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Rafal Trzaskowski, Warsaw's Mayor and member of ruling centrist Civic Coalition party, flashes a V for victory sign as he greets supporters as exit polls were announced on tv during their election night event at the the National Museum of Ethnography in Warsaw, Poland, during the second round of the presidential elections on June 1, 2025. (Sergei GAPON / AFP)
June 1, 2025, 11:56 pm
Liberal mayor, anti-EU Holocaust revisionist both claim victory in Poland election
Exit poll shows government-favored centrist Rafal Trzaskowski just ahead of right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki, who is backed by populist Law and Justice, but results could change
By Agencies
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk addresses supporters at his party headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, October 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
October 16, 2023, 11:55 pm
Polish opposition parties hold clear lead, as over two-thirds of votes reported
Centrist parties set to win majority of seats in Poland’s parliament, but weeks of uncertainty remain, as ruling party aims to form government after getting most votes
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
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk, File)
October 1, 2023, 5:11 am
Is Poland’s government shooting itself in the foot with its cooling stance on Ukraine?
Running for reelection, the ruling Law and Justice party is flailing in every direction to keep its populist credibility, but its latest pivot may have far-reaching implications
By Paul Hockenos
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 gather outside Poland's parliament to protest the government plans to vote on a media bill seen as restricting media independence, in Warsaw, Poland, August 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
September 12, 2023, 3:39 am
A lesson from Poland, where protests failed to turn back autocracy at the ballot box
Unable to convert anti-autocratic rallies into parliamentary control, Poles now face worsening repression, says historian Anne Applebaum, who sees echoes in Israel’s experience
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
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
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
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the ruling PiS Party, speaks during a campaign convention in Warsaw, Poland, October 8, 2019.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
December 24, 2021, 7:55 pm
Amid spat with EU, Poland accuses Germany of seeking to create a ‘Fourth Reich’
Warsaw has been involved in a lengthy stand-off with Brussels, particularly over judicial reforms; it is also in an escalating dispute with Israel over its Holocaust policies
By AFP and ToI Staff
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
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, on May 24, 2021. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP, File)
August 10, 2021, 10:11 pm
Poland’s ruling coalition crumbles as PM dumps junior partner
Government spokesman predicts ruling Law and Justice party will be able to maintain a parliamentary majority after deputy premier Jaroslaw Gowin sacked
By AFP
Beata Szydło, then the prime minister of Poland, speaks to reporters in Warsaw, July 31, 2016. (Kancelaria Premiera via JTA)
May 1, 2021, 6:34 am
Auschwitz inmates’ families oppose ex-PM on museum council
Relatives say former Polish PM Beata Szydlo has tolerated ‘openly fascist’ groups and supported attempts to stifle research into the Holocaust
By AP
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