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Extreme right poised to play kingmaker in Poland's elections

Poland goes to the polls on Sunday for a contest that pits the ruling nationalistic PiS party against the liberal opposition Civic Coalition. Neither side stands to win an absolute majority, with the ultra-nationalist Confederation party on track to play kingmaker – an outcome that could affect Warsaw's relationship with…

Radio France Internationale

Deeply polarised Poland heads to election: Your simple guide to the vote

Warsaw heads to the polls on Sunday after a bitter campaign featuring rising nationalism and divisions over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Democracy hangs in the balance as Poles go to the polls in decisive election

The one thing almost everyone in Poland seems to agree on is that Sunday's elections are the most important the country has held since 1989 and the fall of communism. And they're on a knife-edge. The ruling nationalist Law and Justice party, known by its Polish acronym PiS, is aiming…

France 24

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How Konfederacja Became Poland’s Kingmaker

A far-right, anti-establishment party is already forcing a change in Warsaw’s Ukraine policy, and it will influence the next government whether it joins a coalition…

Foreign Policy

EU veteran Tusk heads into final week of battle to steer Poland from populism

Election is contest between Law and Justice party and politician it claims represents malevolent foreign forces

The Guardian - UK

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa | Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2023

Thousands of people gathered for a march supporting the opposition against the governing Law and Justice party in Warsaw.

The Independent UK

Poland was Ukraine’s staunchest ally. Why is it now turning into a bitter rival?

War fatigue has set in – and nationalist populists are stoking cross-border enmity in a brutal campaign for re-election, say authors Karolina Wigura and Jarosław Kuisz

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Concert featuring Martha Argerich opens 2nd international Chopin competition on period instruments

A gala concert featuring the Argentinean pianist Martha Argerich is the opening event for the 2nd Chopin Competition on Period Instruments in Warsaw

The Independent UK

Poland’s PiS party puts country at loggerheads with Germany as poll looms

Ruling party portrays opposition leader Donald Tusk as subservient to Berlin in run-up to 15 October election

The Guardian - UK

UK campaign group chief says Poland deported him at France’s request

Head of Cage says criticism of Emmanuel Macron’s government for Islamophobia is reason for forced return to Britain

The Guardian - UK

Who is Karol Szymanowski? Google Doodle celebrates Polish pianist

Today’s Google Doodle has celebrated the life of a famous composer

Evening Standard

Opposition leader Donald Tusk cheered by crowds at Warsaw election rally

Large parts of Poland’s capital come to standstill as Tusk tells supporters ‘change for the better is inevitable’

The Guardian - UK

Polish opposition head Donald Tusk leads march to boost chances to unseat conservatives in election

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk is leading a march in Warsaw to mobilize supporters and boost the chances of unseating the conservative government in upcoming parliamentary elections

The Independent UK

Poland’s opposition hopes huge rally in Warsaw will swing election

Donald Tusk says his ‘march of a million hearts’ is the last chance to save democracy in the country

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All eyes in Europe are focused on Poland’s divisive election fight. But it’s not a pretty sight

The bitter struggle to unseat Warsaw’s hard-right government foreshadows a wider struggle throughout the EU

The Independent UK

Confident of Poland continuing Ukraine military support despite strained ties, Nato chief says

Kyiv and Warsaw ‘will find a way to address issues’, Jens Stoltenberg says

Fortune

I have seen Ukraine’s future–a phoenix nation destined to prosper

'Ukraine will not be a basket case trapped in a forever war. Instead, it will be the world’s breadbasket, a beacon of culture, and a leader in technology.'

The Independent UK

Plans for Poland's first nuclear power plant move ahead as US and Polish officials sign an agreement

Polish and U.S. officials have signed an agreement in Warsaw for the construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant

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Al Jazeera

Anti-migrant rhetoric dominates politics in Poland ahead of October vote

Politicians from across the political spectrum engage in anti-migrant language ahead of October 15 polls.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 578 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy gives awards to Polish volunteers but does not meet officials amid strained relations with Warsaw

Al Jazeera

Poland’s PM tells Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to ‘never insult’ Polish people again

Poland’s PM Mateusz Morawiecki accused the Ukrainian leader of insulting Poles in his United Nations address this week.

The Independent UK

Why has Poland stopped supplying weapons to Ukraine?

Move comes amid growing tension between Warsaw and Kyiv over grain imports

Al Jazeera

Ukrainians aghast as Poland stops sending weapons to fight Russia

Warsaw, one of Kyiv’s top allies since the Russian invasion began, took the surprise decision amid a row over grain.

The Independent UK

Why has Poland stopped supplying weapons to Ukraine?

Move comes amid growing tension between Warsaw and Kyiv over grain imports

The Independent UK

Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion

A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the domestic markets of Poland and other European Union countries has pushed the tight relationship between Kyiv and Warsaw to its lowest point since Russia invaded Ukraine last year

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