Elections and a referendum have been taking place in Poland since the morning. Polish women and men abroad are also voting. We asked people from Bolesławiec to show what the queues at polling stations look like in their areas.
It is already known that a record was broken this year. More than 600,000 Polish citizens registered abroad to vote. Many additional polling stations were created to prevent problems with casting ballots. People could choose where to vote. Some gave up on large cities and looked for polling stations in smaller towns. Magdalena, who has lived in France for many years, did just that.
– Champigny-sur-Marne sur Marne. A good choice, not many people… phew – says Magdalena. She voted at around 12:20.
In Berlin, Paweł voted at 9:00.
– Generally, within a radius of several dozen metres, the only language you could hear was Polish. Maybe there will be even more people later – says Paweł.
In London, Marcin voted at 9:00 (10:00 our time).
– I waited for about an hour. There were an incredible number of people. I’m worried they’ll manage to count all the votes. They are proceeding slowly because of poor organisation – says Marcin.
In Palma de Mallorca, Spain, there is a gigantic queue outside the consulate. Piotr joined the queue at 13:30.
– It’s packed here. Around half a thousand people are standing in the queue – says Piotr.
Voting continues until 21:00. Hopefully everyone will manage to cast their vote. Let’s also keep our fingers crossed for the commissions, so they can count the votes within 24 hours.