Despite COVID-19 crisis, Polish ruling party soars in the polls
According to collective data from five surveys in January, Law and Justice (PiS) has the support of 37.5 percent voters, compared to the Civic Platform’s (PO) 23 percent
Civic Platform elects new leader but loses thousands of members: commentary
The party elections have shown that Poland’s largest opposition party is dwindling
Polish opposition leader throws in the towel, backs another candidate
The first round of elections for the leader of Civic Platform will take place on Jan. 25
Civic Platform’s toxicity is Polish democracy’s main problem
Tectonic shifts in Polish politics.
Survey: Tusk most popular opposition presidential candidate
Donald Tusk enters the presidential race game.
Opposition tries to take uneasy comfort in Senate situation
Happiness at stopping PiS Senate majority will be brief
A Platform of lefties
The Civic Platform (PO), Poland’s main liberal opposition party is veering to the extreme left. Its already saying that it backs gay marriage. This shift is coming about as the party becomes increasingly aware that it cannot compete with the United Right led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, writes Wojciech Mucha.
Anti-clerical hysteria
Politicians of the liberal left want to build their political capital on attacking the Catholic Church, writes Dorota Kania for niezalezna.pl.
100th anniversary Donald Tusk Grzegorz Schetyna Independence March Jarosław Kaczyński Poland Commentary A good day for Poland
The 11th of November was an important, beautiful and good day for Poland, writes Michał Karnowski. The Sieci weekly journalist declares that Poland’s Independence Anniversary was a “knock out victory over evil people”.
Nazi shadow over Polish political campaign
There is nationwide condemnation of Nazi style attacks on PiS by PO politicians. Grzegorz Schetyna, PO leader called PiS voters “locusts” and another PO politician posted a Goebbels-like poster on Twitter.
Poland: Campaign is heating up
“There were no bigger liars in the history of the Third Polish Republic than Civic Platform (PO) politicians,” says Law and Justice (PiS) spokeswoman Beata Mazurek in defense of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
Barbara Nowacka Grzegorz Schetyna Local Elections Poland Politics Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz Commentary Civic coalition and its allies move to the left
Grzegorz Schetyna unveils the new program of the Civic Coalition (KO) and is moving the opposition further to the political Left. Michał Kolanko analyzes the newest developments in Poland’s opposition camp as well as reactions to them.
Civic Platform’s promises always turn out to be the opposite
Blogger Dominik Ognisty warns of Civic Platform (PO) election promises. He says that they are never fulfilled and that all PO has to offer is hatred towards Law and Justice (PiS).