No yearning for Tusk’s return to power among voters Donald Tusk PiS PO Polish opposition Politics Commentary Poland

Why Poland’s left-liberal opposition is losing

During the last week or so, the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) has been rallying its electorate by defending Saint John Paul II after a new film claimed he covered for pedophile priests. Conservative voters who may have been getting tired of the problems facing the ruling party have suddenly been given something to […]
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Donald Tusk Joe Biden Polish opposition Rafał Trzaskowski News Poland Trending
1M AGODonald Tusk Joe Biden Polish opposition Rafał Trzaskowski News Poland Trending

The ‘meetings’ between Polish opposition politicians and US president lasted less than a minute

A week after the visit of U.S. President Joe Biden to Poland, there is a dispute about which opposition politician had a longer conversation with the American leader and who managed to take a photo with him

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Civil War Jarosław Kaczyński Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition News Poland
4M 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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Alexander Lukashenko Belarus Donald Tusk illegal migrants Polish opposition Commentary Poland
6M AGOAlexander Lukashenko Belarus Donald Tusk illegal migrants Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Lukashenko knows Tusk wouldn’t have defended the border, that’s why he supports him

Criticizing Poland’s opposition leader, Jacek Karnowski writes that preaching humanitarianism when someone is waging war against you is a curious way of protecting the nation’s security

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Vistula Spit Canal Indpendence Jarosław Kaczyński Polish opposition Russia Vistula Spit canal Commentary Poland
6M AGOIndpendence Jarosław Kaczyński Polish opposition Russia Vistula Spit canal Commentary Poland

Why has Poland’s Vistula Split canal project angered the country’s left-wing opposition?

The canal through Vistula Spit is the next example of a key investment in Poland’s sovereignty, which is why it was undermined by the opposition from the very beginning, writes Michał Karnowski

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Poland will seek 1.3 trillion USD in reparations from Germany Germany Grzegorz Schetyna Polish opposition War reparations Commentary Poland
7M AGOGermany Grzegorz Schetyna Polish opposition War reparations Commentary Poland

Poland’s call for war reparations is not a lost cause

No government and no politician has the right to refuse redress for war victims, their children, and grandchildren when they have suffered losses, and there are no lost causes until the cause has been fought, argues Marek Domagalski for news outlet Rzeczpospolita

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Donald Tusk Civic Platform Donald Tusk Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Commentary Poland
9M 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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Kyiv Macron Morawiecki Polish opposition Scholz Ukraine War Commentary Poland
10M AGOKyiv Macron Morawiecki Polish opposition Scholz Ukraine War Commentary Poland

Scholz and Macron want supplicants not partners on Ukraine

Macron, Scholz, and Draghi did not take the Polish president or prime minister with them to Kyiv, not because Poland matters too little but because it has become too significant for the tastes of “old Europe,” argues Jacek Karnowski for portal wPolityce.pl

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Polsat News Lech Kaczyński Jarosław Kaczyński Joanna Staniszkis Lech Kaczyński Paweł Śpiewak Polish opposition Commentary Poland
10M AGOJarosław Kaczyński Joanna Staniszkis Lech Kaczyński Paweł Śpiewak Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Polish politics already has its picture of the year

The scene from the Polish TV show depicting the reaction to an opposition politician’s shocking statement about the Kaczyński brothers deserves the award for best political picture of the year, writes Goran Andrijanić

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Jarosław-Kaczyński Poland PiS Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Politics Ukraine war Commentary Poland
11M AGOLaw and Justice PiS Polish opposition Politics Ukraine war Commentary Poland

Poles rally around the flag but not necessarily the ruling conservative party

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine proved the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party had the best assessment of the threat Russia posed, but that has not translated into a surge for the ruling party because of other long-standing problems, writes Agaton Koziński for portal wp.pl

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Poland EU flags Brussels European Union May 3 Constitution of 1791 Polish opposition Ukraine Commentary Poland
11M AGOBrussels European Union May 3 Constitution of 1791 Polish opposition Ukraine Commentary Poland

Betrayal and patriotism define the battle between the EU and Poland

When the war broke out in Ukraine and Poland’s opposition attacked its own government in Brussels, Polish political commentator Wojciech Biedroń asks under which flag does the Polish society stand firmly today?

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Polish Senate Pegasus Krzysztof Brejza Pegasus spyware Polish opposition Polish Senate News Poland
1 YEAR AGOKrzysztof Brejza Pegasus spyware Polish opposition Polish Senate News Poland

Polish Senate votes in favor of a special commission to investigate alleged use of Pegasus surveillance software to spy on opposition politicians

The opposition-controlled upper house of the Polish parliament has voted in favor of appointing a commission to investigate cases of alleged surveillance using the Pegasus system

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Poland Pegasus Affair Jarosław Kaczyński Krzysztof Brejza Pegasus spyware Polish opposition News Poland
1 YEAR AGOJarosław Kaczyński Krzysztof Brejza Pegasus spyware Polish opposition News Poland

Poll: Majority of Poles demand a quick explanation of Pegasus spyware controversy

According to a poll carried out by United Surveys, only 15 percent of respondents believe that the controversy surrounding alleged surveillance of opposition politicians requires no explanation

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attack on Polish border Belarus Border Guard Polish opposition Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOattack on Polish border Belarus Border Guard Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Poland’s soldiers and police defended the border, not Merkel’s talks with Putin and Lukashenko

When it became clear that illegal migrants could not force their way past the Polish border, the Polish opposition started a narrative in which Angela Merkel was to thank for defusing the situation, writes PiS MEP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk

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Kaczyński Morawiecki Poland United Right Civic Platform Law and Justice Polish opposition Politics United Right Commentary Poland
2 YEARS AGOCivic Platform Law and Justice Polish opposition Politics United Right Commentary Poland

Opinion: Polish United Right has a very good chance at winning third term

The opposition has revealed its true colors to Poles. The question is: Will the United Right use this opportunity, and how? Columnist for wpolityce.pl Michał Karnowski offers his analysis

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Rafał Trzaskowski Campus Poland Civic Platform Polish opposition Rafał Trzaskowski Sławomir Nitras Commentary Poland
2 YEARS AGOCampus Poland Civic Platform Polish opposition Rafał Trzaskowski Sławomir Nitras Commentary Poland

German-funded event turns into PR nightmare for Poland’s left-wing opposition

‘Campus Poland’, the ambitious project backed by German funding, has turned into a total PR catastrophe due to the Polish opposition’s lack of political vision, writes Goran Andrijanić for portal wPolityce.pl

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Donald Trump Andrzej Duda Poland Polish opposition Riots US US Congress Commentary
2 YEARS AGO Donald Trump Andrzej Duda Poland Polish opposition Riots US US Congress Commentary

The unbridled lust for power of Poland’s liberal-left

The dramatic events which took place in the American Capitol should be a warning signal of the threat posed by the actions of liberal-left in Poland who are trying to regain power using aggressive street demonstrations, writes Wojciech Wybranowski for Remix News

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