Poland’s ruling nationalist party Law and Justice (PiS) hopes to secure a third government term as Poles vote in parliamentary elections today.

In all polls, the conservative party, which has been in power since 2015, looks set to remain the strongest force in the 460-member parliament, but will fall short of an outright majority.

The Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki he will then have to rely on the far-right Confederation political alliance to form a government. The Confederation wants a complete ban on abortion and its representatives are spouting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

Polls put the opposition in second place liberal Coalition of Citizens (KO) led by the former prime minister and former president of the European Council Donald Tuskslightly behind PiS.

Two weeks ago, around 1 million people took part in an opposition demonstration in Warsaw led by Tusk.

Should it reverse the odds and win, the Citizens’ Coalition could form a coalition with the leftist alliance The Left and the Christian conservative Third Way coalition.

PiS, whose popularity has been hit by high inflation, went to great lengths to boost its support ahead of the election, which was dominated by issues surrounding immigration and the war in Ukraine.

In recent weeks, fuel prices in the country have plummeted as state-controlled Orlen suddenly began selling petrol and diesel well below market prices, with the opposition saying it was a purely pre-election move.

October 15 is celebrated by the Catholic Church in Poland as Pope’s Day, in memory of Polish pontiff John Paul II. PiS hopes the timing will bring religious conservative voters to the polls.

Voting begins at 7am. (local time, 08:00 Greek time) and ends at 9:00 p.m. (22:00 Greek time). Then the first predictions for the result will be known.