The year 2023 was full of crucial political events. // Source: Own collage/Wikimedia commonsThe year 2023 will surely be past thanks to the Polish parliamentary elections with evidence attendance. However, this is not the only memorable event. The strikes in France, the conflict in the Gaza Strip, many climate disasters, as well as the visa scandal or raging fuel prices are only any of them.
Like a visa scandal. In September, “Gazeta Wyborcza” revealed that there was a corruption scandal in Poland. Polish consular officials and the MFA granted Polish visas to migrants from Africa and Southeast Asia. The publicity of the case resulted in the resignation of Deputy Minister of abroad Affairs, Piotr Wawrzyk. As it turned out, it made it easier for workers to get visas on a immense scale, possibly not even the leading politicians of Law and Justice. global and national investigations are presently being conducted. The Sejm besides plans to set up a committee of enquiry on this matter.
B like Biden-Xi Jinping – a gathering in California. On 15 November in San Francisco, the president of the United States met with the leader of the People's Republic of China. This was the first gathering of the heads of these countries in a year. The last time they talked to each another on the G20 in Bali. The most crucial issues discussed during the discussions were the maintenance of diplomatic channels, the joint fight between the US and China against organised drug trafficking in the world, cooperation in the control of safety in the area of artificial intelligence, the joint work for climate protection and the strengthening of air exchange between the 2 superpowers.
C like fuel prices in chaos. The pre-election period was a real paradise for all drivers. Fuel prices fell below PLN 6 per litre. However, this was not a natural decline, but an election run at Orlen stations. Low prices have caused immense demand, and this in turn rapidly led to fuel shortages at stations. Soon, the distributors began to receive information about their failure. As the weekly “NO” revealed, Orlen sent e-mails to employees, recommending posting specified information erstwhile problems with
fuel availability. After the election, the miracle at gas stations came to an end, and prices return to normal.
D like a two-week government. On 27 November the Morawiecki government was sworn in. Although the majority in the Sejm after the October elections have a coalition composed of KO, 3rd Way and Left, it is to PiS politician that president Duda has given the mission of creating the government. Ministers were both PiS MPs and "independent experts" (all more or little connected to Kaczyński party). For the first time, there were more women in the government than men. It's just a pity they've only become the face of failure. It was certain that the squad chosen by Morawiecki would not receive a vote of assurance and power sooner or later the real winners of the election would arrive.
E like the eccentric president of Argentina. On November 19, the second circular of the Argentine presidential election took place. It was won by a right-wing and highly liberal politician, Javier Milei. The triumph could be due to the situation in the country – Argentina faces a immense crisis and inflation exceeding 140%. The fresh president announces changes in a short time, but his ideas are highly extremist – he advocates, among others, reducing public spending to a minimum. He is besides opposed to the right to abortion, while claiming that organ trafficking and even the sale of a newborn kid should be legal.
F like France – the country of burning cars. At the turn of April and May, France was shaken by a wave of violent strikes resulting in respective 100 arrests. All by raising the retirement age, more specifically by introducing this improvement utilizing a constitutional quilt, allowing the bill to be approved without voting in the parliament (Article 49.3 of the French Constitution). This led to a decline in public satisfaction from Emmanuel Macron's second word of presidency. As estimated by IFOP's studio, the head of the supersevan state presently only supports 28% of respondents.
G like the G7 in Hiroshima. The G7 is simply a group where representatives of the United States of America, Canada, Japan, Germany, France, large Britain and Italy meet with representatives of the European Union. Each year another associate State organises a summit. This time the host was the Country of the Flowering Cherry, which is why the reunion was held in Hiroshima. From 19 to 21 May, Western planet decision-makers jointly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, discussed global disarmament and non-proliferation (the non-proliferation treaty), as well as the global economy, sustainable development, climate change, food safety and cooperation with global partners.
H like Hamas and Netanjahu. The attack of Hamas on Israel on 7 October touched the full planet and became the origin of the resumption of the conflict between Israel and Palestine that had existed for years. Over 1,000 people died and hundreds of hostages, including children, were taken prisoner. The action of Hamas terrorists rapidly met the consequence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjah. The Gaza Strip was hit by missiles, residents were cut off by power and water supplies. The Palestinians were locked in a trap with no way out. At the end of November, a four-day humanitarian break was introduced, but Netanjahu does not intend to end his military activities. He announced the full demolition of Hamas.
And how he returns to the Sejm in vitro. The first task to be dealt with by the Sejm of the 10th word was a citizens' task on in vitro refunds. The amendment to the wellness Care Services Act, in addition to state backing of the in vitro procedure, besides included provisions on the provision of free prenatal studies, fresh standards of perinatal care and access to free anaesthesia for childbirth. All Members of the KO, the 3rd Way and the Left, as well as respective members of the Law and Justice Office, voted for the amendment. The bill was passed by the Sejm on 29 November and there is simply a chance that it will enter into force later this year.
J like Janusz Korwin-Mikke expelled from the Confederacy. This year's parliamentary elections were groundbreaking not only due to the fact that after 8 years the PiS was removed from power. It was besides a breakthrough for many politicians who did not enter the Sejm after years of office. Among them was Janusz Korwin-Mikke. At the same time, its organization achieved a much lower score than expected by its members. Corwin himself was blamed for his failure, and he was besides handed to the organization court for "sabotaging the campaign". It was shortly decided to suspend him in the rights of a associate of the Confederacy and to expel him from the Council of Leaders. Eventually, Korwin proved besides controversial even for the Confederates themselves.
Like climate disasters. The year 2023 passed under the sign of ever-repeated climate disasters. From earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, where nearly 60,000 people were killed, as well as Morocco and Afghanistan, through droughts in Somalia and floods in Slovenia, Austria, Croatia or Libya, to utmost temperatures and fires in Greece, Portugal, Canada, Tenerife and Hawaii. Climate change continues and leads to tragic natural disasters, and these are only any of them.
L for “Lex Tusk”. "Lex Tusk" is simply a bill setting up a commission aimed at examining Russian influences on Poland's safety between 2007 and 2022. This law has raised quite a few controversy, among another things, due to the fact that this committee, according to the ultimate Bar Council, would execute functions typical of the judiciary, which violates the rule of 3 divisions of power. The second reason for the controversy was that the bill was aimed at the PO leader, and for its promotion a photograph of Tusk gathering with Putin was constantly used. The Commission in its report, presented at the end of November, recommended the exclusion of Donald Tusk from public functions related to state security.
L like Latvia introduces partnerships. In November, the Latvian parliament voted to introduce partnerships. However, this does not mean full equality. Single - sex couples will no longer be able to adopt children or inherit wealth. Currently, only 5 European Union countries do not give the anticipation to formalise the union to single-sex couples. These are Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and, of course, Poland. Even in 2009 Hungary introduced partnerships. In Poland, however, even the removal of the PiS from power does not announce changes. Conservative PSL politicians say clearly that they will not vote for matrimony equality.
M for the March of the Million Hearts. On 1 October in Warsaw there was a March of the Million Hearts organized by the Civic Coalition. About 1 million people from all over Poland gathered in the centre of the capital. Donald Tusk and Rafał Trzaskowski were at the head of the demonstration. The erstwhile described what happened as “a symbol of Polish rebirth”. Politicians of opposition groups spoke to the crowd gathered both physically and in front of television. The event attracted large interest in the country and in the planet – it was besides mentioned in abroad media specified as the BBC. The success of the Million Hearts March gave large hope to change power and for the first time so abundantly showed the strength of opposition voters.
N like the fresh King of England. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September last year, the fresh king of England was her firstborn son, Prince Charles. The authoritative coronation took place on May 6. Then Charles and his wife Kamila were given the title of King and Queen of large Britain. any 2,200 people from many countries of the planet took part in the ceremony in Westminster Abbey, in addition to the royal family, including the Polish presidential couple. Charles III is the oldest British monarch in past who has just begun his reign – erstwhile he took over the throne, he was 73 years old. On October 7, erstwhile he first performed as monarch, he gave a throne speech during the beginning of the session in the British Parliament.
Like the callback of the American talker of the home of Representatives. The unprecedented situation occurred in the U.S. home of Representatives, where by 216 votes to 210, Kevin McCarty (Republic Party) was recalled from the Speaker's position. It is interesting that the typical of his own organization has requested that McCarty be removed from office. This decision paralyzed the House's activities for 3 weeks and revealed the divisions within the Republican Party. New
The president was Mike Johnson – a Republican questioning climate change problems.
P like trying to get free of the Primogyn. The days 23 and 24 June will be a long unexplained within the Russian mystery. It all began with expanding tensions on the Evgeny Prigożyn line – General Command of the Russian Federation forces. A late Wagner Group leader accused the Russian troops of shelling out his men, resulting in as many as 2,000 soldiers being killed. Taking into account this event and a number of negligence alleged to the Minister of Szojgu, Prigozhyn withdrew his forces from Ukraine and headed them into Russia. Within a short time these troops occupied 2 large cities, after which they moved to Moscow. 2 months later, the Primogyn died in a mysterious plane crash.
R as evidence attendance. On 15 October, parliamentary elections were held in Poland. Citizens cast their votes by electing fresh representatives to the Sejm and the legislature of Poland, as well as having the right to participate in the referendum. The election was accompanied by an incredibly high, evidence attendance of 74.38%. Poles rushed to the polls crowdedly, sometimes waiting for the anticipation of voting by late night hours – the last vote was given after 3 in the night. It was an extraordinary and touching demonstration of determination and civic commitment, thanks to which the majority in the Sejm gained a democratic opposition composed of the civilian Coalition, the 3rd Way and the Left.
S like the Sejm on YouTube. Following the October elections of the Sejm's deliberations broadcast on the YouTube channel, there are records of popularity. all gathering is watched by thousands of citizens curious in what the elected politicians do. statistic and interest in the activities of Members proceed to grow. Currently, the Polish Parliament has over half a million subscribers (as of mid-December). fresh media reports indicate that the silver button – the reward for obtaining 100 000 subscriptions on the site, has already been ordered by the Sejm Information Centre. Except
the gathering was besides attended by the first vlog with the participation of the marshal, Szymon Holown. The creation of a podcast was besides announced.
T like Turkish elections. This year's election in Turkey won a tiny advantage (51.91% to 48.09%) of the incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the National-Conservative Justice and improvement Party. He has been in power, first as Prime Minister and then as president continuously since 2002. This year's consequence is somewhat worse than the erstwhile election, which he won in the first round, winning 52.6% of the vote. In view of the advanced inflation in Turkey, which Erdogan accused of pursuing authoritarianism and the powerful earthquake that struck the east Aegean Sea, the consequence of this year is surprising.
Like Ukraine inactive in chaos. The slow ending year 2023 brought Ukraine has fewer successes and more, unfortunately many punches. From many tensions on the Warsaw-Kijów line, through the unopposed consequence of the summertime counteroffensive, to the corruption scandal on top of the military ladder. Recently, the recently elected anti-Ukrainian government in Slovakia has joined this list of challenges. Currently, Ukrainians on the battlefield are in a state of close full deadlock. Let us hope that the next 12 months will be more gracious to our east neighbours and yet they will experience a brave rest.
Like the resumed relations of Saudi Arabia and Iran. In March, Saudi Arabia and Iran resumed diplomatic relations broken down in 2016. In the agreement between the mediate East rivals, China mediated, thus adopting a fresh (little US-friendly) function internationally. The relations between the 2 countries were far from positive. It was so shocking to see how rapidly the agreement was signed. Resumption of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran may be crucial for the future of the mediate East, stability, and the function of Chinese in the region.
With "Green Border". On 22 September, on the Polish large screen debuted the latest movie Agnieszka Holland entitled "Green Border". This movie was straight inspired by events from 2021 from the Polish-Belarusian border. It talks about the humanitarian crisis and the suffering associated with this crisis, while showing the activities of borderers and the government in a negative way. The premiere sparked a wave of criticism, and on the another hand support, in an different way polarizing viewers. There is an ongoing discussion about refugees, decency and human rights around the film. This is simply a very crucial discussion, and besides inevitable in today's realities.
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