▁the ▁government . ▁Dis content ▁with ▁high ▁un emp loyment , ▁government ▁sp ending ▁cut s ▁( es pecially ▁on ▁health , ▁education ▁and ▁w elf are ), ▁affairs ▁related ▁to ▁priv at izations ▁was ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁sc and als , ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁Ry win - gate . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Les zek ▁Miller ▁res igned ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Mare k ▁Bel ka . ▁All ▁opinion ▁pol ls ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁gover ning ▁S LD - UP ▁coal ition ▁would ▁be ▁heavily ▁defeated ▁at ▁these ▁elections ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁right - wing ▁parties ▁would ▁win ▁a ▁large ▁majority . ▁With ▁the ▁expected ▁down fall ▁of ▁the ▁post - comm un ists , ▁the ▁right - wing ▁parties ▁competed ▁mainly ▁against ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Cont est ants ▁The ▁parties ▁running ▁in ▁this ▁election ▁were ▁mainly ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁Social ▁Dem ocracy ▁of ▁Poland ▁( a ▁spl inter ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Left ▁Alliance ), ▁and ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Union ▁( U W ) ▁and ▁some ▁S LD ▁diss idents . ▁Both ▁these ▁new ▁parties ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁seats . ▁ ▁The ▁BBC ▁commented ▁on ▁election ▁day : ▁" The ▁two ▁centre - right ▁parties ▁are ▁both ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁anti - comm un ist ▁Sol id ar ity ▁movement ▁but ▁differ ▁on ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁budget ▁and ▁tax