Poland to Hold General Elections on October 15
- Law & Justice to struggle to maintain majority for 3rd term
- Contest will be a test for ruling party’s long grip on power
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Polish President Andrzej Duda announced the nation will hold a general election on Oct. 15, officially kicking off campaigning as the nationalist Law & Justice party fights to hold onto power for an unprecedented third term.
The contest poses one of the biggest risks yet to Law & Justice’s coalition majority as the opposition assails the government for failing to allay a cost-of-living crisis and resolve a growing list of legal disputes with the European Union that have frozen €35.4 billion ($38.7 billion) in aid.