Counting the Cost

European parliamentary elections have reflected a deterioration in public support for the SLD-UP coalition and a corresponding improvement in the political fortunes of the right-wing parties. BMI View: Nevertheless, while the election performance of the centre-right PO and conservative LPR parties clearly suggests that the balance of power in the Sejm may be shifting, the fact that only one in five eligible Poles bothered to vote implies a high level of apathy, perhaps attributable to the failure of successive governments to raise living

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