The vote will take place on 18 May, with a second-round run-off on 1 June if no candidate wins over 50%.
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Poland’s youngest MP suspended after recording revealing alleged corruption
His party, which is part of the ruling coalition, is investigating the claims.
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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 party calls to lower voting age to 16
16-year-olds “are more mature than many of today’s 40 or 70-year-olds”, says Szymon Hołownia, leader of Poland 2050.
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”.
Supreme Court upholds electoral commission’s rejection of opposition party’s financial report
Poland 2050’s financial report for 2021 did not record any expenditure or revenue.
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 opposition parties unite to sign declaration on strengthening local governments
“In the last seven years PiS has systematically and deliberately destroyed local government, just like everything that is independent.”
Third-placed presidential candidate must return 200,000 zloty after campaign finance irregularities
The party’s chairman said the electoral commission’s rules were “old and absurd”.
Polish party launches app to allow members to set policy
Speaking at the party’s first national congress, Poland 2050 leader Szymon Hołownia called the Jaśmina app “groundbreaking”..
Former deputy minister leaves Polish ruling coalition to join opposition group
Wojciech Maksymowicz has become the first MP from the United Right to join Szymond Hołownia’s Poland 2050.
Opposition politician leads Polish trust ranking for first time in two years
Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, has overtaken President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
Polish bishops say churches must remain open for Easter despite record Covid infections
Some opposition figures have criticised the decision not to introduce tougher restrictions.
What are the prospects for Poland’s celebrity-politician Szymon Hołownia?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Hołownia will face questions on his lack of experience, programmatic vagueness and views on controversial issues.
