https://opinie.wp.pl/kaczynski-sprawuje-wladze-absolutna-sondaz-dla-wp-6277801316787841a
Kaczynski has absolute power. Public opinion poll commissioned by WP [Wirtualna Polska portal]
PiS [Law and Justice] did not violate the Constitution, the courts will be independent and there is no threat to the rule of law – Jarosław Kaczyński assured on Thursday night. The public opinion poll conducted for WP on the Ariadna panel shows that a big number of Poles does not share this view. They also th...
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