Whether it’s the abortion law, the independence of the state media or the reform of the justice system: the head of government is finding it difficult to free his country from the legacies of his right-wing populist predecessor. Taking stock of the “major construction site in Poland”.
Almost six months after its triumph over the right-wing populist PiS in the parliamentary elections, the pro-European government coalition has passed its first stress test with “sufficient”. In the regional elections on Sunday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Citizens’ Coalition (KO) again won a secure majority, but this time too the PiS remains the strongest force with 33.7 percent. “This is our ninth election victory,” celebrated PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski after the first results were announced. Tusk’s KO was two percent behind the right-wing populists.