Poland and Slovakia: Drawing the same lesson from two different events?
Poland and Slovakia: Drawing the same lesson from two different events?

Author(s): Piotr Maciej Kaczyński
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: EU; Poland; elections; Slovakia;Czech Republic; economic stability; EFSF;
Summary/Abstract: One government is up, one down. The Polish government has had its mandate extended for yet another four years, while the Slovak’s mandate was suddenly cut short when the parliament refused to ratify the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). The messages from those two situations may at first seem contradictory, but that is not necessarily the case: any new party entering the political scene needs some time to consolidate internally before it enters the government. Both the Slovak and the Czech governments have suffered recent instability due to their political backing by newly emerging actors. Poland should not make the same mistake.

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