1 - 8 z 8
Analyses | | Maria Domańska

New political protests in Moscow and the governments harsh response

On 27 July, people took to the streets in the centre of Moscow in protest against preventing opposition candidates from taking part in the election to the Moscow City Duma (a local legislative authority) scheduled for 8 September. The…
OSW Report | | Krzysztof Dębiec

A country with non-existent unemployment. The special characteristics of the Czech labour market

Since 2016, the Czech Republic has had the lowest unemployment rate among EU member states and since 2017 among OECD countries.
OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz Iwański

To serve the people – total power in Zelenskys hands

The key slogans of the campaign of Volodymyr Zelensky and his party Servant of the People ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections were: to bring fresh blood into the political class and to introduce honest professionals to…
Point of View | | Krzysztof Dębiec, Jakub Groszkowski

Frustration and hope. Slovakia after Kuciak's murder

Slovakia is going through a period of important social and economic changes. The murder of the investigative journalist Ján Kuciak in February 2018 activated a significant part of the public, which led to the largest anti-government…
Analyses | | Tadeusz Iwański, Wojciech Konończuk

Ukraine Servant of the People wins an outright majority

On 21 July 2019, Ukraine held an early parliamentary election in which Servant of the People, the party led by the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, came out as the winner. The election is decided by proportional representation and…
Point of View | | Jadwiga Rogoża

Excess cultural baggage. Social mobilisation in an authoritarian Russia

In contemporary Russia, the traditional socio-political culture has left a legacy of conviction that the political leadership, headed by the president, is the only body empowered to act, capable of making decisions and entitled to make…
Analyses | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein

Lithuania A new government coalition with the participation of the Polish minority party

A new coalition agreement was signed in Lithuania on 5 July. The two groupings which have co-governed the country so far are: the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) and the Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LSDDP). They…
Analyses | | Tadeusz Iwański

Going for gold early parliamentary elections in Ukraine

Early parliamentary elections will be held in Ukraine on 21 July. It was President Volodymyr Zelensky who decided to take this step, dissolving parliament just two days after his inauguration. Despite doubts as to whether this decision was…