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Poland’s PiS picks the pockets of its MPs to make up for cash shortfall

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The party’s finances are in tatters after an electoral watchdog ruled against it last month.

Scooters, bikes, cars and trucks: Polish ex-MEP faces charges over fraudulent travel claims

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Ryszard Czarnecki calls the allegations “lies and complete nonsense.”

Bombshell ruling knocks Poland’s PiS for improper election spending

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Electoral Commission questions party fundraising, leaving PiS short of campaign cash ahead of next year’s presidential election.

Poland’s presidential campaign kicks off — 9 months before the vote

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The presidency isn’t a powerful office, but it’s a must-wing for all sides in deeply divided Poland.

‘Freedom of speech is not for children,’ Poland’s Kaczyński tells 10-year-old reporter

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“This is not a matter for children, so, my dear … go away,” PiS leader tells blogger Sara Małecka-Trzaskoś.

Priests, patronage and power: Poland’s Tusk goes after his political enemies

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The new Polish government is unleashing prosecutors and special commissions to hold its predecessors to account.

Poland’s Tusk and conservative PiS neck-and-neck ahead of EU vote

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The European elections in Poland are set to be another battle between the two main rival parties, with all polls showing a neck-and-neck race between Jarosław Kaczyński’s conservative PiS (ECR) and Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition (KO, EPP).

Corruption allegations swirl over Polish opposition party

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Prosecutors allege that €66 million in a special fund may have been misused under the former justice minister.

Poland’s Tusk guns for former oil company chief

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Daniel Obajtek was the golden boy of the former PiS government. Now he has prosecutors after him.

Poland’s PiS proposes ex-Tusk ally-turned-rival for EU commissioner

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Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the conservative PiS, has nominated Jacek Saryusz-Wolski  – a long-serving MEP and rival to now-Prime Minister Donald Tusk for the European Council spot in 2017 – as the party’s candidate for EU commissioner, even thou…

EU political parties promise to steer clear of deepfakes ahead of election

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The voluntary EU code of conduct includes a promise to not produce, use or disseminate “any form of deceptive content.”

Poland’s PiS ahead in local elections, but not in political control

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The nationalist Law and Justice party took first place, but the ruling coalition is likely to hold power in most of Poland’s 16 regions.

Poland launches Pegasus spyware probe

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A new commission aims to hear from top officials from the previous Law and Justice party government.

Poland’s parliament has got talent: how a TV star became a political powerhouse | Wojciech Orliński

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It was surreal when Szymon Hołownia, our answer to Simon Cowell, became speaker. But he has made the legislature a YouTube hitWho is the most popular politician in Poland today? Not, as you might expect, the new prime minister, Donald Tusk, nor is it t…

Opposition politicians try to storm Polish parliament

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The former ruling party is hoping to galvanize public opinion over the ouster of two of its MPs from parliament.

Poland’s Duda pledges to pardon jailed MPs

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It’s a U-turn for the president, who insisted that a pardon issued in 2015 was enough to keep the two politicians out of prison.

Poland’s Duda denounces arrest of ex-MPs hiding out in his palace

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The two are being held in prison and threatening to go on a hunger strike, while their supporters hold a rally outside.

Poland’s revolution gets real as government reclaims control of public media

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Broadcasters went off the air as opposition MPs barricaded themselves in public TV headquarters in an effort to stop the management changes.

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Poland’s zombie government shuffles into being

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One former PM joked that the new Cabinet led by Mateusz Morawiecki would have a lifespan shorter than that of a house fly.

New broom in Poland’s parliament as the opposition takes power

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After eight years in power, the nationalist Law and Justice party finds itself on the back foot.

Poland’s Duda nominates Morawiecki in no-hope bid to form a new government

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Move shows that president is set to be thorn in flank of likely next PM Donald Tusk.

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

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Almost 69% of under-30s turned out to cast their ballot, with many wanting rid of the status quoThe last time anyone other than the Law and Justice party (PiS) ruled Poland, Aleksandra, a sociology student in Warsaw, was 10. Throughout her adolescence,…

What happens next in Poland? 5 things you need to know after a landmark election

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It’s not going to be fast or easy for a new government to roll back 8 years of actions by the Law and Justice party.

Poland’s right-wingers face post-vote electoral roulette

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The far-right Confederation party could be crucial in forming a new government — but its leaders have to decide if they want to play ball.

Polish parties scramble for coal miners’ vote in knife-edge election

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Parties are resorting to handouts, U-turns and hiding the truth in a bid to win miners’ backing.

How to watch the Polish election like a pro

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Everything you need to know about the October 15 general election.

Polish election ‘debate’ descends into farce

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Opposition leader Donald Tusk challenges PM Mateusz Morawiecki to a do-over before Sunday’s general election.

7 key faces to watch in the Polish election

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Here are POLITICO’s pen portraits of the candidates you need to know.

Kaczyński pulls out of Polish election debate. ‘I’ll be there,’ says Tusk

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Jarosław Kaczyński says he’d rather meet voters than talk to ‘liar’ Donald Tusk.

Council of Europe sounds alarm over electoral practices before Polish vote

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As the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is facing its tightest election race since 2015, with a risk of losing, a delegation from the Council of Europe voiced concerns about the fairness of the Polish electoral process.

Poland’s election: Big hopes but no quick fixes

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The country is so divided and dysfunctional after eight years of populist rule that it will be difficult to change much — no matter who wins.

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

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Ruling party portrays opposition leader Donald Tusk as subservient to Berlin in run-up to 15 October electionAs campaign videos go, it’s arguably one of the less sophisticated. To the booming soundtrack of Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries, a man with a s…

Huge but glum: Poland’s opposition puts a million people on the streets

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The opposition hopes the massive turnout will change its fortunes going into the October 15 election, but its supporters are tense.

Dismissive centrists are making it way too easy for populists to win

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Europe’s centrist politicians are disconnected from desperate voters exhausted by seemingly permanent crises and just want them to listen.

Polish government whips up hate campaign against director over film on migrants

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With an election looming on October 15, there’s a lot of politics behind the ruling party’s attacks on Agnieszka Holland.

Poland’s ruling party publishes top secret plan as a campaign stunt

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The government is attacking its predecessors for a plan that would have halted a Russian attack in the center of the country.

The secret to winning the Polish election: Bashing Tusk

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Donald Tusk and Jarosław Kaczyński have turned the upcoming Polish election into a personal fight.

The Guardian view on Poland’s election campaign: a new far right courts the youth vote | Editorial

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Alienation among younger voters is fuelling the rise of a maverick party that could play a kingmaker role after the pollWhen elections come around, Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party is swift to reach for one of the crudest playbooks in European pol…

Meet the far-right potential kingmakers in Poland’s election

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The party courts libertarians but its members make offensive pronouncements on Jews, women and even eating dogs.

Polish government plays anti-EU, anti-German card ahead of polls

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Poland’s populist, nationalist government is increasingly taking an anti-German, anti-European Union stance in the run-up to the 15 October legislative elections in the hope of mobilising its most loyal followers, analysts say.

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