MYSTERIOUS: 5 | Mind Blowing Facts

There Is No Going Back to Pre-Populist Poland

Many expectations for the new government are wishful thinking or just plain wrong.

Foreign Policy · Oct 22, 2023

As Europe applauds Poland's election results, civil rights groups prepare to fight

LGBTQ+ and abortion rights advocates are thrilled Poland's ruling, right-wing Law and Justice party is unlikely to form Poland's next government. But they are skeptical of the commitment of who will.

WEKU · Oct 21, 2023

‘We have a chance to change Poland’: how young voters shaped the election result

Almost 69% of under-30s turned out to cast their ballot, with many wanting rid of the status quo

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023

‘Ideologically anti-populist’: Poland votes for a new future

Donald Tusk, ex-prime minister and top EU official, is set to lead a new coalition after eight years of populist rule.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2023

Poland votes for change after nearly a decade spent sliding towards autocracy – but tricky coalition talks lie ahead for Donald Tusk

People were seen queuing in long lines outside polling stations in what appears to have been an election with record-breaking turnout (74.31%) in Poland. Now it seems the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS) is on the way out of government. Although PiS came away with the highest percentage of…

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023

Poland election: Tusk urges president to allow for swift formation of government

Civic Coalition leader calls for ‘quick decisions’ after coalition of opposition groups win enough votes for parliamentary majority

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

Tuesday briefing: What Poland’s rightwing parties losing control of government means for Europe

In today’s newsletter: In what could be the most consequential election in the country since the fall of communism, Poland may have made a step closer to Europe

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

‘Democracy has won!’: Donald Tusk’s liberal coalition poised for Poland election win

Voters queue until 3am in highest election turnout since the fall of communism in 1989

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

The Guardian view on Poland’s election: a record turnout delivers a landmark result

Editorial: A mass mobilisation of voters appears to have ousted the radical right from power. That is good news for Polish democracy, and for Europe

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

Anxious wait for Poles in Scotland who fear election votes may not be counted

THE tension in the air is almost palpable at the Scottish Polish Cultural Association in Edinburgh.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 16, 2023