Abstract
Since 1989, Poland has a centralized party system and regional autonomist movements can be found in only two regions. Nevertheless, the degree of public interest in subnational elections has increased primarily due to the introduction of directly elected mayors at all local levels of government (cities, towns, and communities) in 2002. In this chapter we take a fresh look at regional elections in Poland. Conceptually, our analysis shows that the second-order election model has limited explanatory value to account for regional electoral dynamics. Empirically, we analyze the level of congruence of the vote between regional and national elections and look at the sources of variation. The results confirm an increasing nationalization of regional elections in Poland.
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