Romanian situation unthinkable in Poland

While the Romanian government has resigned amidst massive protests against its austerity programme the Polish government is firmly in the saddle, writes political scientist Rafał Chwedoruk in the liberal daily Gazeta Wyborcza: "There is no threat of a major revolution here even if the trade unions have already announced protests. I expect only the workers' representatives will participate. The plans to raise the retirement age will be at the centre of the dispute. But studies have shown that the Poles have the same attitude to the extension of their working lives as they have to the planned privatisation of the healthcare system. So I don't believe there will be major political upheaval. ... A return of the [national-conservative opposition party] PiS  to power is therefore highly unlikely because for many people this party is simply not an option."

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