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History of Poland (1989–present)

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stumbling blocks were the insistence of PiS that it controls all aspects of law enforcement: the Ministries of Justice and Internal Affairs, and the special forces; as well as the forcing through of a PiS candidate for the head of the Sejm with help of several smaller populist parties. The PO decided to go into opposition.
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within two weeks of being sworn in. Under the Constitution, if Morawiecki failed to do so, the Sejm would then designate its own candidate for prime minister, and Duda would be required to appoint that candidate before 11 December. Most commentators expected Morawiecki to come up short of the support
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Coalition talks ensued simultaneously with the presidential elections. However, the severity of the campaign attacks and the willingness of PiS to court the populist vote had soured the relationship between the two largest parties and made the creation of a stable coalition impossible. The ostensible
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was the first fully free and democratic Polish government since 1926. This cabinet was supported by the Kaczyński brothers. Olszewski was replaced by Hanna Suchocka as the first woman Prime Minister of Poland in 1992 after Janusz Korwin-Mikke wanted all members of the Sejm who had cooperated with the
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had been mockingly dubbed the "Two Weeks Government" by Polish media due to its low likelihood of passing the confidence vote. On 11 December, Morawiecki's caretaker cabinet lost a vote of confidence in the Sejm by 190 votes to 266. Later that day, the Sejm nominated Tusk for prime minister, who was
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The new government enjoyed quite strong public support (which was expected during the first few months after the election), while the popularity of the populist parties giving it support, significantly waned. A parliamentary crisis appeared to loom in January 2006, with these small populist parties
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Despite broad popular support for joining the EU, which was considered an overriding issue, the government rapidly lost popularity due to incompetence on various issues (e.g. building of motorways, and a botched reform of the health system and numerous corruption scandals). The most famous of these
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In December 1989, the Sejm approved the government's reform program to transform the Polish economy rapidly from centrally planned to free-market, amended the constitution to eliminate references to the "leading role" of the Communist Party, and renamed the country the "Republic of Poland". The
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The May 1990 local elections were entirely free. Candidates supported by Solidarity's Citizens' Committees won most of the elections they contested, although voter turnout was only a little over 40%. The cabinet was reshuffled in July 1990; the national defence and interior affairs ministers
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member - quicker than NATO would in the event of an attack. After the agreement was announced, Russian officials - who viewed the missile shield as a threat - released a statement indirectly threatening Poland, and said that the missile defence system would greatly harm future
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In October 2011, Donald Tusk became the first ever Polish Prime Minister to be re-elected in post-communist Poland. PO won a record of four consecutive elections. PO's dominance was seen as a reflection of right-wing divisions, with PiS splitting in autumn 2010.
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regarding accession and internal preparation for this. Poland joined the EU on 1 May 2004. Both President Kwaśniewski and the government were vocal in their support for this cause. The only party decidedly opposed to EU entry was the populist right-wing
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Both elections were blighted by low turn-outs: only 51% in the second and deciding round of the presidential election and just over 40% in the parliamentary election. The suggested cause of the low turnout is popular disillusionment with politicians.
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were freely contested; the majority of these were by candidates supported by Solidarity. The failure of the communist party at the polls produced a political crisis. The round-table agreement called for a communist president, and on July 19, the
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needed to govern, as no other party willing to go into coalition with PiS would give it enough support to command the confidence of the Sejm. On 27 November, Mateusz Morawiecki was sworn in by President Duda for an unprecedented
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accused then-Prime Minister Oleksy of a longtime collaboration with Soviet and later Russian intelligence. In the ensuing political crisis, Oleksy resigned. For his successor, The SLD-PSL coalition turned to deputy Sejm speaker
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The government's inability to forestall Poland's economic decline led to waves of strikes across the country in April, May and August 1988. In an attempt to take control of the situation, the contemporary government gave
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The new government enjoyed quite strong public support (which was expected during the first few months after the election), while the popularity of the minor parties giving it support, significantly waned. The
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fearing that PiS was about to force new elections (on which they would lose out) by using the pretext of failing to pass the budget within the constitutional timeframe. However, a crisis was abated.
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to form a government; on September 12, the Sejm voted approval of Prime Minister Mazowiecki and his cabinet. For the first time in more than 40 years, Poland had a government led by non-communists.
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were held in 1991. More than 100 parties participated, representing the full spectrum of political views. No single party received more than 13% of the total vote. The government of Prime Minister
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the final liquidation of the party list (previously, some of the members of parliament were elected from a party list, based on nationwide voter support, rather than from local constituencies),
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and Poland agreed to have 10, two-stage Orbital Sciences Corp missile interceptors placed in Poland, as part of a missile shield to defend Europe and the US from a possible missile attack by
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Russia later threatened nuclear attack against "new US assets in Europe", referring to Poland. The US has pledged to back Warsaw in the event of Russian aggression towards Poland.
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terms. Article 35 guaranteed the rights of national and ethnic minorities, while other provisions prohibited discrimination and political organizations that spread racial hatred.
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In the early 1990s, Poland made progress towards achieving a democratic government and a market economy. In November 1990, Lech Wałęsa was elected president for a 5-year term.
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and the reformed administrative division of 1999 required a revision of the electoral system, which was passed in April 2001. The most important changes included:
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alliance placed first for the third straight election and won a plurality of seats but fell short of a Sejm majority. The opposition, consisting of the
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dismissed the authorities of public media, including TVP. Newly appointed TVP supervisory board would then designate Tomasz Sygut to be TVP's new CEO.
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was finalized, and in July put into effect. In June 2000, UW withdrew from the governing coalition, leaving AWS at the helm of a minority government.
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missiles to Poland. The missile battery would be staffed - at least temporarily - by US Military personnel. The US also pledged to defend Poland - a
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who remained influential in the background. This government relied on the tacit and rather stable support of smaller populist and agrarian parties (
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Since the PiS control the presidency and have the majority in both houses, it aims to make judiciary reforms in the Constitutional Court. (See
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who was under investigation for corruption. The new government also modified Polish foreign relations relating to the EU by adopting a more
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as prime minister. After two initial unsuccessful attempts, it eventually won parliamentary support (24 June) and governed until the
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In October 1990, the constitution was amended to curtail the term of President Jaruzelski. In December, Lech Wałęsa became the
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and Prime Minister between (2007–2014), he was the first prime minister to be reelected, between 2014–2019 he was the
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passed a resolution on "restoring the legal order and the impartiality and integrity of the public media and the
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In the context of rising tensions with the EU, the Polish government is being accused of leading Poland towards
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A fear not unfounded, as the SLD saw its support drop by three-fourths to only 11% in the subsequent elections.
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The uneasy alliance between the three coalition partners came to a head in July 2007 when Samoobrona leader,
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and Prime Minister (2007–14), he was the first prime minister to be reelected, in 2014 he became the
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The uneasy alliance between the three coalition partners came to difficult points when it comes to
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In October 2023, the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party won the largest share of the vote in the
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defeated Wałęsa by a narrow margin—51.7% to 48.3%. Soon after Wałęsa's defeat, Interior Minister
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In March some prominent SLD politicians and MPs (including the then Speaker of the Sejm:
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on August 31. These talks broke down in October, but a new series of negotiations, the
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After two rounds of elections in May 2015, opposition Law and Justice (PiS) candidate
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In May 2006 a coalition agreement for the majority government was formed between PiS,
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In the autumn of 2005 Poles voted in both parliamentary and presidential elections.
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to that office. However, two attempts by the communists to form governments failed.
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became the new prime minister to succeed Morawiecki, leading a coalition of three
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as prime minister. This government had the support of 256 of the 460 seats in the
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stance, where Polish governments had in the past adopted a very pro-EU position.
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Poland has been one of neighbouring Ukraine's most ardent supporters after the
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stated that he is concerned by this and plans to support freedom of speech.
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communist secret police to be revealed. After a rough start, 1993 saw the
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On August 19, President Jaruzelski asked journalist/Solidarity activist
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PiS then formed a minority government with the previously little-known
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was expected to produce a coalition of two centre-right parties, PiS (
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resigned on May 2, 2004, just after Poland joined the European Union.
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The SLD went on to form a coalition with the agrarian PSL and leftist
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On 10 April 2010, numerous high-ranking Polish statesmen died in the
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with far-reaching powers and was embroiled in a case relating to the
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dissolved itself in January 1990, creating in its place a new party,
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and led to the foundation of a democratic government, known as the
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A leading issue in the subsequent years was negotiations with the
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subsequently confirmed by 248 votes in favour and 201 against.
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Koper, Anna; Wlodarczak-Semczuk, Anna (11 December 2023).
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Poland's governing Law and Justice party (PiS) won the
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modification of the method of allocating seats to the
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and its communist government, as with the rest of the
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Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
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led the SLD. In April 1997, the first post-communist
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two parties with roots in the Solidarity movement —
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