If confirmed, the results would be the first time PiS has failed to finish first in an election in Poland since 2014.

If confirmed, the results would be the first time PiS has failed to finish first in an election in Poland since 2014.
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS is under pressure to repeat its local election success while PO is seeking to establish itself as Poland’s leading political force.
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Stanley Bill talks to political scientist Ben Stanley about the recent crisis in Poland’s ruling coalition and the government reshuffle.
Unions are promising further protests.
The announcement ends months of tension within the ruling coalition.
“LGBT ideology threatens our civilisation”, says Kaczyński, who also promises “further judicial reform” and policies to “bring order” to the media.
Poland’s courts require further reform, including removing certain judges from the profession, says the ruling party chief.
Jacqueline Hayden
The once-diverse movement has veered to the right since 1989.
The former prime minister also advised on how the opposition should approach the next elections.
He also hailed Duda’s re-election as a “civilisational” victory in which Poles rejected “slavery”.
A binding ruling is issued in a long-running court case.
The PiS leader also signed a bill aiming to address the gender wage gap.
A professor of law unravels the chaos around Poland’s abandoned presidential election.
The epidemic has highlighted “the importance of nation states”, says the ruling party’s leader.