“Poland is not yet lost”
So goes the opening line of Poland’s Mazurka style national anthem. As long as we live Poland will not be lost. And this is how much we know for sure about the Parliamentary elections in Poland held on October 15.
Furthermore, and quite honestly, this is the takeaway from a European perspective. The final result will eventually allow three opposition parties to form a coalition government, which will end two dark four-year terms of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) rule in Poland. Poland would once again play a constructive role in the European dialogue for a more perfect Union. The country of almost 40 million population may take its decisive role in pursuing a constructive European agenda.
From the Hungarian perspective, there will be a host of other conclusions and takeaways as to how all this may impact Hungarian politics and public discourse about the restoration of a democratic order. Our Hungarian Perspective will attempt to address some of the ramifications of the defeat of the born-again nationalist PiS rule. Our Blog will assess the outcome of the Polish vote and the prospects of the new government in other posts too, soon to come.
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