Poland has come much further along the European path than Romania. And we ourselves witnessed a great mobilization for democracy in the 2023 parliamentary elections that knocked the populist PiS ...

Beyond concrete political conflicts and institutional constraints, there is a deeper concern about how a constitutional order can be restored after enduring years of authoritarian populism. A recently ...

In a joint declaration, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its partner organisations call on Karol Nawrocki, elected ...

If we want to preserve our democracy, we must act. The resistance must come from all corners of civil society – just as it did in Poland. There is no substitute for collective action by the most ...

Russia’s 2014 occupation of Crimea should have been a turning point. Instead, it became just another example of Western rhetoric without resolve. President Barack Obama spoke forcefully about ...

Establishment candidate Rafał Trzaskowski had the perfect résumé to become Poland’s centrist, pro-European president. His ...

The names DatAdat and Action for Democracy, tied to David Koranyi, have also surfaced in the foreign-funded campaign against ...

Romanian, Portuguese and Polish nationals have been casting their ballots, with millions of Europeans taking to the polls on Sunday.

The clash between these two models can be seen across Europe but is most acute in Warsaw, where a homegrown variant of Trumpism is winning. Whereas Trzaskowski sought to position Poland within a ...

Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%.