Polish president tangles with new government in battle over control of state media
Associated PressWARSAW, Poland — Poland’s political battle over state media continued on Wednesday as the new pro-European Union government put them in a state of liquidation in response to the president’s rejection of funding for them. Poland’s state-owned media have become the first battleground between the coalition government of Tusk, a former top EU figure, and the conservative Law and Justice party, which held power for eight years until Dec. 13. Some observers say Law and Justice seeks to maintain control of state media and push its message ahead of local administration and European Parliament elections next year in hopes of regaining some power. Tusk said his Cabinet would submit a new bill that takes Duda’s views into consideration and shifts the funding in question from state media to children’s health care.
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