Polish health workers mobilize to save a dying health system
Tens of thousands of health workers in Poland are demanding the government to ensure safe staffing, better working conditions, and more funding for the public health system
“The fight for abortion has been the struggle of Polish women for generations”
Last week’s ruling in the Constitutional Court placing further restrictions on abortion access in Poland sent a shockwave through society and brought tens of thousands on to the streets in protest
Right-wing incumbent Andrzej Duda fails to gain first-round victory in Polish presidential election
Andrzej Duda, backed by the incumbent right-wing Law & Justice (PiS) party, failed to obtain 50% of the votes in the first round of presidential polls held on June 28, Sunday. He will face Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski from the Civic Platform in the second round
Widespread criticism forces right-wing Polish government to postpone presidential polls
The opposition-dominated Polish Senate rejected the decision to hold the presidential polls by postal voting on on May 5
Polish government’s decision to hold presidential polls draws severe criticism
The Polish government led by the Law and Justice Party has decided to hold the presidential elections on May 10 despite close to 4,000 COVID-19 infections being recorded in the country. The opposition has demanded it be postponed
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