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Is the EU at a turning point? Populists back in Slovakia, liberals return in Poland

In this debate we focus on the recent election results in Poland and Slovakia, and discuss what they mean for Europe. Liberals across the continent are cheering after Polish opposition parties won enough seats to form a majority, potentially ending eight years of rule by the conservative Law and Justice…

France 24

In Poland, the home of ‘LGBT-free zones’, there is hope at last for the queer community

The former ruling party targeted and scapegoated Poland’s queer communities. Now it’s out of power, equality is within reach, says academic Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz

The Guardian - UK

‘Nightmare is over’: Polish election result brings relief for LGBTQ+ people

Community looks tentatively to future as party that sought to demonise them is unlikely to retain power

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Belarusians who fled repression face new hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives abroad

Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians who fled repression in their homeland face the prospect of having invalid documents after authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree halting passport renewals abroad

The Independent UK

Young, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland's election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy's decline

The results of Poland’s parliamentary elections held on Oct. 15, 2023, have been lauded as a blow against populism – and they may also hold important lessons for reversing democracy’s decline.

The Conversation

Oliver Hartwich: Reclaiming democracy in Poland

Poland’s opposition also won the election, even though it is taking a long time to change the government. But that change, when it finally happens, will be a change for the better, writes Dr Oliver Hartwich

Newsroom.co.nz

Polish president delays appointing new government

Andrzej Duda says he will not shorten ruling PiS party’s term, despite Donald Tusk’s alliance saying it is ready for power

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Orbán is lonelier than ever on the European stage – but he’s still got cards to play

The defeat of Poland’s Law and Justice party and Turkey moving towards ratifying Sweden’s Nato bid have further isolated Hungary’s PM

The Guardian - UK

Balancing act: On the parliamentary election in Poland

The Civic Coalition with potential coalition partners has a chance at government formation in Poland, and could face a tough balancing act across the spheres of economy, politics and foreign policy

The Hindu

Robert Fico formally appointed as Slovakia’s prime minister – as it happened

Slovakia’s president, Zuzana Čaputová, officially announces the leader of the populist Smer party as PM

The Guardian - UK

Poland’s climate-friendly coalition warned of obstacles to emissions goals

Energy prices and presidential veto powers among challenges facing parties likely to form government, say analysts

The Guardian - UK

Polish opposition alliance says it is ready to take power with Tusk as PM

Parties urge president not to delay process by giving nationalist PiS a chance to try to form government

The Guardian - UK

Camping and bacon butties will always beat London’s luxuries

Letters: The joy of inexpensive holidays | Facing grief | Hope from Poland | British Museum digitisation | Poo diary

The Guardian - UK

American basketball player attacked in Poland, left with injured eye socket

Polish officials and media are reporting that an American basketball player with a professional Polish women's club has been badly beaten, sustaining a head injury

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Foreign Policy

There Is No Going Back to Pre-Populist Poland

Many expectations for the new government are wishful thinking or just plain wrong.

The Guardian - UK

Thank you, Poland, for showing faith in EU values under threat from the authoritarian right

At least one good thing came out of the disaster of Brexit – it is serving as a bulwark against populism in Europe

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A Bloke Pulled Off A Jewellery Heist By Standing Still For 2 Hrs Pretending To Be A Mannequin

A bloke in Poland has allegedly done something from Hollywood blockbusters to pull off the heist of the century: pretend to be a mannequin.

WEKU

As Europe applauds Poland's election results, civil rights groups prepare to fight

LGBTQ+ and abortion rights advocates are thrilled Poland's ruling, right-wing Law and Justice party is unlikely to form Poland's next government. But they are skeptical of the commitment of who will.

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The Guardian - UK

‘We have a chance to change Poland’: how young voters shaped the election result

Almost 69% of under-30s turned out to cast their ballot, with many wanting rid of the status quo

Evening Standard

Junior Eurovision: When is Nice 2023? Maja Krzyżewska releases Poland entry for competition

I Just Need a Friend has been released ahead of the competition in Nice

France 24

'Poland is back in the European Union': Polish former Europe minister

In this edition we focus on Poland, where opposition parties have won enough seats in the parliamentary election to oust the ruling conservative Law and Justice party after eight years in power. To analyse this major shift and what it means for Poland's place in the EU, we speak to…

Radio France Internationale

Poland's president to start consultations on forming new government

Polish president Andrzej Duda will meet parliamentary party leaders next week, his office said, as the country waits to see whom he will task with forming a government after the ruling nationalists lost their parliamentary majority.

The Guardian - UK

A reason to be hopeful: in Poland they’ve kicked out the rightwing populists. Britain can too

Demography played a role, as did education and the voting system. All provide key lessons for Keir Starmer’s Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Motorsport

WRC reveals 13-round 2024 calendar

The schedule, ratified in Thursday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council, will feature eight gravel rallies, four asphalt events and the traditional snow round in Sweden.

The Guardian - UK

A fake Ryanair hijack – and the fear that has stalked Belarus’s people ever since

When a passenger plane was forced to land in Minsk in 2021, one man screamed: ‘They’ll kill me’. Many of his countrymen and women now realise they are also not safe, even in exile

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