{"id":8797,"date":"2023-12-28T12:51:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T11:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.displayeurope.eu\/article\/zwyciestwo-polskiej-opozycji-oklaskiwane-na-ukrainie-w-rosji-i-na-bialorusi\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T16:42:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:42:15","slug":"zwyciestwo-polskiej-opozycji-oklaskiwane-na-ukrainie-w-rosji-i-na-bialorusi","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/archive.displayeurope.eu\/pl\/article\/zwyciestwo-polskiej-opozycji-oklaskiwane-na-ukrainie-w-rosji-i-na-bialorusi\/","title":{"rendered":"Zwyci\u0119stwo polskiej opozycji oklaskiwane na Ukrainie, w Rosji i na Bia\u0142orusi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let me start with the good news. Over the last few days I’ve received a lot of congratulatory messages from my Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian friends, following the\u00a0opposition victory in Poland<\/a>. My friends in Eastern Europe \u2013 especially the Russians and Belarusians \u2013 are in awe of the citizen mobilisation, and of the fact that it is possible to change power through elections.<\/p>\n\n

So it may come as a surprise that the mood in\u00a0Poland<\/a>\u00a0is not entirely optimistic. As opposition supporters, no doubt we were emotionally preparing for a win by the conservative, populist and Eurosceptic Law and Justice party (PiS). That’s why it’s hard to rejoice: we can’t yet grasp the changes that this election result implies. Given the scale of social mobilisation reflected in a record turnout, the joy and euphoria are fully deserved, as\u00a0Paulina Januszewska<\/strong>\u00a0writes<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Krytyka Polityczna<\/em><\/strong>. But there are plenty of reasons for concern, as the transfer of power has not yet taken place.<\/p>\n\n

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No one doubts the intentions of\u00a0President Duda<\/a>, who is a party loyalist and who, thanks to his prerogatives, can drag this transfer out for a good two more months,\u00a0notes<\/a>\u00a0Onet<\/em><\/strong>. Likewise, PiS is not ready to give up on the matter. It is regrouping its forces and will fight to the bitter end to stay in power. However, the mode of government of\u00a0Jaros\u0142aw Kaczy\u0144ski<\/a>’s party, based on extreme polarisation and the creation of divisions, means that PiS has no coalition capacity. By Christmas at the latest, Poland should therefore have a new government. It is to be formed by three political forces, each of which represents a coalition of smaller and sometimes very diverse entities. Voters for The Left \u2013 who had\u00a0the worst election result<\/a>\u00a0(8.61% of the vote) \u2013 are concerned about their prospects for passing progressive policies over the next four years, given that the conservative Polish People’s Party (PSL) is also due a share in government. PSL leader W\u0142adys\u0142aw Kosiniak-Kamysz has said, for example, that he would not support the bill allowing Polish women to have abortions up to the 12th week of pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n

Our doubts about the new government and its ability to pass reforms are therefore justified, as\u00a0emphasises<\/a>\u00a0OKO Press<\/em><\/strong>. One thing seems certain, however: Polish society will not forgive this coalition if it fails.<\/p>\n\n

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In\u00a0Ukraine<\/a>, reactions to the outcome of the Polish elections are also positive, albeit more moderate,\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0Newsweek Polska<\/em><\/strong>. Ukrainian progressives are likely delighted, especially those who have progressive friends in Poland and who were closely following the advance of authoritarianism in our country. Some outlets, such as\u00a0New Voice<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, make no secret of their sympathy for\u00a0Donald Tusk<\/a>\u00a0and have high expectations of his overtly pro-Ukrainian rhetoric. Although observers in Ukraine are all hoping for a fresh start in Polish-Ukrainian relations \u2013 which have been strained in recent months \u2013 they know that good neighbourly relations will require constant efforts, regardless of the government in power in Poland. For Ukraine, this Polish election represents an important event insofar as it affects the two countries’ defence capabilities while Russian aggression continues to claim victims every day.<\/p>\n\n

In a\u00a0lengthy interview<\/a>\u00a0with the exiled independent Russian newspaper\u00a0Novaya Gazeta Europ<\/em><\/strong>e<\/strong><\/em>, the leader of the Belarusian opposition\u00a0Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya<\/a>\u00a0has unequivocally dissociated herself not only from\u00a0Russia<\/a>\u00a0and its problems, but also from the Russian opposition. She stresses that Belarusians, unlike most Russians, do not support the war against Ukraine, that imperialist sentiments predominate among Russians and that\u00a0Vladimir Putin<\/a>, unlike his Belarusian counterpart\u00a0Aleksandr Lukashenka<\/a>, enjoys a form of social and electoral legitimacy. When asked by journalist Ilja Azar about cooperation between the Belarusian and Russian opposition, Tsikhanouskaya retorted that Belarusians have no need for it. Some representatives and supporters of the Russian opposition\u00a0took offence<\/a>\u00a0at Tikhanovskaya’s interview, but others agreed with her.<\/p>\n\n

Belarus<\/a>\u00a0is still Belarus, with its own problems, ambitions and priorities. After the fraudulent\u00a02020 elections<\/a>, the Belarusian opposition has managed to remain coherent and indeed to convince many partners around the world of its political mandate and its right to represent the interests of Belarus. Despite being in exile, it is well-organised and strategically focused. In contrast, the Russian opposition is something of an amorphous creation, made up of a large number of rivalrous factions which regard each other with suspicion. In Russia, opposition politics is turning into a YouTube show, where the personalities with the most subscribers are considered to be the most influential. The conventions and other events organised by the various formal opposition forces have achieved little or nothing for Russians in exile, and even less for Russia’s internal political situation.<\/p>\n\n

And it’s getting worse, as impossible as that may seem. Last week, the\u00a0Russian authorities arrested three of the lawyers<\/a>\u00a0of the imprisoned opposition leader\u00a0Alexei Navalny<\/a>. They look set to be charged with involvement in an extremist organisation. According to Navalny’s associates, by arresting his lawyers, the regime wants to deprive him of a defence, but above all it seeks to cut him off from contact with the outside world. It was thanks to his lawyers that Navalny kept abreast of the situation behind prison walls, and it was they who passed on his statements and manifestos, which were then published on his social network channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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