Poland under new management | DW Documentary

Poland may have succeeded in voting out a right-wing populist government, but have the country’s divisions improved?

From the exclusion of LGBT+ people to bans on abortion and the firing of journalists critical of the government – eight years of rule by the Law and Justice party saw Poland drifting ever further from democracy. How do Polish people feel about the recent political change? What do they expect from their new, pro-European government? DW speaks to Poles of different ages in both urban and rural areas, including supporters and opponents of the former ruling party, gathering a range of perspectives on the hopes and fears of the Polish people. A report by Axel Rowohlt.

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[wielkibiszkopt]

Poor old lady had to talk about politics on her birthday

[viggo]

lol i don´t know much about Polish culture but I'm already a great fan of fat Thursday!🍰

[mycosys]

Did you talk to a single person under 40??

[Raevnard]

DW actually brought politics to an old woman’s birthday party 😂

[MiSt]

I am a young Pole and I support this transition. Government should always change, not like in Russia with one dictator ruling Russia for 24 years

[paweturysta]

Why the German TV would be happy about the new Polish government?
I'm sure they're into the Polish national interest 🤣🤣🤣

[pluki]

It is more complex than what was showed in this video.
It's missing the courts / judiciary hoax of the PiS party grab, the religion issue, the generation shift, womens rights.
Focusing over half of the time in the video on gay issue distorts the view a bit.

[veebee]

Taking an old person's TV is like taking away an ipad from a toddler 😢

[mauliksatasiya]

Took a pause when they said 2015 was 8 years ago!

[annehersey]

Well that’s the great thing about living in a true Democracy-if you don’t like the current government, you can always vote them out! As long as the Government upholds the Constitution and Democracy then they are not bad for t😢country. If any Government passes a truly bad law, the other party can modify it when they are in power. That’s why regular elections are so necessary-so the people can talk with their vote.

[davidkinorani]

This was a particularly bad report. DW, you can do better.

[mr.bleblon]

Poles are divided in their worldviews, but they are interested in substantive debate, not ideological wars or ideological gibberish and believe that evry form of ideological extremism is a threat to democracy and it doesn't matter whether it's right-wing or left-wing

[bobertbib]

Didn't Poland's economy improve under the last government? Why didn't DW talk about that?

[nina-ciara]

It is very much German made it says a lot.😉🙃 I can assure you that from the UK perspective the issues raised in this film look profoundly different.

[Greg-tb]

It’s about time Poland were a recognised country, with regards to the tourism industry and it’s overall cultural heritage. The country has recently crowned a world footballer of the year, in Robert Lewandoski, and have some beautiful food dishes. The capital Warsaw looks more than just an old refurbished Second World War town, it’s a beautiful magnificent place.

[Interpid_Citizen]

India requires the same kind of change in the country. The people's brains have been poisoned by the extremely radical religious right wing ruling sect.

[peterjohnson]

When you agree with what is said its information. When you disagree its propaganda. Very poor journalism on display here. I was hoping for information, not opinion. I would like to have been presented with policy specifics.

[mohammedsaysrashid]

What a strange 🤔 and unbelievable view. No one is talking about economic problems or migration of youths. Is Poland a part of paradise?

[yanpeyer]

please let people vote like in Switzerland

[elajoanna]

If that was reporting then the journalism is dead. I would expect more from grade eight student.