Poland’s governing conservatives open up 10-point polling lead over liberal opposition
Despite the lead, polls predict that no Polish party will hold a large enough majority to govern alone
Tusk allies with leader of militant farmers in Polish election
Donald Tusk’s liberals have decided to forge an alliance with agrarian populists led by Michał Kołodziejczak in a desperate bid for the votes of farmers
Confederation party champions free and independent people, while other parties in Poland aim to win them over with money, says Sławomir Mentzen
“The Confederation wants a nation rich in the wealth of its citizens, independent individuals who won’t be swayed by yet another social program,” declared one of the leaders of the Confederation party, Sławomir Mentzen
Poles want televised debate ahead of election, but who would win?
Poles were quizzed on who they thought would win in a leadership debate between Donald Tusk and Jarosław Kaczyński
Poland’s right-wing Confederation soars in polls due to party’s skepticism on Ukraine, says senior academic
At 14 percent, Confederation could hold the balance of power after autumn’s parliamentary elections
Meloni on course to become Italy’s PM despite demonization by left and thinly veiled threats from the EU
Italy’s conservatives are poised to win upcoming elections this weekend, and the left is already going into crisis mode

Reasons to explain the shock dismissal of the chief of Poland’s public broadcaster
Speculation is rife in Warsaw as to the reasons for Jacek Kurski’s shock dismissal from his post as CEO of Poland’s public television conglomerate TVP
Tusk’s bombshell support for abortion in Poland is a game-changer
Donald Tusk’s announcement that his party will make it a priority in the next parliament to introduce legislation to make abortion available on demand for up to the end of the 12th week of pregnancy could be a game-changer in Polish politics, writes Michał Szułdrzyński for “Rzeczpospolita”