Why #Poland's Elections Were So Important (Simona Guerra/Fernando Casal Bértoa)

https://eaworldview.com/2023/11/why-polands-elections-were-so-important/

#PolandElections #CivicCoalition #DonaldTusk

(h/t LSE European Politics and Policy Blog)

Why #Poland's Elections Were So Important (Simona Guerra/Fernando Casal Bértoa)

https://eaworldview.com/2023/11/why-polands-elections-were-so-important/

#PolandElections #CivicCoalition #DonaldTusk

(h/t LSE European Politics and Policy Blog)

The final count showed #PiS had received 35.4% of the vote, while #CivicCoalition, led by #Tusk, a former prime minister and #EuropeanCouncil president, had 30.7%. With the centre-right #ThirdWay, on 14.4%, and leftwing #Lewica, on 8.6%, the three groupings should be able to put together a coalition that would form a comfortable majority in the 460-seat parliament. #DonaldTusk #Ukraine

#Poland election: votes counted as country awaits Tusk-led coalition
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/17/poland-election-votes-counted-tusk-coalition-law-justice-party?utm_source=press.coop

With all the terrible news in the world, the fact that the democratic Polish opposition managed to get more seats than the current extremist right-wing government is definitely a bright spot in the world.

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/15/1206033591/poland-votes-in-an-election-seen-as-the-most-important-of-its-3-decade-old-democ

#Poland #Elections #Tusk #CivicCoalition