http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230902-063024-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/direct-democracy-and-indirect-electoral-campaign/ Direct Democracy and Indirect Electoral Campaign - How Poland’s Ruling Party Is Once Again Abusing Constitutional Resources to Retain Power Rutynowska, Eliza eng 2023-09-01 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Democratic Backsliding Direct Democracy elections Poland Referendum Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In a last-minute attempt to grow voter presence at the booths on the 15th of October, Poland’s ruling party announced it would be combining the upcoming parliamentary elections with a referendum vote on not one, but four issues. This provides the governing powers with an additional electoral campaign just for them – misnamed as the referendum – to draw public attention to the questions asked. After all, they were drafted by those seeking reelection and focus on matters most used in their political agenda.