Analysis
Democratic Security
Europe’s Talent for Perseverance is Shaped in the East
16 October 2026
3 July 2024
Marcin Król Fellow
After losing power late last year, Poland’s Law and Justice Party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) finds itself navigating a turbulent political landscape marked by internal dissent, regional dominance challenges and a strategic overhaul ahead of pivotal elections, reflecting a critical juncture in the country’s political evolution.
After losing power late last year, the previous ruling party, Law and Justice, has been slowly deteriorating.
While the party is still led by its longtime chairman, Jarosław Kaczyński, the most glaring example of its degeneration is the current situation in the Małopolska Voivodeship Assembly based in Krakow.
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Marcin Król Fellow
Bartosz Wieliński is a Marcin Król Fellow 2024 at Visegrad Insight. He joined the editorial staff of Gazeta Wyborcza in 1998 as an almost 20-year-old intern. In 2005 he became a Wyborcza’s correspondent in Germany and in 2019 was promoted to its deputy editor-in-chief. He most enjoys covering Germany, especially its history. He has published two books: “Bad Germans” and “Hitler’s War of the Doctors.” Studied political science and Journalism at the University of Silesia and at the International School of Political Science in Katowice. He also graduated from postgraduate studies in diplomacy at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.
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