In our country President is really a figure head, realistically just giving final signatures on bills. Look more at Ministers. But in current ruling party Kaczynski is de facto leader and pulling all the strings - and he became a minister just a few months ago after few years of rule. Minister of Justice and General Prosecutor Ziobro (something like AG) is the only dissenter out of all ministries and at least in small amount not under Kaczynski's heel.
Ruling party is pro Trump, pro USA, anti globalist and euroskeptic, but they need to change their ways with many things, like welfare (500+ program, read up about it). It's not that lavish - only Polish families with kids get it, but still.
It's the only thing that keep them in power. This single one welfare program and despise people have against their opponents - but after ruling party shenanigans this argument slowly looses it's power.
They tried to push for mail in ballots for presidential election half a year ago or so, although with PROPER checks. But it was done in a way that privacy rule (who voted for who, sacred secret) could be too easily broken, and general public uproar prevented it.
All in all - they need to change their ways or they won't get reelected. Duda is just a figurehead. Look at Kaczynski, Morawiecki (prime minister) and Ziobro (being Minister of Justice and General Prosecutor puts him in a dangerously powerful position, he basically can decide to investigate the shit out of anyone he likes)
Our governments are really too different to properly compare.
Duda basically pens most of things that they bring him, although one time he was against some major changes in justice reforms and firmly stood his ground and shown some balls, because they were trying to pull off some majorly worrying shit.
I spent about 2 months of my life in Gdańsk, spread out over a year. Beautiful place. Great people. Amazing history. Cold as shit in January. Anyway, way off topic. I loved it there.
Hi, what do you make of Duda? I know the guy who ran against him had Soros funding, is Duda also corrupt?
I hear he’s Trump like in the way people love/hate him.
In our country President is really a figure head, realistically just giving final signatures on bills. Look more at Ministers. But in current ruling party Kaczynski is de facto leader and pulling all the strings - and he became a minister just a few months ago after few years of rule. Minister of Justice and General Prosecutor Ziobro (something like AG) is the only dissenter out of all ministries and at least in small amount not under Kaczynski's heel.
Ruling party is pro Trump, pro USA, anti globalist and euroskeptic, but they need to change their ways with many things, like welfare (500+ program, read up about it). It's not that lavish - only Polish families with kids get it, but still.
It's the only thing that keep them in power. This single one welfare program and despise people have against their opponents - but after ruling party shenanigans this argument slowly looses it's power.
They tried to push for mail in ballots for presidential election half a year ago or so, although with PROPER checks. But it was done in a way that privacy rule (who voted for who, sacred secret) could be too easily broken, and general public uproar prevented it.
All in all - they need to change their ways or they won't get reelected. Duda is just a figurehead. Look at Kaczynski, Morawiecki (prime minister) and Ziobro (being Minister of Justice and General Prosecutor puts him in a dangerously powerful position, he basically can decide to investigate the shit out of anyone he likes)
Thanks for the reply, I travel to Poland a few times a year (gf is Polish) and was interested in someone else’s opinion other than hers!
Our governments are really too different to properly compare.
Duda basically pens most of things that they bring him, although one time he was against some major changes in justice reforms and firmly stood his ground and shown some balls, because they were trying to pull off some majorly worrying shit.
I spent about 2 months of my life in Gdańsk, spread out over a year. Beautiful place. Great people. Amazing history. Cold as shit in January. Anyway, way off topic. I loved it there.