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Tag Archives: Polish politics
Second Time as Farce
So…. I was half listening to a Polish news channel going on about the latest government tango with the EU. The current Polish government is doing dumb, stupid and crooked stuff with the courts and the EU isn’t happy. They … Continue reading
Polish Government Makes Nice (In Its Own Awkward Way)
Not long before the Christmas holidays there was a change in the Polish government with a new Prime Minister named. This is because Prime Minister and party leader are separate positions in Poland and at the national level the party … Continue reading
It’s Whose Party?
More on background of the PRL (Communist Poland) that influences the current political situation. I don’t know how much of this is shared with other post WWII European communist countries. Comparative info would be appreciated. I should also mention that … Continue reading
Stuck on the Night Shift
Here’s an abbreviated version on the real source of the current problems with judicial reform in Poland. First two bits of background. A parting gift of the communists was an unwieldy electoral system with no practical electoral threshhold. This meant … Continue reading
Poland is Not Run by Rightwing Nationalists (Yet)
A few times I’ve seen the present Polish government included in the list of parties that represent rightwing backlash against the globalist technocracy that is largely in charge of Europe. This is wrong as most of the population remains firmly … Continue reading
