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A perfectly appropriate and entirely legal way of postponing the poll exists
Even if all rebellious judges were removed, there would be other opposition to the government
Hearings postponed amid fears of parallel legal orders being issued
Conservative nationalism has taken a firm hold in central Europe
Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s ruling party faces checks on its power as economic clouds gather
Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s party wins but loses its majority in upper house
Party’s leader seeks to preserve tradition and stand on an equal footing with the west
The Law and Justice party has overseen growth while mobilising voters who feel left behind
Senior Law and Justice figure resigns after taking family on government flights
The nationalist urge to keep the world off your back extends to foreign finance
The play urges audiences to ask uncomfortable questions about hate speech
Law and Justice finds new target to mobilise conservative followers
Critics seek to tarnish Polish strongman’s image as political ascetic uninterested in business
Brexit shows what miscalculations lead to, says council president on feud with Warsaw
Morawiecki failed to boost PiS candidates and he is distrusted by some party members
Judicial overhaul at centre of ‘rule of law’ battle between Warsaw and Brussels
Regional results highlight split between rural voters and more liberal urban areas
A political phenomenon is pitting metropolitan elites against small-town populists
Morawiecki’s conciliatory stance towards the EU is also not yielding results
‘Accidental heroine’ Gersdorf refuses to resign as doubts swirl over rule of law
Veteran ideologue holds huge influence over country’s political life
Smolensk disaster spawned conspiracies and was rallying point for supporters
Polls give Fidesz strong lead in election dominated by migration and corruption
Religious conservatives across Europe will be watching the outcome closely
Warsaw has provoked outrage with a law against attributing Nazi crimes to the Polish nation or state, raising fears among the country’s Jewish community
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