Poland’s nationalists win majority in parliament

Poland’s nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party secured a second term in power in Sunday’s parliamentary election, partial results showed yesterday, but fell short of the landslide victory it needs to overhaul the constitution. After four years in power marked by judicial and media reforms that Poland’s European partners criticised as subverting democratic norms, PiS campaigned on a promise to enshrine more Catholic and patriotic values in public life. Partial results showed it winning 44.4% of votes, against the 37.6% it won in 2015, a result that gives PiS a narrow majority in parliament but not enough to reshape the constitution, its ultimate ambition.