Party members will be able to choose between Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowsk or foreign minister Radosław Sikorski.
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Macron, Scholz and Tusk express concern over Georgia elections and call for investigation
The trio called on Georgia to “reverse course” and “repeal recent legislation that runs counter to European values”.
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“Local issues, not ideological quarrels”: an interview with PiS’s candidate for Warsaw mayor
Alicja Ptak
We speak with Tobiasz Bocheński about his vision for the capital.
How deep is the crisis in Poland’s Law and Justice party?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS is facing its most serious crisis for many years and may not survive in its current form
Polish ruling coalition partners clash after speaker delays bills to liberalise abortion law
The speaker says the bills should not be discussed ahead of local elections but The Left has condemned his decision.
Polish Supreme court chamber “not a tribunal established by law”, finds EU court
The same chamber is due to rule on 11 January on the validity of the October parliamentary elections.
Warsaw cinema screens live feed from parliament amid change in government
The organiser says that thousands of people have expressed interest in tickets, far more than they can accommodate.
Tusk names members of new Polish government likely to take office next week
Donald Tusk hopes to be sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday next week.
Polish parliament approves investigation into abandoned 2020 postal elections
The outgoing government has insisted it did nothing wrong in attempting to organise the postal vote during the pandemic.
Do Poland’s 19th-century partitions still influence elections today?
Katarzyna Skiba
Every election prompts questions about the ongoing legacies of empire. But the issue is complex.
Voting age “must be lowered to 16”, says new speaker of Polish parliament
But any change to the voting age would require an amendment to the constitution.
What are the Polish left’s post-election prospects?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Already divided, the left risks being subsumed within a new coalition government.
Polish president swears in new – likely temporary – government
The new cabinet is expected to last only two weeks at most before the opposition form a permanent government.
“A bitter victory”: LGBT Poles welcome fall of PiS but remain sceptical of new government
Roman Broszkowski
It is unclear how much progress will be made under the incoming coalition.
