Parliament Election in Poland: National Conservatism vs. “Brussel-Centrism”

Abstract

On October 13, 2019, the scheduled elections were held in Poland, during which Polish people elected MP to the Upper and Lower Chambers of the Parliament – the Senate and the Sejm. The article analyzes the results of the popular election in the Sejm as the central body for the formulation of foreign and domestic policy. The Law and Justice party became unconditional winner, which managed to get the majority of seats and the possibility of forming a one-party cabinet of ministers. The author notes that such a result is evidence of a significant transformation of the political landscape because the next four years will be marked by the continuation of the previously outlined course. Latter is characterized by increased national conservative rhetoric and confrontation with the governing body of the European Union.

Keywords

• poland
• law and justice
• civil platform
• civil coalition
• spring
• j. kaczynski
• g. schetyna
• r. bedron
• left
• right