Not just immune, party benefits from scandal

Most Poles do not find revelations of wrongdoing by the populists all that shocking — because of propaganda and a strong economy, writes Slawomir Sierakowski

Not just immune, party benefits from scandal
Fri, 21 Jun, 2019 - 01:00

Most Poles do not find revelations of wrongdoing by the populists all that shocking — because of propaganda and a strong economy, writes Slawomir Sierakowski

Populist rule is invariably associated with corruption, nepotism, and incompetence. Why, then, do populists appear immune to scandal?

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