Poland likely to face ‘revolution’: Wałęsa

thenews.pl ^ | May 24, 2016 | Rzeczpospolita

[Berlin_Freeper]

The conservative Law and Justice party, which came to power last October, has carried out a series of sweeping reforms to the Constitutional Tribunal and other institutions, prompting anti-government protests and criticism from the EU.

Commenting on former US President Bill Clinton’s recent claim that Poland and Hungary consider democracy “too much trouble” and prefer “Putin-like leadership”, Wałęsa told the Rzeczpospolita daily: “Bill Clinton spoke the truth and there is no need for him to apologise to Poles.”

Clinton’s statement has sparked outrage in the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and prompted demands for an apology.

Wałęsa said in the interview that democracy in his country is not as beleaguered as it is in Russia under Putin, but claimed that Poland is already moving along such a trajectory.

Wałęsa considers the Law and Justice party’s high ratings in opinion polls an outcome of promises made to voters during last year’s parliamentary campaign. “The masses are not yet ready to take to the streets, as they are still working out what’s more beneficial for them,” he said.

“Once two million Poles come out to demonstrate, I shall join them. [For now] I am waiting for a referendum on removing the Law and Justice government.”

[Cronos]

well, I would be inclined to agree with you, but the Poles have had interesting relations with Germany and Russia for the past 300 years and old suspicions die hard

[Matt_DZ_PL]

I don’t think Germany is Poland’s problem for the present, or foreseeable future.

Oh, it is indeed. Merkel thinks of herself as if she was the master of Poland who is eligible to nominate Polish PMs, members of the judicial power, control the government and parliament, impose financial fines if Poland is "naughty" and doesn't want to accept "her majesty's" decisions like 250,000 Euro fine for any rejected islamic migrant. She brought on the Islamic evil on Europe without asking anyone for permission and now she wants all the EU countries to accept that sick decision without shimmering.

Oh, that's far too much contempt the Polish people can stand.