LVIV, Ukraine — In the past few months, alarm bells have been raised in Poland as critics of the country’s new ruling party, Law and Justice, or PiS, speak out against what they believe are dangerous infringements on democracy and a wave of conspiratorial panic in the country. The accusations of cronyism, authoritarianism and an overall surge to the right don’t just come from far-left activists however.
Just last week, three former Polish presidents published an open letter featured in one of Poland’s largest newspapers denouncing the new government for what they believe is a “usurpation of power” over existing laws …read more
Source: The Huffington Post