I like Poland. I wonder if the international media attacking them for their awesome independence day rally is making them rally around PiS even more.
1. Central Europe
2. Nothing has changed in Polish society, maybe a little bit get more polarized.
3. This wasn't annual celebration of Polish independence but annual political event celebrating Polish independence organized by some nationalist groups, there were many different events celebrating Polish independence.
4. PiS last elections got 37.58% of votes, now they get in polls something between 37 and 43 so the support realy didn't increased that much. People are happy with social policies like increase of minimal hour wage for civil law contracts, child benefits or plans for eradicating VAT evasion. Immigrants are issue for only some part of PiS electorate. Their support is much more complex phenomenon than simply effect of opposing immigrant quotas.
1. Former Soviet Bloc countries, especially the Visegrad 4
2. You must admit that the left has largely collapsed in Poland since the turn of the century. The center left came in first place in 2001 with over 40%. It's successor parties didn't even earn representation in 2015.
3. I never said it was the only one, but it is the most politically influential.
4. PiS lead PO roughly 32-27 in polling averages in May. Now, their lead is 40-20. Immigration is obviously not the only factor, but it seems to be helping them and it certainly helped Orban in Hungary, where Jobbik was once a real threat to his Fidesz party's majority.
