Tagged: Poland
Conrad Omodiagbe
Poland heads to the Polls in Presidential Runoff
Following an inconclusive outcome from last week’s Polish presidential elections, the two largest political groups in Poland, the conservative ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party fronted by incumbent President Andrzej Duda, and the liberal Civic Platform represented by Warsaw mayor, Rafal Trzakowski, will return to the fray in a second run-off election scheduled to hold […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Poland Replaces Presidential Candidate
Following a ghost election that saw polling centres closed and members of the electorate absent, the main opposition party in Poland, the liberal Civic Platform (PO), has announced Warsaw Mayor, Rafal Trzakowski as its new presidential candidate ahead of a yet-to-be-announced new election date. The party and its partners made the swift announcement on Friday, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Poland: Deadlock Over May 10 Presidential Election
With less than a month to its scheduled presidential election, Poland seems to be divided over whether or not to hold the election. While a major division is reported within the ruling party with one side calling for a constitutional change that could extend President Andrzej Duda’s tenure by two years and the other calling […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Covid-19 Halts Presidential Campaigns in Poland
As fears surrounding the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to rise globally, many countries have been forced to rethink their election campaigns following the results of Iran’s attempt to vote amidst the epidemic. Now, the virus is set to significantly affect the upcoming presidential elections in Poland with incumbent President Andrzej Duda announcing […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Quick Facts On the Polish Parliamentary Election
The Polish parliamentary election was held on the 13th of October. All 460 seats in the Polish Sejm (lower house) and 100 seats in the Senate were in contention. Status Quo in the Sejm The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party won the election and has retained its majority in the lower house. It won […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Poland Suspends Parliament Ahead of Election
At the request of the ruling party in Poland, Law and Justice (PiS), the Polish Sejm was unexpectedly suspended on Wednesday, the 11th of September. The parliament is now scheduled to reconvene after the October 13th parliamentary elections. The parliamentary session was due to end on September 13th. Now cut short by two days, the […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Polish Parliament Elects New Speaker
Following the resignation of Speaker (officially called Marshal) Marek Kuchcinski, the Polish parliament elected a new speaker, Elzbieta Witek, on the 9th of August. Why did Kuchcinski resign? Kuchcinski has been embroiled in a scandal on the misuse of government aircraft for personal use. European Views explains that: “Documents leaked by local media and the […]