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Poland’s Ruling Party Lost, but Will It Leave?

The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, in power since 2015, has signaled that it is unlikely to leave gracefully after a much-anticipated parliamentary election denied it a majority. For the European Union, as well as NATO, such an anti-democratic turn in Warsaw is a nightmare scenario – but it need not happen.

WARSAW – The extraordinary victory of the democratic opposition in Poland’s election raises the specter of a looming constitutional crisis. Like former US President Donald Trump or former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing populist Law and Justice (PiS) party may refuse to concede.

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