The number of candidates is the joint highest to ever stand for the presidency.
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Can the radical right candidate win Poland’s presidential election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Without a government record to defend, Sławomir Mentzen has challenged the duopoly that has dominated Polish politics.
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Polish government promises funds for rural housewives’ clubs in areas with turnout over 60%
The programme is seen by commentators as an attempt by the ruling party to boost turnout in areas where it has stronger support.
Record 608,000 register to vote abroad in Poland’s elections
The figure is almost equal to the population of Poland’s fourth-largest city, Łódź.
Why has migration developed into a major issue in the Polish election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The issue has become a double-edged sword for PiS but could help mobilise its voters.
Polish diaspora hopes its overseas votes can swing Poland’s close-run election
Katarzyna Skiba
A record number of Poles have registered to vote abroad.
Poland’s election in charts
Alicja Ptak
Three decades of Poland’s economic, social and democratic development.
Tusk agrees to debate on state TV but Kaczyński rejects challenge to join him
There had been speculation as to whether Tusk would attend given that the station is under government influence.
Tusk seeking to stoke “revolt” if opposition lose elections, says government security chief
Stanisław Żaryn claims that Donald Tusk is seeking to “manipulate” his followers into believing that defeat at elections could only come if the government falsifies the result.
Don’t go to bed with men who vote far right, left-wing leader tells women
The far-right Confederation is especially popular among young men while The Left has strong support among young women.
Opposition march for “tolerant, open, European Poland” in Warsaw ahead of elections
Opposition-controlled city hall claimed it is “the largest demonstration in the history of Warsaw”.
Polish opposition ends boycott of state TV ahead of elections
Though it says that TVP remains a “propaganda” tool for the government, PO acknowledges that it must reach out to a wider range of voters.
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.
