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Finally some good news.
This a big deal. Thank you Poland, so very much.
Can't believe nobody posted about Poland yet! Huge win for democracy and possibly the largest turnout for an election in their history.
This could be insanely important for the European Union if Poland isn't blocking sanctions against Hungary by default anymore.
But it wouldn't be surprised if Italy is taking their spot in protecting antidemocratic populism now...
Slovakia's taking their spot.
No, Italy badly needs the European funds and can't give up on them just to prove a point
go Poland! 🎉 (with such a cool name, dude needs a mastodon account)
Fun fact - in polish his name is pronounced "toosk".
Eh, close enough.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Polsat News that Duda “will entrust the mission of forming the government to the winning party and in this first step we will certainly try to build a parliamentary majority.”
Three opposition parties, Tusk’s Civic Coalition, Third Way and the New Left, ran on separate tickets but with the same promises of seeking to oust Law and Justice and restore good ties with the European Union.
At stake are the health of the nation’s constitutional order, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country that has been a crucial ally to Ukraine after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Despite many uncertainties ahead, what appeared certain was that support for the governing party has shrunk since the last election in 2019 when it won nearly 44% of the vote, its popularity dented by high inflation, allegations of cronyism and bickering with European allies.
There is a high level of state ownership in the Polish economy, and the governing party has built up a system of patronage, handing out thousands of jobs and contracts to its loyalists.
Piotr Buras, of the European Council of Foreign Relations, said the opposition had gained from “growing fatigue” with the government among Poles, “beyond the groups usually supporting the liberals.”
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Um exit polls? Isn't this a little premature?
Depends on what the results say and the amount of people polled but it is possible to call it on exit polls alone if the margin is wide enough
Exit polls in Poland are usually pretty close to the final result
So to be clear here, no one party has a majority, so it would have to be a coalition.
Even then, they don't have a big enough majority to overturn a presidential veto.
Source (BBC)
I did a little searching around but don't understand for sure - so Duda is on a different election schedule and stays in power until 2025, is that right? But then he can't run again?
Most of my knowledge of Polish politics came from the article I linked I'm afraid 🤷♂️
Amazing news
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