kiełbasa wyborcza

Etymology
lit. 'election sausage', from a custom that arose in Galicia (southern part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed by Austria in the ) at the turn of the 19th century. Candidates organized large communal feasts where free sausage and vodka were offered to the public in order to gather votes.

Noun

 * 1)  parish pump politics, pork barrel
 * 2)  unrealistic election promise intended to gain votes
 * 3)  policy change with popular appeal announced shortly before the election to improve the chances of the incumbent party or candidate
 * 1)  policy change with popular appeal announced shortly before the election to improve the chances of the incumbent party or candidate
 * 1)  policy change with popular appeal announced shortly before the election to improve the chances of the incumbent party or candidate