Last weekend saw high-profile violations of “election silence”, including by a deputy justice minister.
Year: 2025
Five conclusions from Poland’s presidential election first round
Daniel Tilles
And what does it all mean for the decisive second-round run-off?
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Finance minister withholds payments to opposition PiS party due to “legal doubts”
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