(Wydawnictwo Naukowe WNPiD UAM w Poznaniu, 2009) Rachwał, Marcin
The objective of this paper is to determine the role of opinion polls in voters’ decision
making. The fundamental problem is whether the polls reflect the voters’ opinions
or rather shape them. The paper also touches upon the prohibition publish the results
of the polls before the elections. These considerations take into account the experience
of parliamentary and presidential elections in Poland in 1990–2005.