Britain’s Brexit struggles become campaign rhetoric in Poland
- The Polish opposition is warning that the ruling party could try to attempt a Brexit of its own
Poland’s opposition coalition launched its campaign for next month’s European Parliament elections with a threat: Poland’s ruling party could lead the nation toward its own Brexit.
Polish citizens have an overwhelmingly favourable view of the European Union. According to a Pew Research Centre study from last month, 72 per cent have a favourable view of the European Union, and 54 per cent have a favourable view of the European Parliament – the highest of any country surveyed.
Poland’s Law and Justice party, which came to power in 2015, has never actually floated the idea of leaving the European Union. Nevertheless, Law and Justice is sometimes referred to as a euroskeptic party.
The party has run afoul of the European Union for allegedly politicising the judicial system and the country’s media, as well as for refusing to take in asylum seekers.
The Polish ruling party also attempted to stop the reelection of Donald Tusk as president of the European Council; Tusk was previously prime minister of Poland in Civic Platform, now an opposition party.
This is the basis of the claim by the opposition parties’ group, the European Coalition.
