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Law and Justice's Jarosław Kaczyński, twin brother of ex-President Lech, calls off Marches of Remembrance held in Warsaw every month since the disaster, saying they are not needed owing to the new monument.
2018-04-10

Thousands of people attended a pro-choice rally outside Parliament of Poland in Warsaw after Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice party, backed a call by Polish Catholic bishops for a full ban on abortion.
2016-04-3

Official results show Poland's conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, led by eurosceptic Jarosław Kaczyński and the new PM Beata Szydło, won more seats than any other party in today's general elections. Kaczyński is the twin brother of the late President Lech Kaczyński, who died in a 2010 jet crash. Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz has conceded defeat.
2015-10-25

Voters in Poland go to the polls for a presidential election with a second round of voting scheduled with Andrzej Duda of the Law and Justice Party challenging incumbent President Bronisław Komorowski.
2015-05-10

Bronisław Komorowski is officially sworn in as President of Poland, following the death of President Lech Kaczyński in a plane crash in April.
2010-08-6

Bronisław Komorowski has won the election having received 53.01% of the vote. Opponent Jarosław Kaczyński has 46.99% of the vote.
2010-07-5

Jarosław Kaczyński initially concedes defeat after exit polls show Bronisław Komorowski winning, but later withdraws his concession as exit polls show the result narrowing.
2010-07-4

Polish voters head to the polls for the second round of presidential voting.
2010-07-4

The Polish presidential election is being held earlier, following the death of Polish President Lech Kaczyński in a plane crash on 10 April 2010 near Smolensk. The two front-runners are Bronisław Komorowski from the ruling center-right Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska) party and Jarosław Kaczyński from the right-wing Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) party.
2010-06-18

Polish parliamentary speaker Bronisław Komorowski legally becomes Acting President of Poland.
2010-04-10