Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland

Nice not-so-tldr tldr about last 10years of Polish history.

Some actual "tldr": 2015-2023, Right wing politics wins gov and prez spots, can do whatever they want, none can stop them, fuck democracy. They also put many friends onto all gov office spots, judges, police, semi-gov corporations (like national post), also takes national (big and free) public tv into propaganda tube.

2023 (past) - Pro democrats wins gov, but prez is still required to sign most (any important) law updates, and prez is very much against. Pro democrat gov can shit themselves, or do illegal stuff - that's actual drama and point of article

2025, Prez elections (past) - Democracy needs democrat prez, no need to be lib or far left, just not anti democrat one. Far far right guy with shady past and loyal to shadow-boss behind all last 10y (Kaczynski, not mentioned in article) vs center-lib, pro democrat, current boss of capitol.

Day of elections, again not mentioned in article - Poles yells "anyone but a fag" (fag, as an insult) after pro democrat prez did support lgbtq pride parades few times, whatever he is married to nice chick, with kids, but still a fag hurr durr. Also much disappointment after pro-democracy gov did nothing since gov elections (1.5y), whatever they couldn't coz far right prez and inner dramas of to do things slowly or illegal (actual drama and point of article).

Far right prez won elections. Starts rule in 1.5 days from now, and already promised to not deal with the gov and will fuck them all he can do.

Next gov elections in 2027, prez in 2030. Current pro democrat gov can only go full illegal, or be super naive to pray for miracles.

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Nice not-so-tldr tldr about last 10years of Polish history.
Some actual "tldr": 2015-2023, Right wing politics wins gov and prez spots, can do whatever they want, none can stop them, fuck democracy. They also put many friends onto all gov office spots, judges, police, semi-gov corporations (like national post), also takes national (big and free) public tv into propaganda tube.
2023 (past) - Pro democrats wins gov, but prez is still required to sign most (any important) law updates, and prez is very much against. Pro democrat gov can shit themselves, or do illegal stuff - that's actual drama and point of article
2025, Prez elections (past) - Democracy needs democrat prez, no need to be lib or far left, just not anti democrat one. Far far right guy with shady past and loyal to shadow-boss behind all last 10y (Kaczynski, not mentioned in article) vs center-lib, pro democrat, current boss of capitol.
Day of elections, again not mentioned in article - Poles yells "anyone but a fag" (fag, as an insult) after pro democrat prez did support lgbtq pride parades few times, whatever he is married to nice chick, with kids, but still a fag hurr durr. Also much disappointment after pro-democracy gov did nothing since gov elections (1.5y), whatever they couldn't coz far right prez and inner dramas of to do things slowly or illegal (actual drama and point of article).
Far right prez won elections. Starts rule in 1.5 days from now, and already promised to not deal with the gov and will fuck them all he can do.
Next gov elections in 2027, prez in 2030. Current pro democrat gov can only go full illegal, or be super naive to pray for miracles.
- I'd rather live in a city of fags than have one jingoist psycho neighbour like those russians in Ukraine.
  
  You mean country, not city. Me too, me too.