
Poland’s right-wing government has a new prime minister
The Polish Law and Justice Party (PiS) government has a new prime minister: Mateusz Morawiecki. In a particularly Polish political twist, the government of Beata Szydło survived a vote of no confidence on the morning of Dec. 7 — only to have Szydło summarily resign later that day.
So what happened, and what does it mean?
Here are five things you need to know.
1. The change in prime minister is mainly symbolic
Mateusz Morawiecki, the new prime minister, is considered the younger, sophisticated and worldly face of the PiS government. Morawiecki was chosen because he appears more credible to the international financial and political community. … Seguir leyendo »