Economics
Meet Poland's Incoming Government Seeking to Shun EU Mainstream
- Ruling party to re-assert national interests in EU debates
- Law & Justice plans more taxes on banks and larger retailers
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Two election victories in six months by Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s Law & Justice party give the former Polish prime minister the mandate to impose his sweeping economic and foreign-policy agenda.
With an unprecedented majority in parliament and backing from ally President Andrzej Duda, Law & Justice founder and leader Kaczynski, 66, decided to remain the power behind the throne. He picked a lesser-known party colleague to run the country as prime minister, a similar tactic he used when in power in 2005-2007. A decade ago, he kicked out his premier and installed himself in the job after eight months.