| Author (Person) | Szczerbiak, Aleks |
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| Series Title | EUROPP Blog |
| Series Details | 05.01.17 |
| Publication Date | 05/01/2017 |
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An occupation of the main legislative chamber and street demonstrations at the end of December 2016, prompted by the exclusion of an opposition deputy following his protest against new parliamentary media rules, has precipitated a major political crisis in Poland. Aleks Szczerbiak writes that although the government has withdrawn its planned media regulations, the sit-in continued throughout Christmas with the opposition refusing to recognise the legality of a budget vote. The crisis has reached an impasse and could escalate when the legislature returns in mid-January 2017 with the possibility of rival government and opposition parliamentary sittings. --- Parliamentary proceedings resumed after the Christmas break on the 12 January 2017 without any clear resolution of the dispute, although some discussions took place behind the scenes between the various parties. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/01/05/polands-parliamentary-crisis-tipping-point/ |
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| Countries / Regions | Poland |
