Commentary: Poland’s ruling party is damaging itself

Since March 2018 the Polish sociologist and political commentator Sławomir Sierakowski is staying at the Robert Bosch Academy as a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow. At the Academy he is dealing with the political developments in his home country Poland.

In a guest commentary for ZEIT ONLINE Sławomir Sierakowski is revealing reasons for the sudden decreasing enthusiasm for the party of Jarosław Kaczyński. Please switch to the German version of the website in order to read the article.

Find the Article here (in German)

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