Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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But first... Poland will hold its parliamentary elections on Sunday.

Voters are poised to re-elect a party currently leading one of the most illiberal governments in Europe.

The Law and Justice Party pitches itself as a bastion of Catholic values, battling elite secular liberals.

It's hobbled institutions such as the judiciary and the state broadcaster, and met fierce resistance from the European Union.

The party has been rallying hard in the run-up to the vote.

Its leader, Yaroslav Kaczynski, told supporters they must fight to the very end.

He's promised to keep feeding voters a steady diet of lavish handouts and social conservatism.

Since law and justice came to power in 2015, activists have protested against the party's hard line on freedoms such as gay rights.

The demonstrations have been met with police crackdowns and sometimes attacks by thugs.

I've never been so afraid.

They don't see us as human beings.

They see an enemy.

However, the protesters seem to be in the minority.

Lifted by a strong economy, law and justice is leading in the polls.

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