Daniel Tilles
Polling suggests the outcome is too close to call.
PSL
Why does the Polish People’s Party matter so much?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PSL’s parliamentary survival is on a knife edge, but could determine the result of the next election.
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Poland’s Third Way alliance confirms split but remains within Tusk’s ruling coalition
The Polish People’s Party and Poland 2050 have ended their alliance after two years.
Polish junior governing party asks members for views on forming new coalition with opposition
PSL insists that it regularly asks its members such questions and says 70% of them support remaining in the current ruling coalition.
Polish government ministers clash over cuts to social housing budget
The development minister notes that money had to be redirected to help victims of last year’s devastating floods, including repairing their homes.
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).
Polish opposition parties agree joint candidates for Senate election
A similar pact in 2019 helped the opposition win control of the chamber from the ruling PiS party.
Opposition Third Way coalition at a crossroads ahead of Poland’s elections
Krzysztof Mularczyk
The alliance of PSL and Poland 2050 faces tough choices amid falling support.
Polish party wants candidates to pledge to pay 1 million zloty to charity if they defect after election
PSL’s leader said the agreement would be voluntary but did not answer whether doing so would be a condition for standing on the party’s electoral lists.
Opposition parties Poland 2050 and PSL form coalition ahead of elections
The parties’ leaders say their alliance will offer Poles a “third way, an alternative to a Poland torn in half”.
Polish opposition parties call for referendum on abortion law
Poland 2050 and PSL say the abortion law should be decided by the people, not “politicians or bishops”.
Will Poland’s opposition contest the next election as a single bloc?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The electoral system favours consolidation, but there are big obstacles in the way of a single opposition bloc.
Polish government has “no Covid strategy” says opposition after talks with PM
A government spokesman said they would seek to add opposition ideas to Covid legislation currently being considered by parliament.
President proposes new “coalition of Polish interests” from centre-right to far right after election
Andrzej Duda wants groups from centre-right to far right to meet for talks after Sunday’s election.
