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Polish elections and the new world architecture

Despite the Polish election results not favoring the immediate formation of a ruling conservative coalition, the patriotic bloc has secured the most votes in the parliamentary elections for the third consecutive time, having already won two presidential elections in a row. Several mistakes, which the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party may not fully acknowledge, […]
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Deputy Speaker Donald Tusk Elżbieta Witek Isolation PiS Commentary Poland
2 WEEKS AGODeputy Speaker Donald Tusk Elżbieta Witek Isolation PiS Commentary Poland

Tusk is creating a cordon sanitaire around Law and Justice party, with Confederation’s aid

Donald Tusk is executing his plan to “delegitimize” the Polish Law and Justice Party, treating it as a leprous patient and thrusting it into harsh isolation, writes political commentator Goran Andrijianić

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anti-PiS coalition New governement PiS witch hunt Commentary Poland
2 WEEKS AGOanti-PiS coalition New governement PiS witch hunt Commentary Poland

Polish coalition agreement: a mix of right, ridiculous, and frightening

The anti-Law and Justice coalition has signed an agreement filled with broadly correct propositions that are difficult to disagree with, however, it also hints at unleashing a witch-hunt in Poland, writes political commentator Rafał Woś

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Abortion PiS PO Polish election Third Way Commentary Poland
1M AGOAbortion PiS PO Polish election Third Way Commentary Poland

Why did Poland’s conservatives lose power? New data may reveal the answer

Research carried out by the OGB polling agency has revealed that the most often cited reason for rejecting the ruling party at the ballot box was that it was seen as responsible for breaking the long-lasting compromise on abortion and the state of the economy

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Donald Tusk PiS PO Polish elections Referendum Ryszard Terlecki News Poland Trending
1M AGODonald Tusk PiS PO Polish elections Referendum Ryszard Terlecki News Poland Trending

Poland’s liberal-centrist election winners may have trouble forming a government, says senior PiS MP

The deputy speaker of the Sejm, Ryszard Terlecki, says that the opposition parties will not find it easy to form a government either, since the only thing that really united them was their “hatred for PiS”

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Civic Coalition Geopolitics PiS Polish elections Third Way Commentary Poland
1M AGOCivic Coalition Geopolitics PiS Polish elections Third Way Commentary Poland

Polish elections: Risky change in neo-barbarian times

There will be no civil war, but during global instability, Poland will once again go with the flow, with the so-called mainstream, aiming to please both Berlin and Paris, writes Professor Andrzej Nowak from Jagiellonian University in Kraków

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KO PiS PO Polish elections The Third Way News Poland
1M AGOKO PiS PO Polish elections The Third Way News Poland

Exit poll: PiS wins Polish elections, but opposition could form government

According to exit polls the ruling Conservatives (PiS) have come first in the election but it is the opposition lead by Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition (KO) which together with the centrist Third Way coalition and the Left look likely to have a majority in parliament

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Migrants worker PiS PO Polish elections Visa scandal Commentary Poland Trending
2M AGOMigrants worker PiS PO Polish elections Visa scandal Commentary Poland Trending

Polish visa scandal: Could it impact the upcoming elections in Poland?

While Poland’s visa scandal is a hot topic for debate in the election campaign, there’s skepticism that this incident alone will be sufficient to topple the ruling party, writes the former head of President Andrzej Duda’s press office, Marcin Kędryna

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Hermann Tertsch PiS PO Polish elections Spain Commentary Poland Trending
3M AGOHermann Tertsch PiS PO Polish elections Spain Commentary Poland Trending

The future of Europe depends on upcoming Polish election, writes Spanish Vox MEP Herman Tertsch

Sometimes, to understand the full significance of something you must have some distance to it, and this is the case with Spaiin’s Hermann Tertsch and his analysis of what is at stake in Poland’s election, writes Małgorzata Wołczyk on conservative news outlet wPolityce.pl

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Donald Tusk Election campaign Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Commentary Poland
3M AGODonald Tusk Election campaign Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Poland’s ruling conservatives are winning the most important battles as election approaches

Law and Justice (PiS) is running a substantive election campaign on serious, crucial issues, and the opposition stands no chance in these areas, writes editor of conservative Sieci magazine, Jacek Karnowski

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Confederation Parliamentary Elections PiS PO Sławomir Mentzen News Poland
3M AGOConfederation Parliamentary Elections PiS PO Sławomir Mentzen News Poland

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

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elections Jaroslaw Kaczyński Law and Justice PiS social reforms Commentary Poland
4M AGOelections Jaroslaw Kaczyński Law and Justice PiS social reforms Commentary Poland

The conservatives ruling in Poland have delivered social justice

The secret of the success of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party in Poland is that it has delivered a better life for millions of ordinary Poles rather than concentrating on making the well-off even richer, argues Goran Andrijanić

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Jarosław Kaczyński Mateusz Morawieczki PiS Polish government Crime News Poland
5M AGOJarosław Kaczyński Mateusz Morawieczki PiS Polish government Crime News Poland

Two prime ministers in Poland? Photo from latest cabinet meeting causes shock

A photograph from the first meeting of the Polish council of ministers since the leader of the ruling party Jarosław Kaczyński rejoined the government as deputy prime minister has aroused more interest than the subject of the meeting

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Diplomacy Foreign Policy Geopolitics Law nad Justice PiS Commentary Poland
8M AGODiplomacy Foreign Policy Geopolitics Law nad Justice PiS Commentary Poland

Poland’s ruling conservatives have proven their worth as diplomats

The past 12 months have finally laid to rest the conviction that foreign policy is the exclusive domain of liberals and social democrats with the ruling conservatives making substantial headway on the world stage, writes Rafał Woś

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Civil War Jarosław Kaczyński Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition News Poland
12M AGOCivil War Jarosław Kaczyński Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition News Poland

Poland could face civil war, warns Polish conservative leader as tensions grow before election

“They are proposing something like a civil war, and if there is no resistance — and I am sure there would be resistance — then that would not be civil war but the pacification of opponents”

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Poland map Energy Global Crisis independence PiS sovereignty Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOEnergy Global Crisis independence PiS sovereignty Commentary Poland

Global energy and food crisis: opportunities and challenges for Poland

The global energy and food crisis is not only a challenge but also, as long as the liberal left elites do not return to power, an opportunity for Poland to create a more sovereign economy, writes Krzysztof Wołodźko for portal niezalezna.pl

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Lech Walesa in danger? Russia Jarosław Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa PiS Russia threats News Poland Trending
1 YEAR AGOJarosław Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa PiS Russia threats News Poland Trending

Ex-Polish president’s son calls for state protection for his father following anti-Russian remarks

Lech Wałęsa’s son is concerned about threats made on an influential Russian TV program to kidnap or place a bounty on the head of the former Polish “Solidarity” leader and president of the country

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Polish politics Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Politics Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOLaw and Justice PiS Polish opposition Politics Commentary Poland

A third term for ruling party would ensure Polish sovereignty

If Law and Justice (PiS) were to win a third term in next year’s parliamentary elections, it would prove that it is possible for a Polish government to pursue a sovereign course when faced with Russia, the EU and even the USA, says Jakub Maciejewski

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Donald Tusk Civic Platform Donald Tusk Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOCivic Platform Donald Tusk Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Commentary Poland

The threats facing Poland are far bigger than inflation

Donald Tusk, the leader of the liberal opposition in Poland, spent most of his keynote address at the Civic Platform rally focused on rising prices while completely ignoring the war, Covid-19, and the way his German allies are compromised, writes Jakub Maciejewski for news portal wPolityce.pl

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Mateusz Morawiecki European Commission Law and Justice Mateusz Morawiecki PiS Recovery Fund News Poland
1 YEAR AGOEuropean Commission Law and Justice Mateusz Morawiecki PiS Recovery Fund News Poland

Polish PM Morawiecki under fire for accepting EC funding milestones

According to news portal Onet.pl, there is an uproar within the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) over the fact Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has accepted a number of European Commission conditions for Poland to be able to access EU funding from the Recovery Fund

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