Restrukturyzacja polskiego systemu partyjnego. Rola Ruchu Palikota w wyborach parlamentarnych w 2011 roku

The logic of contemporary democracy from the viewpoint of professional politician’s interest is the logic of electoral battle. Therefore, a competitive struggle for the people’s vote is an essence of this political system. Political parties always play for high stakes in electoral rivalry. Particular entities compete for saving the status quo or alteration of actual order. The author analyzes requirements of Polish political scene reshaping during parliamentary election in 2011. This paper focuses on chances of appearing new parties, mainly Palikot Movement (Ruch Palikota) on a political scene.