A knife’s-edge vote has turned into a sword fight
ON OCTOBER 9TH Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s prime minister, and Donald Tusk, a former prime minister and the leader of the main opposition party, faced each other in a televised debate, six days before national elections. Four other candidates were on stage, but the two men paid them little heed. “I don’t know what they poured into your glass, you’re excited and aggressive,” snapped Mr Tusk. Mr Morawiecki accused his opponent’s party of selling off national treasures.
PO has promised to put ruling-party politicians in jail for theft and breaching the constitution. In such a close race, turnout will be a deciding factor. PiS needs to motivate voters in its rural strongholds, where turnout tends to be lower than in cities—57% compared with 64% at the previous election in 2019. To do so it has presented an opposition victory as a doomsday scenario that might lead to an increase in the retirement age and cuts to benefits .
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