Praised for Ukrainian War Stance, Maligned for Conservative Policies, Poland Confirms Elections in October With Rightwing Party Expected To Become 3rd Deciding Force
Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki, and President Andrzej Duda.
Poland has lately become a very consequential player in European Geopolitics, simultaneously praised for its actions on the war in the Ukraine, and under European siege because of many of its policies.
The Eastern European country is building the largest European army, and has been a key NATO ally to the US, UK, and the Western powers.
Poland has stood up to EU on both the matter of the Ukrainian grain import – which they oppose to protect local farmers – and also on matters of immigration, gay rights, a controversial law trying to curb on Russian influence, and environmental policies, among many others.
For example, European Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for ‘prohibition of advertising of pharmacies and their activities’ (Big Pharma lovers,
