A Path Out of Poland's Isolation

Voters in Poland will head to the polls this fall. The results of the election could ripple through the rest of the European Union. Once touted as an exemplar of the benefits of EU membership, Poland has become a headache for the bloc under the nationalist Law and Justice party-led coalition, which...

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Published in:Bloomberg businessweek (Online) 2023-01 (4769), p.17
Main Author: Skolimowski, Piotr
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Coalition governments
Democracy
Elections
EU membership
Nationalism
Political parties
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Summary:Voters in Poland will head to the polls this fall. The results of the election could ripple through the rest of the European Union. Once touted as an exemplar of the benefits of EU membership, Poland has become a headache for the bloc under the nationalist Law and Justice party-led coalition, which has wielded a majority in Parliament since 2015. Relations between Warsaw and Brussels have grown tense over policies that curbed the independence of Poland's judiciary, chipped away at media freedoms and limited women's reproductive rights.
ISSN:0007-7135
2162-657X