Aleks Szczerbiak
Poland’s ideologically diverse new ruling coalition is prioritising “settling accounts” with its right-wing predecessor and elite replacement.
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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.
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Polish government picks Catholic universities to train teachers for compulsory school ethics classes
The education minister wants to make ethics obligatory for pupils who opt out of Catholic catechism classes.
Polish ruling party approves opposition candidate for human rights commissioner
The decision breaks a long-running deadlock between PiS and the opposition.
Approval of Polish government’s Covid policies reaches highest level in a year
Over half (57%) of Poles approve of their government’s Covid policies while 35% disapprove.
Polish government broke promise to keep electricity prices down, reports state auditor
Electricity prices have increased by almost 20% since the start of 2020.
Poland records second lowest trust in government in OECD
While trust rose after Law and Justice came to power in 2015, it dropped sharply in 2020.
United opposition candidate wins closely watched mayoral race in Poland
The election in Rzeszów was won by Konrad Fijołek, a candidate supported by Poland’s centrist and left-wing opposition parties.
There is no abortion ban in Poland, says Kaczyński. Women “can arrange abortions abroad”
The PiS chairman also discussed the government’s new economic programme and the prospects for his fraying coalition.
The “Polish Deal”: PiS strikes back as opposition falter
Stanley Bill
A new economic plan reinvigorates the ruling coalition and puts the divided opposition on the back foot.
We’ll keep supporting government because there’s “no better option”, says junior coalition partner
Amid talk of early elections, Zbigniew Ziobro warns that a government led by the opposition would be even worse.
Polish parliament approves EU Covid fund amid splits in ruling coalition and opposition
A rebellion within the government had left the entire fund at risk, but it has passed with some opposition support.
How an unholy alliance of left and right in Poland may save the EU recovery fund
Paweł Wiejski
With the government facing a rebellion within its own ranks, it has turned to The Left for help.
Polish left offers conditional support for conservative government to pass EU recovery plan
The fund is worth €58 billion to Poland.
