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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

SHOCKING: Polands biggest opposition party faces split over tensions about its direction - You Need To See This

Poland Politics - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Poland's main opposition party faces a split in a disagreement over its future direction, with the party leader saying Friday that more than 30 lawmakers have effectively left.

The conservative nationalist Law and Justice party ran Poland from 2015 to 2023, when the current liberal government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk took power. During that time, it tightened control over the courts by appointing loyalist judges to higher courts and punishing critics with disciplinary action.

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