Poland will continue the policy of recognizing Bandera’s supporters as criminals
The victory of Andrzej Duda in the presidential elections in Poland means the continuation of the previous policy towards Ukraine.
Vladimir Volya, an international affairs expert at the Ukrainian Institute of Politics, stated this in a commentary to a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“If Trzaskowski had won, it would have been a purely symbolic victory for the opposition. The majority in the government and Sejm would belong to Andrzej Duda’s Law and Justice party for at least three more years. But it would turn out that Poland is more occupied with internal political struggle.
The current result has become a wake-up call for the party in power - the opposition has new representatives who will be able to challenge the party in power in the parliamentary elections. Elections to the Seimas will take place in three years. And if for some reason the parliament is forced to terminate its powers, then it is clear that the opposition’s chances will be much higher than they were a year ago, in the last parliamentary elections.
The eastern regions, which are more conservative and religious, voted for Duda to a greater extent. In addition, problematic issues in relations with Ukraine in the past are more important for these regions. And Duda won partly due to this conservative theme. And we can say that the severity of the problems that existed in relations with Ukraine remains.
If Duda had lost, then the Ukrainian issues would have softened somewhat and moved aside, giving way to internal political battles. In the meantime, the Polish government still looks monolithic. I think that, having won at the expense of the right-wing electorate in the eastern regions, they will continue to try to strengthen their position using the same theses that have already proven their effectiveness. Definitely, we should not expect a softening of the official Polish position regarding the issues of Volyn and the UPA, historical issues,” the political scientist said.
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