The merger will take place this Saturday, says PiS deputy leader Mariusz Błaszczak.
Law and Justice
How deep is the crisis in Poland’s Law and Justice party?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS is facing its most serious crisis for many years and may not survive in its current form
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How has the coronavirus pandemic crisis affected Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
A continuing crisis could undercut the government’s recovery plans and exacerbate tensions in the ruling camp.
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.
PM “agreed to diktat of Brussels and Berlin” over EU budget, says Polish justice minister
Leaders of two of the three ruling coalition partners have said that early elections are possible.
Leading left-wing MP defects to join Poland’s conservative ruling camp
The deputy head of The Left’s parliamentary caucus has joined centre-right party Agreement.
Civic Platform turns 20: is Poland’s “zombie party” now undermining opposition to PiS?
Daniel Tilles
PO lacks leadership, vision and strategy.
“Hybrid warfare by neighbouring country” behind hacks of Polish politicians’ social media, suggests MP
A series of politicians from Poland’s ruling camp have had their social media accounts hijacked.
How will Jarosław Kaczyński joining the government affect Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Is the PiS leader’s authority in the government coalition starting to wane?
Polish agriculture threatened by “ideologies that dehumanise man” and prioritise animals, says minister
Ardanowski warned of “ideologies that say milk is the effect of cows being raped…and humans steal honey from bees”.
“Liberals think facts are persuasion against populists. They’re not”: an interview with Anna Grzymala-Busse
Anna Gielewska
PiS “doesn’t have the competence to make Poland into an authoritarian regime”.
Poland to raise state pensions for those who fought communist regime
“It is our duty to provide people who fought for our freedom and independence with a dignified standard of living.”
What does Andrzej Duda’s presidential election victory mean for Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS controls the levers of state power, but Duda could also carve out a more independent role.
Only re-electing President Duda can keep Poland an “island of freedom”, Kaczyński tells young Poles
The PiS leader also signed a bill aiming to address the gender wage gap.
