Veto in Warsaw: There is a threat of domestic political turmoil in Poland

Poland's President Andrzej Duda's veto of the Broadcasting Act can have far-reaching political consequences.

The right-wing government camp has been in a permanent crisis since Duda's second election victory a good year ago, fueled by disputes over direction and personal intrigues.

In parliament, the government can only get a majority thanks to a few factions.

The fact that the president is now vetoing a law that the leadership of the PiS wanted to enforce even at the price of a falling out with the United States should accelerate the process of disintegration.

For the rest of Europe this is only a cause for sigh of relief insofar as existing deficiencies in the rule of law in Poland are for the time being no problem with media freedom.

However, it is to be feared that the radicalization of the PiS that goes hand in hand with its internal difficulties, expressed in shrill anti-European tones, for example, will continue in the face of an impending loss of power.

There is a great risk of domestic political turbulence with a direct impact on the EU.

And this at a time when, because of Russia's aggressive policy, the stability and reliability of their members in the East are more important than ever for the EU and NATO.

In the Kremlin, the consequences of the PiS policy will once again be seen with joy.