Poles begin voting in a parliamentary election that the ruling party of Jaroslaw Kaczynski is favored to win easily, buoyed by the popularity of its social conservatism and generous social spending that have reduced poverty.
In this photo taken Tuesday Oct. 8, 2019 Poland's ruling right-wing party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski speaks at a convention in Warsaw, Poland. ahead of Sunday parliamentary election in which his Law and Justice party is hoping to win a second term in power.
However, many Poles were left out in that transformation and inequalities grew, creating grievances that Law and Justice has addressed skillfully. Its most popular program, called 500+, gives away 500 zlotys to families per month per child, taking the edge off poverty for some and giving more disposable income to all recipients.
Law and Justice’s overhaul of the judicial system has given the party unprecedented power over the public prosecution system and the courts. In reaction, the 28-member European Union has repeatedly warned that the rule of law is threatened and took sanctioning mechanisms that have blunted some of the changes, but not all.
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