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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 589

Jaroslaw Kaczynski

Poland's main opposition leader, former premier and head of the centrist Civic Coalition bloc Donald Tusk addresses supporters at the party's headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, after the presentation of the first exit poll results of the country's parliamentary elections, on October 15, 2023,. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)
October 16, 2023, 10:18 am
Polish liberal opposition declares ‘victory for democracy’ after election exit poll
Jubilant Donald Tusk, leader of Civic Coalition, expected to have majority, ousting populist Law and Justice (PiS)
By Dario Thuburn
Polish director Agnieszka Holland poses with the 'Special Jury Prize' award for 'Zielona Granica' after the closing ceremony for the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 9, 2023. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)
September 23, 2023, 8:36 am
Polish ministers compare migration drama to Nazi propaganda, denounce director
Agnieszka Holland, whose family members were killed in Holocaust, threatens to sue justice minister and says campaign reminds her of Communist regime’s antisemitism
By Vanessa Gera
People attend an anti-government demonstration organized by the opposition in Warsaw on June 4, 2023. (Wojtek Radwanski / AFP)
June 4, 2023, 6:20 pm
Half a million march in Polish anti-government protest, say opposition leaders
Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa attends, urges defeat of ruling nationalist PiS party led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski in autumn election
By AFP
File: Protesters shout slogans as they gather in front of the Presidential Palace to show President Andrzej Duda their disapproval after he signed controversial legislation on the Supreme Court into law, in Warsaw, Poland, July 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
June 4, 2023, 11:32 am
Tens of thousands set to march in Poland against law they say harms democracy
Demonstration may be largest since end of communism; opposition says law setting up probe on Russian influence will be used to exclude them from political scene
By Vanessa Gera
The entrance to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau with the lettering 'Arbeit macht frei' ('Work makes you free'). (Joel Saget/AFP)
May 31, 2023, 5:38 pm
Auschwitz museum slams use of death camp in Polish ruling party’s political ad
State-run memorial attacks ‘instrumentalization of tragedy’ by Law and Justice party, which used theme of Nazi camp to discourage participation in upcoming anti-government march
By Vanessa Gera
Poland's opposition leader and former prime minister Donald Tusk watches lawmakers vote to approve a contentious draft law in parliament in Warsaw, Poland, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
May 28, 2023, 5:32 pm
Polish president seeks experts’ advice on controversial bill targeting opposition
Legislation awaiting Andrzej Duda’s approval would establish state commission to probe Russian influence, but critics see it as power grab by ruling Law and Justice party
By AP
German soldiers try to dislodge snipers in Warsaw during the Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939 in World War II. (AP Photo)
September 1, 2022, 1:27 pm
Poland to demand $1.3 trillion in WWII reparations from Germany
Deputy PM makes bombshell announcement at the release of a report on the cost to the country of years of Nazi occupation, as it marks 83 years since the start of the war
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
A Polish Senate commission heard the testimony of two cybersecurity experts, John Scott-Railton and Bill Marczak, senior researchers with the Citizen Lab, a research group based at the University of Toronto, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, January 17, 2022. (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)
January 18, 2022, 10:03 pm
Polish chief auditor seeks to question deputy PM over NSO-aided illegal surveillance
Marian Banas says he plans to call leader of Poland’s ruling right-wing party, who’s also deputy prime minister for security, as a witness to testify under penalty of perjury
By Vanessa Gera
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the head of Poland's ruling party Law and Justice, speaks at a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday Oct. 26, 2021 (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
January 7, 2022, 12:53 pm
Polish leader admits country bought powerful Israeli-made spyware
But Jaroslaw Kaczynski denies Pegasus was used to target his political opponents; ‘It would be bad if the Polish services did not have this type of tool,’ he says
By Vanessa Gera
The leader of PiS Party, Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynski speaks during a campaign convention in Warsaw, Poland, October 8, 2019, (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)
August 14, 2021, 12:31 am
Poland’s ruling populists risk isolation in bid to stay in power
Law and Justice party manages to pass controversial media ownership law and bill restricting claims on properties seized after WWII, which has strained relations with Israel
By Bernard OSSER
The ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski leaves polling station after his vote in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
October 14, 2019, 9:54 pm
Polish conservatives win lower house but lose Senate
Results indicate the opposition will have a tool to prevent the ruling party from rushing through legislation
By Vanessa Gera
Leader of Poland's ruling party Jaroslaw Kaczynski, center, and party activists react to exit poll results after voting closed in the nation's parliamentary election in Warsaw , Poland, October 13 ,2019. (AP Photo)
October 14, 2019, 4:16 am
Poland’s conservative ruling party declares victory in divided nation
Critics fear nationalist Law and Justice could reverse country’s recent democratic achievements, including by hampering judiciary and marginalizing minorities
By Vanessa Gera and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
Leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski reacts after the first exit polls during the party's electoral evening in Warsaw, Poland, on October 13, 2019 (Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
October 13, 2019, 11:45 pm
Populists top Poland vote and expand majority, exit polls indicate
A strong win by the Law and Justice party could enable it to proceed with court reforms that risk undermining judicial independence and the rule of law
By AFP and ToI Staff
Polish nationals cast their ballots on October 12, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois, one day before parliamentary elections in Poland. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)
October 13, 2019, 9:09 am
Populists eye victory as deeply divided Poland votes
Amid concerns for country’s democracy, ruling Law and Justice party expected to easily pick up most votes, but could lose parliamentary majority
By Mary SIBIERSKI
In this photo taken on September 26, 2019, supporters of Poland's ruling right-wing party are standing in line before a candidate's billboard to get to a party convention in Warsaw, Poland, ahead of the parliamentary election in which the Law and Justice party is hoping to win a second term in power. (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)
October 12, 2019, 6:35 pm
Amid fears for democracy, Poles set for one of most crucial elections in decades
Critics fear Warsaw’s illiberal turn could become irreversible if ruling Law and Justice party, country’s most popular, wins another four-year term
By AP and ToI Staff
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