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Poland’s new governing coalition has promised to restore the rule of law after many years of manipulation by its rival Law and Justice.

Former Defense Minister demands release of convict

WARSAW -Two members of Polands former government faced jail terms on Monday after a court said orders to take them to prison had been prepared in the latest twist in a case that has pitted the new... -January 08, 2024 at 11:41 am EST - MarketScreener

WARSAW (Reuters) -Two members of Poland's former government faced jail terms on Monday after a court said orders to take them to prison had been prepared in the latest twist in a case that has pitted the new administration against the president. In 2015, weeks after the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party came to power, President Andrzej Duda issued a pardon to former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski who had been found guilty of abuse of power while serving as head of an anti-corrupt...

WARSAW -Two members of Polands former government faced jail terms on Monday after a court said orders to take them to prison had been prepared in the latest twist in a case that has pitted the new... -January 08, 2024 at 11:41 am EST - MarketScreener

Kaminski and Wasik parliamentary cards deactivated

The European Unions top court said on Thursday that Polands Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court was not an independent tribunal under EU law.... -December 21, 2023 at 05:12 am EST - MarketScreener

Staff writer Mehmet Yusuf Temur points out why the upcoming Polish elections have so much riding on them and the controversies surrounding them.

Civic Coalition expected to have got fewer votes than ruling Law and Justice party but is likely to ally with other parties

Poland must return to a full respect for the rule of law to strengthen its own security and that of the European Union.