THE tension in the air is almost palpable at the Scottish Polish Cultural Association in Edinburgh.
Dedicated polling station staff have been up for more than 36 hours ensuring every vote was counted and sent off to the electoral commission in Warsaw after Sunday’s election.
Despite an exit poll showing that the ruling right-wing Law and Justice Party look unable to form a government, the rules they have already imposed during their time in power are making Poles abroad nervous about whether their votes will be included in the final count.“PiS have made it so that the counts of overseas votes have to be submitted no later than 24 hours after polls close,” said Tomek Borkowy, a Polish actor who has lived in Scotland for more than 40 years.
He said: “Last time we had parliamentary elections in Scotland in 2019 we had just over 10,500 people cast votes in Scotland. While PiS got 36.6% of the votes and former president of the European Council Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition party got 31%, Tusk is the only one who appears able to form a coalition.“With Polish television the way it is, with the government organising a national referendum at the same time allowing them to spend millions on campaigning, with all the money and the media, PiS still look to have lost.
“I have lived in Scotland since 2003 and I’ve always advocated for connections between these two countries and their shared history.Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
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