The OSCE concluded that the first round was “professional, well-organized and orderly” but criticised media bias and intolerant campaign rhetoric.
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Poland’s presidential election in charts
Alicja Ptak
Data on how Poles voted by age, sex and place of residence shows a fragmented political landscape.
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Head of Polish church offers to “intervene with government” over jailed opposition politicians
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki also appealed to the pair to end their hunger strike.
Gdańsk ranked as Europe’s fourth best city to live in
Another Polish city, Białystok, has Europe’s highest proportion of residents saying that their quality of life has improved in the last five years.
Polish parliament offers childcare for MPs’ children for first time
The children’s club is currently only being offered temporarily but may become a regular fixture.
Poland has EU’s second-highest life satisfaction and highest among youth
Austrians are the EU’s most satisfied nation, with Bulgarians the least.
New Polish government orders PiS-linked priest’s college to return state funds
It made the decision because the programme of studies covered by the grant requires students to provide a letter from their parish priest.
Tusk pledges bill introducing “legal and safe abortion” in Poland
But the prime minister admits that his more conservative coalition partners may not support it.
Polish man facing up to three years in prison after removing swallow’s nest
Poland’s nature conservation law states that such nests cannot be destroyed between 1 March and 15 October.
State firm behind Poland’s planned “mega-airport” donates 400,000 zloty to local church
The official appointed by the new government to oversee the project has criticised the donation.
Controversy after female train staff in Poland gain right to free meals but men don’t
PKP says it is simply complying with regulations that set different requirements for male and female employees.
Former ruling PiS party holds anti-government protest in Warsaw
PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński warned that “German imperialism is returning” through a “European plan” to “liquidate Poland as a state”.
Priest who hosted “gay party” where man lost consciousness charged with “crimes against sexual freedom”
The incident led to the resignation of the local bishop.
Mortgage applications in Poland hit record high in December as subsidy system comes to an end
The total value of mortgage applications in Poland rose by 421% year-on-year in December to a record high of over 10 billion zloty.
