The incident escalated a campaign by the ousted Law and Justice party to resist the transfer of power after it lost its parliamentary majority in October.
Tag: Kaczynski, Jaroslaw
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Polish Right Occupies State TV, Refusing to Accept Loss of Power
The sit-in shut down Poland’s main public news station, a possible harbinger of battles to come as the party voted out of power tries to keep its grip on state institutions.
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A Less Polarized Poland? Not Yet, Election Results Suggest.
On whatever side they stand, many voters say they yearn for a more united nation. But after a brutal campaign, divisions — between left and right, urban and rural, young and old — remain stark.
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Poland’s Governing Party Looks Set to Be Ousted
An expected liberal coalition would probably reverse deeply conservative policies at home and diminish Poland’s role abroad as a beacon for right-wing groups.
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Poland Begins to Look Beyond the Vote, to Unwinding an ‘Illiberal Democracy’
If the ballot counts hold out, the country is on the cusp of a significant change, but there will be much to do and undo.