If confirmed, the results would be the first time PiS has failed to finish first in an election in Poland since 2014.
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Polish Left calls for all dogs to have identity numbers
They say this would help to prevent dogs from becoming homeless.
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Poland condemns Scholz remarks over visa scandal as “election interference”
“The visa scandal in Poland needs to be clarified…I don’t want people from Poland to simply be waved through,” said the German chancellor.
Left and far right fight over Poland’s disaffected young voters
Roman Broszkowski
After 23 years of alternating rule between the PiS and PO, many are frustrated.
Opposition anger after police remove MP from protest against prime minister
The interior minister has defended the police, saying they acted in accordance with the law.
Polish opposition launch campaign to mobilise female voters
New data show that a record 44% of all candidates in the elections will be women, up from 23% in 2007.
Polish ruling party pledges to introduce earlier pensions if it wins another term
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński rejected the idea as unaffordable less than a year ago.
Polish opposition outlines 100 policies for first 100 days in office
Among the plans are doubling the tax-free income threshold, overturning the near-total ban on abortion and raising salaries for public-sector employees.
Opposition attacks government over alleged migrant visa corruption scheme
The government has not commented on claims it was possible to obtain Polish visas by paying up to $5,000 to skip the queue.
Polish ruling party names far-right leader as election candidate
Robert Bąkiewicz, a former leader of the National Radical Camp (ONR), last year warned of “Jewish blackmail” against Poland.
I will unblock Poland’s EU funds day after election win, pledges opposition leader Tusk
Politicians and media linked to Poland’s ruling party say Tusk’s remarks prove the EU is using the rule of law as a pretext to change the government in Warsaw.
Polish opposition removes candidate over support for unlimited abortion access
“Civic Coalition does not support” late-term abortion, one of its leaders made clear.
EU wants Ukrainian grain to “destabilise” Poland ahead of elections, says minister
An EU-approved ban on Ukrainian grain imports is due to end next month and Poland wants to extend it.
Polish opposition candidate defends communist past
Bogusław Wołoszański reportedly spied on fellow Poles abroad and in one case reported a colleague’s homosexuality to their superiors.