Poland at a Crossroads: The High-Stakes Election and Its Implications
At some point during any election campaign, virtually anywhere in the democratic world, voters can expect to be told that their country is at a crossroads. But rarely has the age-old electoral cliche been truer than right now in Poland. The European Union’s fifth-most populous nation is gearing up for a pivotal election on Sunday, October 15th, and the results of this election will have far-reaching consequences, reverberating westwards through the EU, eastwards into war-torn Ukraine, and across the Atlantic, where the White House will be watching closely.