Poland’s government creates a commission with the power to bar people from politics

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Poland’s government creates a commission with the power to bar people from politics
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Within hours of the passage of the new law, America’s State Department issued a statement fretting that the commission “could be used to block the candidacy of opposition politicians without due process”

spokesmen say the new panel is needed to foster transparency and strengthen the country at a time of heightened threat. “Honest people who acted in the interest of Poland have nothing to hide and nothing to be afraid of,” said Mr Duda.

To many Poles it is clear how such dangerously sweeping powers might be wielded. A poll released on May 29th by United Surveys, a market-research group, found 61% of respondents agreeing the new law was “a pre-election ploy to discredit political opponents”. Nor are Poles the only ones worried. Within hours of the law’s passage America’s State Department issued a statement fretting that the commission “could be used to block the candidacy of opposition politicians without due process”.

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