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Emotions run high as Poland prepares to hold a high-stakes national election

Headline from The Republic, from the development of Oct 14, 2023

Newest development Oct 15, 2023 · 4 reportsPoland votes in 'most important' election since communism

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989 vote that toppled communism. At stake are the health of the nation’s democracy, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country on NATO’s eastern …

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  1. Poland heads toward toxic, polarized and uncertain election

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  2. Names this update

    Emotions run high as Poland prepares to hold a high-stakes national election

    Headline from The Republic ·

  3. Newest

    Poland votes in 'most important' election since communism

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    Poland's upcoming election could be most important in decades (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Poland holds national elections on Sunday and opposition parties say the future of the country's democracy is at stake.

  2. Courthouse News Service

    Poland heads toward toxic, polarized and uncertain election (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Polish elections on Sunday are a critical battleground in a contest between right-wing nationalist forces supported by working-class and rural voters fed up with the direction of the EU, and pro-EU parties backed by liberal urban voters.

  3. The Republic

    Emotions run high as Poland prepares to hold a high-stakes national election (opens The Republic)

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    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989 vote that toppled communism. At stake are the health of the nation’s democracy, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country on NATO’s eastern …

  4. Washington Times

    Poland prepares to vote in a high-stakes national election with foreign ties and democracy at stake (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989 vote that toppled communism. At stake are the health of the nation’s democracy, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country on NATO’s eastern flank that has been a …

  5. Green Field Reporter

    Emotions run high as Poland prepares to hold a high-stakes national election - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989 vote that toppled communism. At stake are the health of the nation’s democracy, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country on NATO’s eastern …

  6. France 24

    Poland votes in 'most important' election since communism (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Poland votes on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could greatly affect future ties with the European Union and neighbouring Ukraine, as the ruling populists bid for a third consecutive term in power.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Poland: Polls open in 'most important' vote since communism – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    To secure a fresh parliamentary majority, the ruling populists will likely need support from a far-right party that called for an end to Poland's large-scale assistance for Ukraine.

  8. NPR

    Poland votes in an election seen as the most important of its 3-decade old democracy (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    At stake are Poland's legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country that has been a crucial ally to Ukraine after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

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