Today marks the first anniversary of Donald Tusk’s third government in Poland.

Following the Polish parliamentary elections of October 15, 2023, a new Council of Ministers appointed by an alliance consisting of the center-left Civic Coalition, the center-liberal Poland 2050, the agrarian Polish People’s Party, and the Left was appointed on December 13, 2023, following eight years of rule by the more conservative United Right coalition led by Law and Justice (PiS).

Following the Polish parliamentary elections of October 15, 2023, a new Council of Ministers appointed by an alliance consisting of the center-left Civic Coalition, the center-liberal Poland 2050, the agrarian Polish People’s Party, and the Left was appointed on December 13, 2023, following eight years of rule by the more conservative United Right coalition led by Law and Justice (PiS).

• On October 14, Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski decided to ban the Independence March and five other gatherings requested by the Independence March Association for October and November.

· When liberal, pro-EU Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk tossed around the slogan “militant democracy” in early September, many commentators saw it as nothing more than another example of rhetorical exaggeration. This is a big mistake.

The broad right wing in Poland (considered “enemies of liberal democracy”) should be stripped of civil rights – that is, according to those who would implement the “militant democracy” concept, now openly promoted by EU-supported Prime Minister Donald Tusk.