Poland’s parliamentary and presidential elections this month saw the death of a left-leaning postcommunist party that mostly dominated the country since 1995. But the demise of the left does not mean that the right has a coherent economic program. For the victorious coalition of the Law and Justice (PiS) party and Civic Platform (PO) is torn between liberal (PO) and populist instincts (PiS).
Poland’s parliamentary and presidential elections this month saw the death of a left-leaning postcommunist party that mostly dominated the country since 1995. But the demise of the left does not mean that the right has a coherent economic program. For the victorious coalition of the Law and Justice (PiS) party and Civic Platform (PO) is torn between liberal (PO) and populist instincts (PiS).