- 7h ago
Kaczyński and Woch unveil Senate election alliance as Mentzen ridicules partnership with 0.09% presidential candidate
Jarosław Kaczyński and Marek Woch, whose 2025 presidential bid drew 0.09%, announced a joint Senate election effort on Wednesday. Sławomir Mentzen derided the alliance, while other right-wing figures urged a broader pact.
- Jul 3
President Nawrocki widens lead in Polish trust poll, Tusk distrust climbs to 49%
President Karol Nawrocki regained lost ground in the latest CBOS trust survey, pulling ahead of his rivals after two months of decline, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk saw distrust grow to 49%.
- Jul 1
Polish polls show Tusk's KO leads but right-wing bloc could form majority, projections reveal
Three separate opinion polls give Koalicja Obywatelska first place, but seat simulations indicate that a coalition of PiS, Konfederacja and Grzegorz Braun's party could secure a parliamentary majority.
- Jun 14
Polish MP's personal data illegally accessed from state registries; prosecution drops case despite ABW evidence
Sławomir Mentzen learned that a local official had accessed his PESEL and ID records, but the investigation was closed because the official left her password on a sticky note.
- Jun 13
Tusk's KO leads Polish poll with 31.4%, but junior coalition partners PSL and Poland 2050 fail to cross threshold
The latest Opinia24 survey puts Civic Coalition at 31.4% among decided voters, while two parties in Donald Tusk's government fall below the 5% threshold. The far-right Confederation and its splinter group both post strong numbers.
- Jun 11
Sejm rejects police motion to lift immunity of Confederation MP Sławomir Mentzen over Independence March flare
The Polish Sejm voted 227 to 210 on Thursday to reject a police request to waive the immunity of Confederation party leader Sławomir Mentzen, who lit a flare during last November's Independence March in defiance of a ban.
- Jun 1
Rok prezydentury Karola Nawrockiego: ambicje nowego lidera prawicy, podzielone społeczeństwo i trzecie miejsce w historycznym rankingu
A year after his narrow election victory, President Karol Nawrocki faces a deeply split public, with 48.2% approving and 50.1% disapproving of his performance. Meanwhile, a historical ranking places him third behind Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Lech Kaczyński.
- May 30
PiS proposes joint right-wing candidate for Kraków presidential election, but Confederation already has its own
Poland's Law and Justice party has publicly appealed to the far-right Confederation to field a single candidate in the upcoming snap presidential election in Kraków, but Confederation leaders appear to have already chosen their own contender.
- May 29
Poland's artist pension bill ignites culture war: 'Polish peasant' slurs, a minister on the ropes, and a 4.4 billion złoty fight
A government plan to subsidize social security for artists has triggered a furious backlash, pitting the ruling coalition against the right-wing opposition and sparking a debate over elitism, public finances, and the value of culture.
