Results indicate the opposition will have a tool to prevent the ruling party from rushing through legislation

Critics fear the faction could reverse country's recent democratic achievements, including by hampering judiciary and marginalizing minorities

A strong win by the Law and Justice party could enable it to proceed with court reforms that risk undermining judicial independence and the rule of law

Amid concerns for country's democracy, ruling Law and Justice party expected to easily pick up most votes, but could lose parliamentary majority

Concerns about democracy have dominated the vote, with critics fearing Warsaw's illiberal turn could become irreversible if ruling Law and Justice party wins another four-year term

Contributions to renowned POLIN museum frozen over concerns about government's failure to renew term of incumbent director

Law and Justice party (PiS), which opposes compensation for Jewish Holocaust victims over Nazi-seized properties, narrowly comes out ahead for first time

Association of Jewish Religious Communities calls on politicians to 'abandon hate speech towards Jews' as debate rages

After their prized 17th-century portrait is revealed to have been stolen from Poland's National Museum, Los Angles same-sex couple turns setback into equality campaign

Ruling party's Grzegorz Bierecki says his remarks were misunderstood, only referred to those responsible for 2010 plane crash that killed president Lech Kaczynski