Poles to vote in one of most important elections in decades

apnews.com ^ | October 12, 2019 | VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA

[Berlin_Freeper]

Poland’s ruling conservative party has targeted gays as a campaign tactic. Its programming on state media has drawn comparisons with communist-era propaganda and it has asserted so much control over the judicial system that the European Union has declared the rule of law at risk.

Yet, Law and Justice heads into Sunday’s election to the 460-seat lower house and the 100-seat Senate as Poland’s most popular party, largely thanks to generous social spending and an assertive Poland-first stance toward the EU and other countries.

Concerns about democracy have made this one of the country’s most momentous election since the fall of communism 30 years ago. Critics fear Poland’s illiberal turn could become irreversible if the party wins another four-year term.

[Gay State Conservative]

The European Union has succeeded in thoroughly corrupting Ireland,once a proud and decent nation. Now she's just another tawdry little European cesspool thanks to the strong arm of European "benevolence".

The EU is trying to do the same to Poland. Only time will tell whether they succeed. My money says they will succeed.

[TheConservator]

Nothing like a highly biased “news” article. It’s only what’s expected from the AP.

I spent a week in Poland in May. Nice place. I hope they continue to thrive and prosper!

[Ann Archy]

Bingo about Ireland! The Gays and Abortion have brought that once Catholic country down to the gutter!

[LukeL]

When Conservatives are winning democracy is always in danger.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting.

[rrrod]

Good point about Ireland. Poland is still worth saving and we should help.

[Wuli]

“Concerns about democracy”

The so-called Liberals call any groups they democratically lose elections to as “illiberal”.

The judicial changes the EU is complaining about is the current Polish government has been getting rid of the Polich communists in the court system that merely changed their label to “socialist” and by that mere appearance were accepted by the previous governments of Poland. The conservatives were never fooled by the subterfuge and when they won their landslide election they started to do something about it.