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Top ministers from Tusk’s government to run in upcoming EU elections

In the race for seats in the European Parliament, three current ministers…

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The anti-PiS campaign project in Poland’s local elections failed spectacularly

Recent local elections in Poland have shown that voters are not embracing…

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Poland: Conservative PiS party tempts centrist and right-wing parties with coalition in local governments

According to official results, the Law and Justice (PiS) party won the…

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Farmers and working class overwhelmingly back conservative PiS in Poland’s local elections

Farmers likely played a key role in handing Law and Justice (PiS)…

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Local elections in Poland: Conservative Law and Justice gains strong momentum

After a challenging few months and a difficult loss of power, the…

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Poland: Conservative Law and Justice party leads in latest local election poll

In a poll published three days before the local government elections, Law…

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Discord on Polish right: Kaczyński and President Duda haven’t talked one-on-one in 4 years

The Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński appeared on Catholic “Radio…

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Polish conservatives’ economic record superior to that of Tusk’s liberals

A graphic that has gone viral online shows that when Poland was…

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Discord on Polish right: Kaczyński and President Duda haven’t talked one-on-one in 4 years

The Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński appeared on Catholic “Radio…

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Can Poland’s conservatives learn from their mistakes? PiS rolls out new local election strategy

As local election campaigns before April 7 voting heat up, Poland's ruling…

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Poland’s Vistula Spit Canal: The Tusk government will complete the flagship investment of the PiS

Poland's Tusk government will carry on with the flagship investment project initiated…

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Poland’s Conservatives won’t rule out alliance with Confederation party, consider name change

Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński in an interview with weekly…

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Kaczyński accuses Tusk government of being an administration of liquidators

Conservative (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński has called the present Donald Tusk government…

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Poland: Kaczyński and his conservatives may return to power sooner than most people think

Liberal commentators are once again deluding themselves into thinking that the Conservatives…

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Poland: Kaczyński is willing to continue as leader of conservative PiS party

Jarosław Kaczyński has told reporters that if the Law and Justice (PiS)…

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Farmers’ protests are the first serious challenge to the Tusk government

There is an old fable about succession. An old ruler leaves two…

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Donald Tusk’s administration is the largest Polish government in history

Donald Tusk's new government in Poland is the largest in history, boasting…

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Polish conservatives are in huge trouble, and PiS party leader Kaczyński is to blame, says leading intellectual

Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, has failed to cope…

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58% of Poles back the central airport project despite opposition from PM Tusk

Fifty-eight percent of Polish voters support the continuation of the Central Communication…

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Will Poland’s conservatives regain power? Senior politician says PiS leadership has failed to learn from its election defeat

Poland's former agriculture minister, Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski, said during an interview yesterday…

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Polish conservatives want senior PiS MEP to be candidate for EU commission president

Poland’s former ruling Conservatives (PiS) is pushing for the European Conservative Reformers…

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Polish conservative MPs confronted and pushed back by armed parliamentary guards

Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik, the two Law and Justice (PIS) MPs…

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Poland’s massive Intel project stalled as Tusk’s government wants to renegotiate deal

The new Polish government wishes to renegotiate an agreement with Intel over…

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Polish conservatives’ new hope for Warsaw mayor 

On Saturday, Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the conservative Poland's Law and…

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Poland’s conservatives may sink permanently to the number 2 spot, says expert after latest poll

The latest United Surveys poll conducted for the Wirtualna Polska news outlet…

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Tusk’s ‘clean up’ act of Polish institutions could have far worse consequences than anything done by his predecessors

The current rulers in Poland seem to cherry-pick regulations and constitutional mandates…

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‘Honor and glory to the heroes’ – Former Polish PiS ministers released from prison following second presidential pardon

Former ministers in Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) government, Mariusz Kamiński and…

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Report: Jarosław Kaczyński to step down as leader of Poland’s PiS within a year

Jarosław Kaczyński, the chairman of Poland's main opposition Law and Justice (PiS)…

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A new front has emerged in Poland’s legal and political battles

In Poland, we have become so accustomed to the ongoing war between…

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Poland faces a nearly insurmountable legal crisis, says expert

Poland is facing a political and constitutional crisis as a result of the…

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Conservative politicians hold vigil at TVP HQ as left moves to dismantle country’s free press

Members of Poland's conservative opposition party, Law and Justice (PiS), started a…

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Polish conservatives respond to losing power by merging parties

Law and Justice (PIS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński called the decision to merge…

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Polish elections and the new world architecture

Despite the Polish election results not favoring the immediate formation of a…

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Polish academic: New liberal Polish government and conservative President Duda will have stormy relationship

Political scientist Professor Antoni Dudek forecasts a tumultuous relationship with Polish President…

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Tusk’s liberals to hold parliamentary show trials of outgoing Polish government officials

The leader of the Civic Coalition (KO) and its nominee for prime…

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‘It’s not mission impossible’ — Polish PM Morawiecki’s newfound confidence in forming next government

Forming a new conservative coalition government is a difficult task, but not…

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Tusk is creating a cordon sanitaire around Law and Justice party, with Confederation’s aid

The election sabotage of Law and Justice (PiS) candidates for the vice-speaker…

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Law and Justice (PiS), the biggest party in the Polish parliament, excluded from Sejm’s presidium

In a surprising turn of events, Law and Justice Party (PiS), which…

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Conservatives in Poland and Hungary are the last men standing in defiance of Brussels’ attack on sovereignty

Jarosław Kaczyński’s speech in Kraków at the weekend marked an important milestone…

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Polish coalition agreement: a mix of right, ridiculous, and frightening

A grand coalition of anti-Law and Justice (PiS) forces has inked a…

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Out with the old: Senior PiS MP says party can’t depend on aging Kaczyński anymore

In the aftermath of PiS failing to secure a majority in parliament,…

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Poles want new government to retain much of PiS’ conservative policy

Most Poles voted in the elections for a change of government, but…

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Poles split on who should replace Kaczyński as leader of outgoing conservatives

Recent polling has revealed that Poles are split over who should replace…

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Leading Polish liberal newspaper prepares blacklist of conservatives to be sacked

As Poland’s new parliamentary majority prepares to take power, its supporters are…

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Chief aide to Polish president blames Kaczyński for election defeat and calls for his retirement

Marcin Mastalerek, the chief aide to Polish President Andrzej Duda, has not…

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The most expensive failed campaign in Polish history

Authored by Paweł Lisicki via Sovereignty.pl: “Europe’s leaders have been waiting precisely…

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Majority of Poles believe Jarosław Kaczyński should retire from politics, poll finds

A sizeable majority of Poles believe Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the…

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Poland’s governing party leader Kaczyński laments election defeat despite significant economic progress

Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party progressed the country's economy significantly during…

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Why did Poland’s conservatives lose power? New data may reveal the answer

There has been much talk of how the Law and Justice (PiS)…

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Why Polish conservatives should be optimistic despite a Tusk-run liberal government

The parliamentary elections are behind us, but their outcomes and the distribution…

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Poland’s liberal-centrist election winners may have trouble forming a government, says senior PiS MP

Ryszard Terlecki, head of the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) parliamentary…

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Polish conservatives unlikely to form government in major blow to European nationalists

With 90 percent of votes counted, Poland's ruling conservative, Law and Justice…

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Polish elections: Risky change in neo-barbarian times

There won't be a heated civil war because it turns out the…

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Exit poll: PiS wins Polish elections, but opposition could form government

The exit poll results shared by Ipsos for Polsat, TVN, and TVP…

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Poland: Left-liberal opposition may not accept the election results if they lose

The vast majority of people have already decided how they will vote.…

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Poland votes: Will conservative PiS secure the 42%-43% votes needed for independent rule?

Following Szymon Hołownia's appearance in Monday's pre-election debate on TVP, the Third…

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Kaczyński says his ruling party’s mission is to prevent the return of ‘Tusk’s system’

The head of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jarosław Kaczyński,…

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Nearly half of Poles back Polish government’s hardened stance towards Ukraine

Poles may be increasingly fed up with unconditional support for Ukraine, and…

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Polish visa scandal: Could it impact the upcoming elections in Poland?

While the Polish capital Warsaw is embroiled in debates on various issues,…

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Polish minister attempts suicide after police raid foreign ministry over visa bribery scandal

Polish liberal media outlets claim that migrants received visas by paying bribes…

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The future of Europe depends on upcoming Polish election, writes Spanish Vox MEP Herman Tertsch

Poland's upcoming election in October will define Europe's future, along with upcoming…

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Poland’s ruling conservatives are winning the most important battles as election approaches

This is a completely different campaign than what the opposition had planned…

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Poland: Free medicine for children and seniors

Starting Sept. 1, more people will be able to access free medicines…

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Poles want to vote in referendum on the border wall, EU migrant pact, privatization and retirement age

A plurality of Poles want to participate in the referendum planned on…

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‘Secure future for Poles’ – Poland’s ruling conservative party unveils new slogan for national election in October

Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the conservative Law and Justice party (PiS),…

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Poland’s governing conservatives open up 10-point polling lead over liberal opposition

The governing conservatives in Poland have opened up a 10-point polling lead…

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The conservatives ruling in Poland have delivered social justice

Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS)…

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Polish PM challenges Manfred Weber to TV debate after claims of election interference

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has challenged the leader of the European…

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Poland: Ruling party delivers on hike in universal child benefit

Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed into law a 60 percent increase…

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Confederation’s rise will mean a minority government in Poland

Rafał Chwedoruk, a political scientist from the University of Warsaw, is skeptical…

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Poland may be headed for political gridlock leading to another round of elections

This autumn’s parliamentary elections in Poland may prove to be inconclusive and…

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Poland’s ruling PiS conservatives face growing challenge from right-wing Confederation party

The Confederation party’s polling average is now 14 percent and rising, with…

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Kaczyński: We want Poland to stop being a provincial country

The leader of Law and Justice (PiS) Jarosław Kaczyński, along with top…

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Poland’s right-wing Confederation leader rules out future coalition with governing conservatives

One of the leaders of the right-wing Confederation party, Sławomir Mentzen, has…

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Plurality of Poles believe the EU wants to bring down Poland’s conservative government

Thirty-nine percent of Poles believe that European Union authorities are seeking to…

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Two prime ministers in Poland? Photo from latest cabinet meeting causes shock

The meeting of the Polish Council of Ministers on Tuesday aroused much…

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German EPP leader Weber sparks outrage in Poland after calling for governing party to be replaced

Manfred Weber, the German politician and leader of the European People’s Party…

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Kaczyński holds major rally in Turów showing determination to resist EU pressure

The attempts to close the giant Turów lignite mine is an attack…

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Jarosław Kaczyński returns to Polish government as deputy prime minister

Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the ruling PiS party, has returned to…

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Popularity of Poland’s governing conservatives has stalled ahead of this year’s election

Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party should be worried that despite…

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Poland’s ruling conservatives have proven their worth as diplomats

Diplomacy used to be seen in Poland as an art form as…

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Nearly half of Poles hold favorable view of Catholic Church

Polish society is split in its view of the Roman Catholic Church,…

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Why Poland’s left-liberal opposition is losing

During the last week or so, the ruling conservative Law and Justice…

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It’s not PiS but those damaging Poland who deserve to be outlawed

Radosław Markowski, a Polish professor of social science who works closely with…

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TikTok bans viral video from Poland’s conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party

Poland's ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS), had one of its TikTok…

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Poles think Poland’s conservatives likely to win upcoming national election

Polling increasingly shows that Poland's voters think the ruling conservatives will win…

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