Krzysztof Mularczyk
In many areas – such as social, economic, defence and migration policy – it differs very little in style and substance.
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PiS
Opposition PiS party announces merger with smaller ally Sovereign Poland
The merger will take place this Saturday, says PiS deputy leader Mariusz Błaszczak.
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The VoiCEE podcast: what Poland’s elections mean for the country and the region
Agnieszka Wądołowska
In this episode, Professor Stanley Bill analyses the results of parliamentary elections in Poland.
How PiS lost power in its heartland
Stanley Bill
Almost three quarters of the vote share lost by PiS since 2019 came in small towns and villages.
Polish election result: ruling PiS party top but opposition have majority
Law and Justice (PiS): 35.38%; Civic Coalition (KO): 30.70%; Third Way (Trzecia Droga): 14.40%; The Left (Lewica): 8.61%; Confederation (Konfederacja): 7.16%.
Five conclusions from Poland’s elections
Daniel Tilles
What have we learned from what appears to have been a successful opposition campaign?
Polish ruling party hopes to remain in power but potential coalition partner rejects idea
“I rule out a coalition with PiS,” says the leader of the Polish People’s Party (PSL).
Kaczyński will lead Poland out of EU if PiS win elections, claims Tusk
The ruling party and its leader have repeatedly emphasised that they have no desire for “Polexit”.
Opposition accuse defence minister of “treason” for declassifying military plans from their time in power
Mariusz Błaszczak published a classified document he says shows that when the PO was in power it planned to give up half the country if Russia invaded.
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 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.
Polish parliament forms Russian influence commission despite opposition boycott and EU warning
Ahead of the vote, the EU urged Poland not to form the Russian influence commission before the elections.
Polish government highlights anti-US, anti-EU and pro-Russian remarks by new opposition ally
Farmers’ protest leader Michał Kołodziejczak must be “an idiot or an agent”, says the prime minister.
Russian influence commission won’t be formed before elections, admits Poland’s ruling party
The EU and US had expressed concern that the body would be used to attack the opposition during the campaign.
