Kulisy wyborczego sukcesu. Udział Urzędu Bezpieczeństwa w kampanii wyborczej i wyborach do Sejmu Ustawodawczego w 1947 roku w powiecie kozielskim
The backstage of an election success. The part played by the Security Office in the election campaign and in the general electionto the Constituent...

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the share of the political police in the preparations to carry out the general election to the Constituent Parliament (the Sejm) in the area of Koźle County on 19 January 1947. A particular stress was laid on the description of the actions undertaken by Urząd Bezpieczeństwa (UB) /Security Office/ with reference to the structures of the legal opposition party – Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL) /The Polish Peasants’ Party/, as well as to those of threatening the society so that the inhabitants of the county should openly and manifestly vote in favor of Polska Partia Robotnicza (PPR) /the polish workers’ party/ and that being in alliance with the PPR on the common election list. Simultaneously, the author also shows the scale of the UB’s actions, such as recruitment of members of the election boards, men-of-confidence, or even candidates participating in the election. The conclusions that are derived from the above-presented analysis of the available archival materials dealing with the examined subject area indicate that the inhabitants of the county were threatened and forced to make their political choices which, most probably, did not suit their genuine preferences.

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