Poland's new president is bad news for Europe

A bitterly divided country will be hamstrung just when Europe needs it most

Jun 02, 2025

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History of the Present (week ending Monday 2 June 2025)

*Where’s Poland now? I’ll never forget spotting this sign on my first visit to Warsaw in 1979. (Author’s photo, 2024.)*

Shortly after 9 PM Central European Time on Sunday 1 June, I watched on Polish television as the liberal, internationalist, pro-European candidate for president, Rafał Trzaskowski, d…

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