The government and European courts do not recognise the legitimacy of the Supreme Court chamber tasked with validating the election result.
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“Post-communists and liberal-leftists” trying to distort election result, claims Polish president
A deputy prime minister has become the latest to suggest there was a “deliberate action” to change some results.
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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.
Opposition groups reject PM’s invitation to coalition talks with ruling party
The development increases the likelihood that the prime minister will fail to form a new government.
Polish PM appeals to opposition groups to form new government with him
All opposition parties have ruled out working with the ruling PiS party, which lost its parliamentary majority at last month’s elections.
