Few elections in Europe of late have elicited as much uniform editorial commentary and speculation in Western media as the recent parliamentary election in Poland. Several op-eds have flirted with an alarmist view that the era of stability and progress in Poland is coming to an abrupt end as the “right-wing roars back,” the “euroskeptics claim victory,” and “Kaczynski regains power.” With only a few notable exceptions much of the commentary is saying more or less the same thing: namely, that with the new PiS government things will get worse not just for Poland but for Europe as a whole, …read more
Source: The American Interest
