Law versus Justice: Is POLAND’s democracy self-destructing?

<p>Donald Tusk is telling Poles to boycott their presidential elections out of “basic human decency”. Is Poland’s ruling Law And Justice using COVID to intensify its anti-liberal direction? How are ordinary Poles coping with Corona? And could Law And Justice really get Poland expelled from the EU even though Poles are the most pro-EU people in Europe? Sociologist <a href="https://twitter.com/RochDW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>ROCH DUNIN-WĄSOWICZ</strong></a> of the LSE explains the crisis in democracy in the EU’s seventh-largest country.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“If the Presidential elections were to take place they would not fulfil the democratic conditions of being free, open and transparent.”</em></li><li><em>“This amounts to the complete control of the judiciary by the executive.”</em></li><li><em>“In Poland the UK is being showcased as Europe’s worst case of handling COVID. And that makes the Polish community in the UK worried.”</em></li><li><em>“A lot of promises were made to Britain’s Polish community, and those promises were broken.”</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. <strong>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.&nbsp;</strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>