Massdriver Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Opposition wins Polish election, according to exit poll – POLITICO WWW.POLITICO.EU If vote counting confirms the result, it would mark a dramatic change of direction after a very hard-fought election campaign. Quote WARSAW — Poland’s opposition parties look like they’ve won a solid victory in the country’s general election — and if the result holds it signals a radical change both in Poland and in the EU, where the current Law and Justice (PiS) party government has warred for eight years with Brussels over accusations it’s backsliding on the bloc’s democratic rules. … It’s a stunning defeat for PiS, which has been in power since 2015. The party mobilized the full resources of the state to help it win, and it was also strongly backed by state media — which are firmly in the ruling party’s camp. However, PiS was hobbled by a growing number of scandals — including allegations that officials were selling visas for bribes. Eight years of tensions and social conflict, with fights over abortion, rule of law, grain imports from Ukraine, and awful relations with the EU, which has frozen the payout of billions over rule of law worries, also eroded support for PiS. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 This is a good thing, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: This is a good thing, correct? Yes, current government is chuds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 This is their first election since the Ukraine invasion, right? If so, it's interesting. Neighboring wars usually make people more hawkish, but the right can also tend to be fairly pro-russian, and those two things don't necessarily jive at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Technically, the ruling right-wing party did win the most seats, but will more than likely be unable to form a government because the three leading opposition parties will be able to form a coalition government. This also means that Hungary's Viktor Orban lost one of his closest allies in the EU (though he recently gained one from the recent Slovak elections). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: This is a good thing, correct? I think it’s great news. It is a rejection of Poland going the path of Hungary. The opposition should be more supportive of the EU. I am not knowledgeable enough to say anything more, but seems good to me! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 What happens next in Poland? 5 things you need to know after a landmark election – POLITICO WWW.POLITICO.EU 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 The Polish security services have ordered dozens of new shredders after the election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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