... former German territories that were annexed after 1945), has now become blurred. The Law and Justice party was able to score a victory in regions where it had previously not enjoyed great support.
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Vadim Trukhachev:
Poland under anti-Russian Eurosceptics
The current composition of parliament in Poland reflects a crisis of traditional political forces in the country. The disappearance of entire sections of the Polish political spectrum (specifically, of post-socialist left-wing forces) from ...
... Union and Germany will deteriorate significantly. Ukraine is a more complicated case. Much will depend on Kiev’s policy. If it continues the course towards glorifying Bandera and his followers, this will be met with a very negative reaction from Poland. But if Kiev puts an end to this trend and preserves the pro-European course only Andrzej, Duda and Beata Szydlo will certainly support Ukraine.
Where will the Polish Eurosceptics who have come to power find allies? On a number of issues pertaining to the European Union and migration, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban is a likely candidate. But Andrzej Duda and Beata Szydlo diverge greatly from the Hungarian leader ...
