 Jan 1991 CBOS 20 40

Support for a "presidential party"

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 (, BBWR) was established as a pro-Wałęsa nonpartisan political organization, and parliamentary election polling indicated the party hovered around the 5% threshold 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 1990 Polish presidential election 1995 Polish presidential election

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