“Le Monde”: The elections have been “trumbled”. The greatest loser of Europe and Ukraine

The French daily “Le Monde”, commenting on the presidential campaign in Poland, estimates that the European Union and Ukraine have become in it topics that “disturb”. He adds that there has been a “trumpization” of public debate. He calls the election “second round” of voting for parliament from 2023.

“On the parliamentary elections of October 15, 2023 – won, to the general amazement, by the liberal coalition commanded by Donald Tusk – it was said that they were the most important vote since the fall of communism in Poland. This is also true in relation to the presidential election on May 18 and June 1. years of the conservative revolution ” – says” Le Monde “.

The journal describes the election campaign as “long, bland and superficial” and adds that she was “A festival of promises without sensetaking into account the competences of the president. “

The French pay attention to the growing support for the extreme right

“Le Monde” emphasizes that “two months before the election (confederation candidate) Sławomir Mentzen approached 20 percent in the polls.” According to the journal, this is an unprecedented progress of “a party that depends on Poland's exit from the European Union – even if its leaders do not speak this openly.”

This is something “which should be disturbing in the following years” – adds the daily, emphasizing that “taboos + polexit + – the idea is unthinkable 15 years ago – for several years it has been broken by the media supporting the party of the extreme right.”

Europe is a great loser, just as Ukraine

“Europe is a great defeat of these elections. In a country that has gone through a decade from strong euro -enthusiasm to very pragmatic Eurorealism, not so many candidates carry the European Union on banners. Even at election meetings (Citizens' Coalition candidate) Rafał Trzaskowski Flag (EU) are extremely rare. Europe has become a topic that bothers you ” – assesses the French daily. He adds: “It is the same with Ukraine, more seen as a problem. Her interests with Poland are presented as more and more divergent. “

“Le Monde” also estimates that the public debate in Poland has been trumbled up to exaggeration “, which inhibits” all substantive debate “. He assesses – as he puts it – “the impact of extreme conservatives from Law and Justice and the extreme right”.

From Paris Anna Wróbel (PAP)

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