The battle between the ruling Law and Justice (Pis) party and an opposition led by Donald Tusk is seen by many as the most important election in Europe this year
Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Platform party and a candidate in the upcoming Polish elections, during the debate of main candidates in Warsaw. Photograph: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty
This weekend, about 24,500 Polish nationals living in Ireland, or about 20 per cent of the 125,000 total, are registered to vote across 11 polling stations, with most expected to cast their ballots.Gaza on the brink as Israel prepares for next phase Recent polling has put PiS at 35 per cent and Tusk’s Civic Platform at about 30 per cent, all but ruling out a majority for either party.
“There has been a huge interest, therefore we have more polling stations than in the last election,” says Maciej Wójcik, head of consular and Polish diaspora section. In Galway, businesswoman Barbara Lesniak, who has been involved with the Polish community since relocating here in 2005, says she will support Tusk.
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