WARSAW – Poland's government is divided and reportedly struggling for its survival over whether to hold a mail-in presidential election in May during the coronavirus pandemic.
The parliament on Monday is expected to vote on a proposal put forward by ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski to hold the May 10 election by postal vote.
But one faction in the governing coalition is opposed to a mail-in vote and wants the election postponed until after the epidemic.
The parliament had been expected to vote Friday on the postal option but that got delayed by the disagreement. It was not yet clear if the sides would find a compromise on Monday. “At a time that the state is experiencing its biggest problems in 30 years due to the cororavirus, the