Polish elections

Political Corner: The Polish elections present a teachable moment for left-wing opposition parties

By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate With Canadian voters now recovering from our own election cycle, it is easy to forget about the politics of other countries and their potential repercussions. One example is Poland, which has also held parliamentary elections this month. In 2015, the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party won the election easily, taking power away from the liberal Civic Coalition, by promising to work for Poland and its national identity. This is the platform that ultimately got them their second term. But which Poland has the party actually worked for? Since 2015, Jarosław Kaczyński has called the…

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