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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 · Oct 13, 2023

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 · Oct 12, 2023

Record number of Poles abroad register to vote in election

Total surpasses 600,000 as polls suggest close-run race with PiS seeking third term in power

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

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 · Oct 7, 2023

Polish elections: who are the key players and what is at stake?

Tusk-led Civic Platform aims to unseat nationalist Law and Justice party in bitterly contested ballot

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

From France to Italy, Hungary to Sweden, voting intentions track the far-right's rise in Europe

A little over a year since leader of Fratelli d'Italia Georgia Meloni rose to power in Italy, the latest data spells out a clear message: she is not the only ultraright politician surfing on voters’ anxieties. In fact, we may be entering a new cycle of far-right extremism across the…

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2023

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 · Oct 4, 2023

Nobel laureate urges Polish opposition to commit to progressive causes

Exclusive: Olga Tokarczuk’s comments come in rare political interview two weeks before potentially pivotal election

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

Will aid to Ukraine shrink after elections in Eastern Europe?

In Slovakia, a populist party that wants to stop military aid to Ukraine and is critical of the EU and Nato will be tasked with forming a new government after winning weekend elections. Meanwhile, Poland is about to go to the polls, with the opposition rallying hard to try and…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 2, 2023

Poland's dangerous eastern border takes center stage in upcoming elections

The NATO and EU member borders Belarus, the Russian territory of Kaliningrad and Ukraine — plus a strip of land connecting it to Lithuania. It is an unstable and volatile mix of frontiers.

WEKU · Oct 2, 2023