A man holds a Make America Great Again hat as he and other supporters of Poland's President Karol Nawrocki demonstrate in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw on February 21, 2026. | Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Twenty-four-year-old Polish activist Dominika Lasota remembers waiting in anxious silence for the 2023 election results to come in. Since 2015, Poland had been governed by a conservative, authoritarian-leaning par...

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