The prime minister accused the opposition of manipulating a statement he made before the floods.
Politics
Russian accounts spreading flood disinformation in Poland to sow panic, says government
In the first four days of the floods, there was a 300% increase in detected disinformation, says the digital affairs ministry.
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Poland to begin withdrawal from international convention on violence against women
The justice minister has confirmed that he will begin the process of renouncing the Istanbul Convention.
What does Andrzej Duda’s presidential election victory mean for Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS controls the levers of state power, but Duda could also carve out a more independent role.
As ex-minister held for corruption, opposition raise concern over alleged use of spyware in case
A newspaper claims the “strong” evidence was collected using controversial Spyware.
MPs propose changing communist-era alcohol law to allow online sales in Poland
The government has signalled its opposition to the change.
Poland celebrates EU budget success but confusion remains over rule-of-law conditionality
The final deal also dropped demands for Poland to sign up to climate goals in exchange for green transition funds.
Poland removes statute of limitations on communist crimes
The statute of limitations for some communist crime cases had been to expire next month.
Kaczyński aims to “repolonise” foreign-owned media but admits “international reaction” a problem
He also hailed Duda’s re-election as a “civilisational” victory in which Poles rejected “slavery”.
Polish parliament removes requirement for MPs to declare earnings for outside work
A judge warns that the new rules could “roll out of the red carpet for corruption”.
Defeated opposition demand “unfair election” be annulled by Supreme Court
The losing candidate and his party had previously indicated that they accepted the result.
Polish courts annul “LGBT ideology-free zones”, finding they violate constitution
The commissioner for human rights’s office hailed the rulings as unprecedented.
Opposition to file protests at Supreme Court regarding presidential election following defeat
Trzaskowski’s party had also launched a website to help citizen’s lodge complaints.
“Half of Poles made a mistake”: domestic and foreign reactions to election results
Polish president Andrzej Duda was re-elected for another five-year term on Sunday.
