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Elections·1h ago

KO leads Polish poll at 26% but 25% of voters remain undecided, Morawiecki's party falls short

A new ARC Rynek i Opinia poll for Rzeczpospolita gives Koalicja Obywatelska 26% against PiS's 21%, but 25% of respondents say they do not know who they would vote for. Mateusz Morawiecki's Rozwój Plus polled 4%, below the Sejm threshold.

Poll results

A survey conducted by ARC Rynek i Opinia for Rzeczpospolita between 28 July and 2 August 2026 gives Koalicja Obywatelska 26% support, with Prawo i Sprawiedliwość second at 21%. Only these two parties reach double digits. Konfederacja places third at 8%, followed by Konfederacja Korony Polskiej (6%) and Nowa Lewica (5%), all clearing the 5% threshold for single parties to enter the Sejm. The poll used a mix-mode method (telephone and online) on a nationally representative sample of 812 adult residents of Poland.

ARC poll: declared vote intent by party (28 Jul–2 Aug 2026) · %
KO
26
PiS
21
Konfederacja
8
KKP
6
Nowa Lewica
5
Rozwój Plus
4
Razem
2
PSL
2
Polska 2050
1
Other
1
Undecided
25
KO
26 %
PiS
21 %
Konfederacja
8 %
KKP
6 %
Nowa Lewica
5 %
Rozwój Plus
4 %
Razem
2 %
PSL
2 %
Polska 2050
1 %
Other
1 %
Undecided
25 %

Morawiecki's party falls short

Rozwój Plus, the association founded by former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki (2017–2023), polled 4%, below the 5% Sejm threshold but above the 3% mark that entitles a party to annual state subventions. Razem (2%), PSL (2%), Polska 2050 (1%) and other groupings (1%) all fall below the funding threshold. Rzeczpospolita notes that compared with the 2023 election results, there has been a mass exodus of voters from the parties that formed the former Trzecia Droga coalition, and PiS support has dropped by roughly 40%.

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A quarter of voters adrift

The figure drawing the most attention is the 25% of respondents who said they do not know whom they would vote for, nearly equal to KO's leading score. Dr. Adam Czarnecki, vice president of ARC Rynek i Opinia, told Rzeczpospolita that the high level of indecision reflects uncertainty among voters on both the right and the political centre.

For former PiS supporters, the choice between the mother party and Mateusz Morawiecki's movement is becoming difficult. There are also many 'orphans' after Polska 2050 who do not want to vote for the party currently led by Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz and do not really know which party to back in the next elections.

— Adam Czarnecki

Czarnecki added that support for Rozwój Plus is not as high as other polls have suggested, and that PiS still maintains relatively high backing. He noted that many PiS voters see Rozwój Plus as a splinter group, while centrist voters remember Morawiecki's time as prime minister and are reluctant to support his current formation.

A second poll tells a different story

A separate survey by Opinia24, cited by Do Rzeczy, paints a different picture. It gives KO 30.3%, PiS 17.2%, and Konfederacja 15.3%. In that poll, Konfederacja Korony Polskiej reaches 9%, Nowa Lewica 7%, and Rozwój Plus 5.3%, clearing the Sejm threshold. Below it sit Razem (4.8%), Polska 2050 (1.3%) and PSL (1.1%).

ARC vs Opinia24: parties clearing the 5% threshold · %
KO
26
PiS
21
Konfederacja
8
KKP
6
Nowa Lewica
5
Rozwój Plus
4
KO
26 %
PiS
21 %
Konfederacja
8 %
KKP
6 %
Nowa Lewica
5 %
Rozwój Plus
4 %

What comes next

Parliamentary elections are expected in October 2027. NaTemat.pl reports that the average across six previous polls gives Rozwój Plus 6.1% support, enough for Sejm seats and a sixth-place position on the political scene. In four of those six polls the party exceeded the electoral threshold, while in two it did not. The wide gap between individual surveys, combined with the 25% undecided share, points to an electorate that remains in flux more than a year before the vote.

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Mateusz MorawieckiJarosław KaczyńskiDonald TuskGrzegorz Braun
WarsawDonald TuskJarosław KaczyńskiMateusz MorawieckiGrzegorz Braun

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  • Stabilne poparcie dla PiS, złe wieści dla Morawieckiego. Nowy sondaż poparcia dla partii polityczncyh
    NIEZALEZNA.PL·2h ago
  • Nowy sondaż pokazuje przewagę KO. Jest jeden problem
    Business Insider·2h ago
  • Nowy sondaż zakwasi miny całej elicie. Najważniejszy wynik to te 25 proc.
    naTemat.pl·3h ago
  • Co czwarty Polak nie wie, na kogo zagłosuje. Są wyniki nowego sondażu
    Do Rzeczy·5h ago
  • KO prowadzi w sondażu, ale uwagę zwraca co innego. Zaskakujący wynik
    Rzeczpospolita·7h ago

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