Irish Examiner view: Powerhouse Poland is at a political crossroads

Ireland's Polish community will be paying close attention to the outcome of an election in their mother country

The Civic Platform grouping headed by Donald Tusk, the former president of the European Council, represents the European mainstream in Poland. Picture: Jean-Francois Badias/AP

Two sets of expats in Ireland have weighty political matters to contemplate this weekend.

While Australians face a challenging question in their latest referendum, our Polish community, which numbers around 100,000 people, down from the Celtic Tiger days of 2004-2007, will be watching the outcome of an election in their mother country. And the rest of Europe will be paying anxious attention as well.