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Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 4 March 1928, with Senate elections held a week later on 11 March.〔Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7〕 The Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government, a coalition of the ''Sanation'' faction - won the highest number of seats in the Sejm (125 out of 444) and 48 out of 111 in the Senate, but unlike later elections, those of 1928 were still considered free and opposition parties also gained a significant number of seats. The 1928 election is generally considered the last free election in Poland until 1989 (or 1991).〔A. J. Groth, ''Polish Elections 1919-1928'', Slavic Review, Vol. 24, No. 4. (Dec., 1965), pp. 653-665. (JSTOR ), Last accessed on 14 April 2007〕〔Kenneth Ka-Lok Chan, ''Poland at the Crossroads: The 1993 General Election'', Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 47, No. 1. (1995), pp. 123-145. (JSTOR ), Last accessed on 14 April 2007〕 ==Background== The 1928 elections were the first elections after Józef Piłsudski's May Coup in 1926. Thirty-four parties took part in the 1928 elections.〔(TIME article on 1928 Polish elections from Mar. 19, 1928 ) Last accessed on 14 April 2007〕 Piłsudski was supported by the Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (BBWR) led by Walery Sławek, which campaigned for a more authoritative government, declaring its total support for Piłsudski〔 and proclaiming itself to be a patriotic, non-partisan and pro-government formation.〔 Other factions in contemporary Polish politics and their primary parties included: the Left, consisting of the Polish Socialist Party of Ignacy Daszyński; the Communist Party, two Polish People's Party factions (the Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" of Jan Woźnicki and Stronnictwo Chłopskie of Jan Dąbski); the Right (''endecja'', represented by the Popular National Union of Stanisław Głąbiński); the Center, composed of the PSL faction, Christian Democracy of Wojciech Korfanty and the National Workers' Party of Adam Chadzyński; and finally, the Minorities, represented by the Bloc of National Minorities.〔 The government applied much pressure to ensure victory for its candidates. Propaganda media were distributed, Sanation supporters tried to break up opposition rallies and some opposition lists and candidates were declared invalid by ostensibly neutral government institutions.〔 Pressure was put on state employees to vote for the BBWR and to participate in its electoral campaign. Public funds were diverted to the BBWR, which had ready use of government facilities.〔 Despite these irregularities, the 1928 election is generally considered the last free election in Poland until 1989 (or 1991) as the opposition parties were still able to campaign and put forward candidates, and the results were not falsified.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Polish legislative election, 1928」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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