Law and Justice
Political noise distracts central Europe’s rate-setters
The central bank governors of Poland and Hungary are caught up in noisy disputes with opponents over their rate-setting policy, raising new hazards for investors willing to brave central Europe's bitterly polarized politics.
Poland's Ruling Party Wins the Parliamentary Elections
Poland's ruling Conservative Nationalist Law and Justice Party wins the parliamentary elections held yesterday.
Exit polls suggest that governing is likely to retain an absolute majority. Justice and Justice Jaroslaw Kaczynski received 43.6 percent of the vote and 239 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament.
Former torture methods reemerge in Turkish prisons: Human Rights Association
Notorious former prison torture methods have reemerged during the state of emergency declared after the July 15 failed coup attempt, in addition to overcrowding and poor conditions in Turkey's jails, according to the Human Rights Association (İHD).
Conservative Opposition Wins Poland's Parliamentary Elections - Exit Polls
Poland's largest opposition Law and Justice party (Pis) won the parliamentary elections, which were held in the country on Sunday.
According to exit polls, the conservatives have won 39 % of the votes, which will be enough for the party to govern on its own, the BBC informs.