The 2008 Polish People's Party leadership election was held on 8 November 2008 at the 10th Polish People's Party Congress in Warsaw. Waldemar Pawlak was re-elected as the party chairman, defeating Marek Sawicki.
Election The election was held on 8 November 2008 at the 10th Polish People's Party Congress in Warsaw. Despite speculation that a younger party member, such as Jolanta Fedak, would challenge incumbent chairman Waldemar Pawlak, Pawlak instead came to face Marek Sawicki. Sawicki contested the election due to the party's by-law requiring two candidates in a leadership election. He did not seriously campaign for the position, and outright endorsed Pawlak before the vote. Pawlak received the vote of 83% of voting delegates, decisively defeating Sawicki.
Results Party chairman Candidate Vote % Waldemar Pawlak 677 83.37 Marek Sawicki 135 16.63 Total 812 97.25 Abstain 23 2.75 Blank/Invalid Total votes 835 100.00 Source: TVN 24
Aftermath The strong result for Waldemar Pawlak was considered an indicator of his strong position in the party in 2008. However, in the 2012 leadership election, Pawlak was narrowly defeated by challenger Janusz Piechociński.
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