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Art, law, history and TV: Tusk’s plan to remake Polish life after rightwing rule

Nationalist PiS party is soon likely to be out of office but freeing country’s institutions from its cultural grip will take time

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

Tusk forced to wait as PiS given first chance to form Polish government

Law and Justice party won most votes in last month’s election but all other parties have ruled out working with them

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023

In Poland, the home of ‘LGBT-free zones’, there is hope at last for the queer community

The former ruling party targeted and scapegoated Poland’s queer communities. Now it’s out of power, equality is within reach, says academic Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Poland election: final results suggest opposition parties could form Tusk-led coalition – Europe live

Ruling Law and Justice party secured most votes but it appears likely Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition will be able to form a government

The Guardian - UK · 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

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

Poland’s pro-EU opposition poised for victory over ruling nationalist PiS party

The majority of voters in Poland’s general election supported opposition parties that promised to reverse democratic backsliding and repair the nation’s relationship with allies, including the European Union and Ukraine, near-complete results showed Monday.

France 24 · 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

How a Tusk-led government could bring radical change to Poland

Warmer EU and Kyiv relations along with a focus on the rule of law, women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights could ensue if polls are accurate

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

Poland election: Law and Justice party on course to be ousted from power

Former PM Donald Tusk hails ‘the end of evil times’ as early results suggest opposition parties will be able to form governing coalition

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023