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Without a government record to defend, Sławomir Mentzen has challenged the duopoly that has dominated Polish politics.
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The situation may take years to resolve.
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To change your official gender in Poland you have to sue your parents, causing trauma for trans people
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“It was a stressful, humiliating and dehumanising experience.”
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Wojciech Kość
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Andrzej Duda has virtually ended any realistic prospect of Warsaw receiving the funds before the election.
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Poland has not abandoned Russian oil entirely, as it said it would, but instead the Kremlin has turned the taps off itself.
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The extreme sound of Polish heritage
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Poland’s extreme metal scene has achieved great international success despite relatively little mainstream attention.
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While currently it would struggle to obtain a majority, several factors are working in its favour.
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Adrien Beauduin
Poland’s booming furniture industry hit by soaring wood prices and consumer belt tightening
Anna Rzhevkina
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The dispute with Brussels offers both dangers and opportunities for the ruling party.
