18th September 2020

Poland risks new election

Poland may face early general election or the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party may govern the country in a minority cabinet, the government spokesman said, after PiS junior coalition…

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14th October 2019

Polish Election Update: PiS wins majority in parliamentary vote, expected to lose Senate (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party looked to have narrowly won a second term in power, according to preliminary results from Sunday's parliamentary election, but fell short of the…

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23rd August 2019

Polish ruling Law and Justice party loses ground in polls

Poland's ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, hit by two high profile resignations, lost ground in two polls on Friday ahead of October's election. A poll by Kantar showed…

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21st August 2019

Poland’s deputy justice minister resigns over Internet trolling allegations

Lukasz Piebiak, Poland’s deputy justice minister resigned after an investigative report accused him of using an internet troll to wage a smear campaign against judges opposed to the government’s judicial…

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6th August 2019

Elections in Poland to be held on October 13

Polish president's office confirmed on Tuesday that the country will hold its parliamentary election on October 13, which most pollsters expect the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to win…

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17th May 2019

Poland’s pro-EU opposition with a 10-point lead

The European Coalition, Poland's pro-EU opposition has a 10-point lead over the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) ahead of European Parliament elections. According to a survey issued on Friday,…

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29th April 2019

Juncker sceptical Poland will leave the EU

  Out-going EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Poland is unlikely to leave the European Union, even if the ruling euro sceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party wins re-election this year,…

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25th April 2019

Polish leader describes LGBT rights as a threat to the nation

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the chairman of Poland's conservative ruling party and considered the de facto leader in Poland, has called the LGBT rights movement a foreign import that threatens the Polish…

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11th April 2019

Poland accused of breaking EU law

Poland was accused of breaking EU law after it lowered the judges' retirement age and failed to uphold the independence of its Supreme Court. Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS)…

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7th April 2019

After Brexit will it be Polexit’s turn

Leaders of the opposition European Coalition (KE) have warned that the ruling Eurosceptic PiS party could be planning a Polexit, Poland’s departure from the European Union. The warning was given…

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30th March 2019

Poland hints that it will not fully apply EU copyright law

  The Polish ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Saturday that a copyright directive adopted by EU lawmakers this week, to be implemented by the 28 member nations, threatens freedom.…

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15th March 2019

LGBT rights set to be Poland’s electoral battlefront

Poland's ruling The Law and Justice Party (PiS) has condemned a new school sex education programme planned in Poland's opposition-ruled capital Warsaw, calling it an infringement of traditional Catholic values…

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