‘The same faces, swapping places’: Polish candidates aim to break two-party hold on power

<p>Libertarian far-right Sławomir Mentzen and hard-left Adrian Zandberg among challengers as country prepares to vote in presidential election</p><p>Hidden off a charming market square in central Poland, a bar offers the closest physical experience to walking into the internet.</p><p>Stretching incongruously through medieval basements, Pub Mentzen in Toruń feels like it was<em> </em>designed by someone on a full-fat diet of online politics. As you enter, a gallery wall displays mugshots of “customers we don’t serve”, but instead of rowdy patrons, it features Polish political leaders, including at least five prime ministers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/17/poland-presidential-election-candidates-slawomir-mentzen-adrian-zandberg">Continue reading...</a>