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III SW 1091/95 AI generated

Supreme Court allows presidential election protest for false education claim potentially influencing vote results.

Case Number III SW 1091/95
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
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The Supreme Court allowed a protest against the election of Aleksander Kwaśniewski based on a false claim of higher education on his ballot. Voters argued this misinformation, which highlighted Kwaśniewski's advantage over Lech Wałęsa, could have influenced the election outcome. Although experts could not quantify the exact impact, the Court ruled that the mere possibility of such influence satisfied the legal threshold for a valid protest.

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Art. 41 ust. 1 pkt 1 ustawy o wyborze Prezydenta RP; Art. 43 ustawy o wyborze Prezydenta RP: A protest is admissible if a false statement regarding a candidate's qualifications could have influenced the election result, regardless of whether the exact magnitude of that influence can be scientifically measured.

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presidential election protest false candidate qualification education misrepresentation influence on vote count validity of protest electoral law violation potential impact assessment

Cited Legislation

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art. 41 ust. 1 pkt 1 ustawy z dnia 27 września 1990 r. o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
art. 43 ustawy z dnia 27 września 1990 r. o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
art. 219 k.p.c.
art. 13 § 2 k.p.c.
art. 75 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 27 września 1990 r. o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
art. 13 § 2 k.p.c
art. 267 k.k

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