Trzaskowski pledged to end Poland’s “embarrassment on the international stage and medieval anti-abortion law”.
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Polish opposition picks non-party candidate for presidential election
Karol Nawrocki, the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), is a relatively little known figure.
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Tusk announces primary election to choose main ruling party’s presidential candidate
Party members will be able to choose between Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowsk or foreign minister Radosław Sikorski.
Why does next year’s Polish presidential election matter so much?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Defeat would scupper the ruling coalition’s chances of governing effectively during the rest of its term of office.
President vetoes Polish government’s move to abolish predecessor’s Russian influence commission
The commission last year issued a report recommending that Donald Tusk not be allowed to hold public office.
Polish president pardons anti-corruption officers convicted alongside PiS politicians for abusing powers
Former PiS minister Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were also convicted and pardoned in relation to the same case.
Former ruling PiS party holds anti-government protest in Warsaw
PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński warned that “German imperialism is returning” through a “European plan” to “liquidate Poland as a state”.
Convicted former PiS ministers excluded from parliament despite appeal from president
The pair was handed prison sentences yesterday but President Duda insists his decision to pardon them still stands.
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Polish president vetoes law centralising control over schools
Andrzej Duda says there is no “social acceptance” for the measures, which the opposition argued were intended to increase political control over education.
Polish president approves postponement of local elections despite opposition criticism
The opposition accuses the ruling party of wanting to delay the local elections for its own political benefit.
Thousands join pro-marriage march in Warsaw as president sends message of support
“Life, marriage and family are written into the genetic code of our nation,” says the organiser.
Duda in Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal for first visit by a Polish president to West African states
The talks are focused on energy and food security as well as countering Russian propaganda.
What are the prospects for Polish President Andrzej Duda?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Duda was already becoming more assertive when the Russian invasion gave him a chance to carve out a new role.
