The governing right-wing Law and Justice party hopes for an unprecedented third term in office, while the opposition warns it could put the country on a path towards leaving the European Union.
Voting has started in a Polish election with the ruling populist party seeking an unprecedented third term in power. Around 29 million people are eligible to vote with a record 600,000 registered abroad. The main battle involves two big parties; the governing right-wing Law and Justice party and the centrist Civic Coalition; with a group of smaller parties behind them.
They say they'll dismantle PiS's judicial reforms, improve relations with the EU, guarantee media freedoms and liberalise the abortion law following a near-total ban on terminations since 2021. The result could influence the direction of the relations with the EU, which is currently withholding billions of euros in funding due to rule of law concerns. Voters have between 7am and 9pm on Sunday to cast their votes.
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