Preliminary results from more than 99% of voting stations announced Monday by the State Electoral Commission suggest that the right-wing ruling party has a good chance of winning crucial elections to the national parliament in the fall and continuing its policy of social conservatism and euroskepticism. It was the first ever win for the right-wing, nationalist party in European balloting and apparently its best ever in any election. The Polish ruling party has a difficult relationship with the EU, which has put the country under scrutiny for what it sees as an attack on rule of law from legislation governing the appointment and regularion of the judiciary. The strong showing for the opposition is where Poland's politics differ from those in Hungary, where the anti-migrant Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban was dominant by a large margin. Poland has 52 seats in the 751-seat European Parliament, of which Law and Justice will take at least 24 and Schetyna's opposition some 22.

Source: Fox News May 27, 2019 10:07 UTC