Poland's ruling party lost popularity after opposing Tusk April 4, 2017 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Poland's populist ruling party, Law and Justice, lost some popularity after making an unsuccessful attempt to block the re-election of Donald Tusk to his top European Union job, recent polls show, according to The Associated Press. Polls also show a strong jump in support for Civic Platform, the party that Tusk, a former prime minister, led before he became European Council president in 2014. A poll carried out by the IBRiS institute for news portal Onet showed Law and Justice, led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, with 30.5 percent support and Civic Platform with 29.2 percent. That is a drop of 2.3 points for Law and Justice and a jump of 12 points for Civic Platform over the previous month. The phone poll of 1,100 people, conducted March 30, gave a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
