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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…

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…

With the outcome of next week’s poll too close to call, critics fear the effect of a barrage of media support for populist ruling party

Election is contest between Law and Justice party and politician it claims represents malevolent foreign forces

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

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…

Ruling party portrays opposition leader Donald Tusk as subservient to Berlin in run-up to 15 October election

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

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…