Posted on 05/26/2016 2:08:24 PM PDT by 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 Clintons 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.
Clintons 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 partys high ratings in opinion polls an outcome of promises made to voters during last years parliamentary campaign. The masses are not yet ready to take to the streets, as they are still working out whats 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.
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.
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