Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a warning on Monday following the far-right’s victory in the first round of France’s parliamentary elections.
“They love Putin, money and power without control. They rule or seize power in the East and West of Europe,” Tusk posed on X. He warned that right-wing populists would join forces in the European Parliament.
“In Poland, we reversed this disastrous turn of events at the last minute. Let’s not waste this,” he added.
In December, a centre-left government led by Tusk came to power in Poland, following elections in October. The nationalist, conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS) lost power after having ruled the country since 2015.
In particular, the PiS’s policies on justice led to conflicts with the European Union and with Germany, Poland’s powerful western neighbour.
