Poland’s nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party was the clear winner of Sunday’s general election after early exit polls gave it nearly 44 per cent of the vote. The agrarian People’s Party took about 10 per cent while a far-right alliance is set to enter parliament with 6.4 per cent. Mr Bodnar warns further judicial reforms could push his country on to a collision course with the EU. EU company law could make a direct attack difficult, Mr Bodnar said, but state companies could use its lucrative advertising spends to wield power. “It seems to me they will try to take measures to make media market unstable that will not immediately attract EU attention,” said Mr Bodnar.

Source: The Irish Times October 13, 2019 21:00 UTC