How Poland's right-wing politicians are reshaping society

<p>Earlier this month, former European Council president Donald Tusk was elected head of Poland's Civic Platform, the opposition party he co-founded 20 years ago. Mr Tusk said he was returning to politics in his home country, where he was prime minister from 2007-2014, in order to help fight the “evil” of the ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party. Since it took power in 2015, PiS has introduced controversial reforms to the judiciary, clamped down on LGBTQ+ rights and essentially outlawed abortion.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally, who regularly writes about Poland, talks to Sorcha Pollak about these reforms and how they are reshaping Polish society.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Declan Conlon, Jennifer Ryan and Suzanne Brennan.</p><p><br></p><p>Opening music by Hugh Rodgers.</p><p><br></p><p>www.irishtimes.com/podcasts&nbsp;</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>