Polish PM Tusk sacks a third of his cabinet in push to counter ‘defeatism’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has sacked a third of his cabinet and promoted foreign minister Radosław Sikorski to Deputy Prime Minister.
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Polish president-elect Nawrocki throws down gauntlet to Tusk over EU summits
Zbigniew Bogucki, the Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS) politician who was nominated to be chief of staff for president-elect Karol Nowrocki, said the president-elect…
Anti-migration protests across Poland as tensions mount over German pushbacks
Tens of thousands of Poles in 80 cities attended marches against “uncontrolled migration” as slammed by the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald…
PM Tusk still trying to undermine Polish president-elect Nawrocki’s mandate
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Civic Coalition (KO) have continued questioning the validity of the election of the opposition Conservatives (PiS) candidate…
Poland downgrades diplomatic relations with Hungary, withdraws ambassador
The Polish foreign ministry has permanently withdrawn representation at ambassadorial level to Hungary.
Polish President Duda pardons border movement leader
Poland’s opposition Conservative (PiS)-aligned President Andrzej Duda has pardoned Robert Bąkiewicz, leader of the Border Defence Movement (ROG), from having…
Gdańsk exhibition about ‘Our Boys’ serving Third Reich causes uproar
An exhibition in Gdańsk on Poles who served in the German army during the Second World War has caused outrage in Poland.
Polish President suggests hanging for judges with ‘political bias’
Andrzej Duda, the outgoing President of Poland, has said that a large-scale clear-out of the judiciary may be required in Poland if judges persisted with their political…
Polish PM Tusk’s coalition rocked by claims Speaker held talks with opposition
Poland's ruling centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk was left reeling after revelations about negotiations on the formation of an alternative…
Polish PM Tusk’s government takes right-wing politicians to court
Poland's centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has filed charges against former Conservative (PiS) defence minister Antoni Macierewicz and the…
Polish Supreme Court validates election despite PM Tusk’s objections
Poland’s Supervisory Chamber of the Supreme Court has validated the result of Poland’s presidential election of June 1 which saw the opposition Conservative…
Dirty-tricks Tusk refuses to accept victory of Nawrocki in presidential election
Prime Minister Donald Tusk does not back down. On June 1 his candidate for president Rafal Trzaskowski lost the vote to the Conservative Karol Nawrocki.
Poland’s ruling coalition creaks as PM Tusk applies pressure over election validation
Tensions have risen in Poland's ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk over the recent presidential election results.
Tusk challenges Polish presidential election result
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has gone on the record questioning the result of the presidential elections and threatened that prosecutors may be used in any…
Polish opposition demands PM Tusk act on migrant pushbacks from Germany
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) were unconvinced by the centre-left government’s announcements of 50 per cent cuts in the issuing of visas to Africans…
Polish prosecutors investigate president-elect’s property acquisition
Prosecutors in Gdańsk, the home city of Polish president-elect Karol Nawrocki, have opened an investigation into his acquisition of a small apartment.
Losing government candidate in Polish election demands full recount
The campaign committee of Rafał Trzaskowski, the Polish presidential candidate of the ruling Civic Coalition (KO) party, has petitioned the Polish Supreme Court…
Polish PM Tusk says he has renewed mandate despite presidential election loss
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk on June 11 won a confidence vote in parliament arguing that his party’s candidate narrow loss in the presidential election…
Conservative populism is changing: Poland’s PiS now has competition from the Right
Polish president-elect Karol Nawrocki’s victory shows that conservative populism remains strong in that vital country.
Polish PM Tusk’s coalition partner polls members on joining opposition
The Polish People's Party (PSL), Poland's ruling centre-left coalition member, has polled its members on whether it should consider teaming up with the current opposition…
Vote losers allege electoral fraud as Polish justice minister casts doubt on result
The campaign manager of the losing Polish presidential candidate Rafał Trzaskowski has encouraged people to submit reports of irregularities during vote counting…
Poland’s top conservative lawyer tells us: ‘The left-liberal’s plan has failed in Poland’
Sunday’s election in Poland was important not only for the Poles themselves but also for Europe, and it is no wonder it attracted widespread comment in the international…
German MEPs want Poland sanctioned following PiS-backed candidate’s presidential win
Leading German MEPs have called for punitive measures against Poland in the aftermath of the presidential election victory of the opposition Conservative (PiS)-backed…
US defends Polish president-elect over Israeli paper’s ‘Holocaust revisionist’ attack
The incoming US ambassador to Poland, Thomas Rose, has criticised the Times of Israel for calling Polish president-elect Karol Nawrocki a “Holocaust revisionist”.
Polish Government’s candidate had ‘unfair advantage’, says OSCE election report
The disadvantages faced by the opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki in Poland's recent election campaign, which he managed to win against the odds, have been highlighted…
The fight is on: former boxer Nawrocki wins Polish presidential election
Opposition Conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki has won the Polish presidential election, beating Rafał Trzaskowski, the candidate of the ruling centre-left coalition…
Polish presidential election cliffhanger: exit polls within margin of error
Rafał Trzaskowski, from prime minister Donald Tusk's centre-left coalition, has a wafer-thin lead over Karol Nawrocki from the opposition Conservatives (PiS), according…
Polish security services ‘investigated PiS presidential candidate’
Poland’s internal security service (ABW) spokesman has gone on the record to state that several years ago the service investigated opposition Conservative (PiS)…
Poland’s PiS candidate tilts Right ahead of presidential election decider
Poland's Conservative (PiS) presidential election candidate Karol Nawrocki has pledged that he would oppose abortion and “stop the Ukrainisation of Poland” in…
Polish presidential challenger to sue news outlet over ‘pimp’ allegations
Polish Conservative (PiS) presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki says he will sue the liberal-leaning portal Onet for alleging he had at one time been a pimp.