The campaign ahead of the 2023 parliamentary elections lasted more than two years, deeply dividing Polish society and mobilising a record number of voters on the final straight. The ruling nationalist populists of the Law and Justice party (PiS) overstepped many boundaries, only to be finally punished by a majority of citizens. In Poland, the […]
Anna Pacześniak is professor at the University of Wroclaw and member of the FEPS Scientific Council. She specialised on political parties and political integration in European Union. She is also the teacher at University of Children in Wroclaw, where she gives the lectures for young students from 6 to 15 years old on current political issues as refugees, inequality, street protests, human rights.
Calling the situation of the centre-left parties in Central and Eastern Europe ‘difficult’ equals hiding behind a diplomatic langue de bois. In none of the countries of the region, Social Democrats are in government – neither at the helm of a coalition, nor as a partner in one. Sometimes they even failed to enter parliament […]
In Poland, the presidential elections are frequently a turning point: a new beginning, followed by changes within the party system. This rule is likely to apply after the re-election of President Andrzej Duda, who has been supported by the nationalist-conservative government of the United Right. So, how is that possible to foretell a shift, since […]
In the midst of chaos and in the view of an expected disgrace, the presidential elections were postponed.
To win Polish presidential elections in May 2020, starting an ideological war on education is not beneficial. PiS faces a dilemma.
Teraz na skonsolidowaną lewicę zagłosowało 2,3 mln osób, czyli ponad 12% wyborców, co to z nadwyżką wystarczyło.