Warsaw has been involved in a lengthy stand-off with Brussels, particularly over judicial reforms; it is also in an escalating dispute with Israel over its Holocaust policies

Law and Justice party manages to pass controversial media ownership law and bill restricting claims on properties seized after WWII, which has strained relations with Israel

Government spokesman predicts ruling Law and Justice party will be able to maintain a parliamentary majority after deputy premier Jaroslaw Gowin sacked

Relatives say former prime minster Beata Szydlo has tolerated 'openly fascist' groups and supported attempts to stifle research into the Holocaust

Jewish leader who quit museum's advisory board expresses concern the move could be part of ruling party's 'historical policy,' which critics allege distorts the past

Beata Szydlo of Poland's Law and Justice party nominated to state's museum board; her faction has been accused of manipulating the historical record on the Holocaust

Opposition figure says remark by Waldemar Wojciechowski was anti-Semitic: 'It is a scandal to perpetuate such stereotypes'

Pointing to recent election, Nevada and Oklahoma lawmakers warn of 'growing anti-Semitic discourse in Poland and scapegoating of the Jewish community'

Second term for the 48-year-old improves the governing right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party's chances of moving ahead with its agenda

Election widely seen as referendum on Poland's future after several years in which ruling Law and Justice Party shifted country increasingly rightward