The Latest Breaking News from Jarosław Kaczyński

Poland's biggest opposition party faces split over tensions about its direction

Poland's main opposition party, Law and Justice, faces a split in a disagreement over its future direction

The Independent UK · Jul 24

Poland’s main rightwing opposition splits after loyalty pledge ultimatum

Former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki and allies say they were forced out over factional disagreements

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

Poland's opposition PiS splits ahead of crucial 2027 elections

PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński announced that more than 30 MPs had left the party following a bitter power struggle with former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. It marks the biggest split in Poland's main opposition party in more than two decades.

Euronews · Jul 24

Poland plans military training for every adult male amid growing European security fears

PM Donald Tusk says country needs army of 500,000 and backs withdrawal from treaty banning landmines

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2025

Poland's Tusk plans large-scale military training for all adult males to boost reserves

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk says his government is working on a plan to prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in response to the changing security situation in Europe

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Surreal claims, lawfare and abuse: toxic politics in Spain reflect the new Europe

Pedro Sánchez is not alone in EU in facing ‘harassment through the media and the courts’ aimed at forcing him out of politics

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2024

Could Poland’s promotion to Europe’s top table be a turning point for Ukraine?

The rebirth of the ‘Weimar Triangle’ suggests that a common agenda on arming Kyiv is possible, says Paul Taylor, a senior fellow of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024

How did Poland’s Simon Cowell go from TV talent judge to speaker of our parliament?

Szymon Hołownia has become the most popular politician in Poland – and made our legislature a YouTube sensation, says Polish journalist Wojciech Orliński

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024

Poland’s rightwing populists are getting a taste of their own medicine – and they hate it

The ‘unbelievable’ saga of two fugitive ex-ministers and a presidential pardon shows the cost of trashing the rule of law, says Polish journalist Wojciech Orliński

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024

Poland's new Cabinet moves to free state media from previous government's political control

Poland’s new pro-European Union government has begun wrestling control of the country’s state media and some other state agencies from the conservative party that consolidated its grip on them during eight years in power

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023