Alicja Ptak
How did voters split by age, sex and education – and how did eliminated candidates’ supporters vote?
Rafał Trzaskowski
“Fundamental freedoms respected” in Poland’s presidential run-off but concerns over financing, finds OSCE
“Several third parties…conducted campaigns incurring significant expenditures” in favour of Rafał Trzaskowski, the OSCE wrote in its report.
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Warsaw orders officials with degrees from university hit by corruption scandal to retake exams
Collegium Humanum has been accused of corruptly issuing diplomas in return for payment.
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.
Warsaw refuses permission for annual nationalist Independence March
But the interior minister believes the event will eventually still go ahead.
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.
German president asks Poles for forgiveness on Warsaw Uprising 80th anniversary
“German nationalism, imperialism and racism led to these brutal crimes,” said Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Warsaw bans religious symbols in city hall and require staff to respect preferred pronouns
Officials have also been ordered to respect the rights of same-sex couples.
Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski wins second term but Kraków heading for run-off vote
The first official results from Sunday’s local elections have been announced.
Court overturns mayor’s decision to ban pro-Palestine march outside Israeli embassy in Warsaw
The march will now go ahead this Saturday.
Mayor announces culling of wild boars in Warsaw “with a heavy heart”
While there were 2,500 reports of wild boars in Warsaw last year, the first six months of this year saw 3,000 such reports.
Spain is legalising bestiality, claims Polish justice minister in warning over “leftist virus”
He also said that the main domestic opposition party wants to ban meat, but both claims are misleading.
Warsaw unveils plans to more than double size of metro
The expansion would ensure that over half of Varsovians will live within one kilometre of a metro station, up from 28% currently.
Drinking alcohol on Warsaw riverside is permitted, rules top court
The Vistula Boulevards (bulwary wiślane) that run along the river in Warsaw are a popular meeting spot.
