Roman Broszkowski

New York, Warsaw

Journalist and Photographer at Freelance

#OSINT @columbiajourn - work in @Euractiv @jacobin @notesfrompoland Covering Luxembourg, Bosnia, and Belarus for @europeelects

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Articles

No, Eastern Europe Isn’t Doomed to Right-Wing Rule

Mar 13, 2024 | jacobin.com | Roman Broszkowski

Before a media gaggle inside Poland’s parliament, this January 12 representatives of six organizations announced the creation of a new Central-Eastern European Green Left Alliance (CEEGLA). For its organizers — Poland’s Razem, Hungary’s Szikra Movement, Romania’s Demos, Ukraine’s Sotsialnyi Rukh, the Czech Republic’s Budoucnost, and Lithuania’s Kartu — the event represented the expression of a modern left in the region.
No, Eastern Europe Isn’t Doomed to Right-Wing Rule

Mar 13, 2024 | goo.su | Roman Broszkowski |Cori Bush |Seth Ackerman

Before a media gaggle inside Poland’s parliament, this January 12 representatives of six organizations announced the creation of a new Central-Eastern European Green Left Alliance (CEEGLA). For its organizers — Poland’s Razem, Hungary’s Szikra Movement, Romania’s Demos, Ukraine’s Sotsialnyi Rukh, the Czech Republic’s Budoucnost, and Lithuania’s Kartu — the event represented the expression of a modern left in the region.
Belarus elections will be far from democratic, observers say

Feb 25, 2024 | euractiv.com | Roman Broszkowski |Europe Elects

As Belarus gears up for its first elections since 2020, conditions for a democratic vote do not exist, with the regime of incumbent President Aleksandr Lukashenko using all available methods to keep voters under control. Belarus will hold legislative elections on Sunday (25 February), and Belaya Rus’ — the party most aligned with the country’s incumbent authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko — will likely expand its majority.
Pro-Democracy Opposition Wins Elections In Poland After Eight Years Of Far Right Rule

Oct 28, 2023 | ipanewspack.com | Roman Broszkowski

By Roman BroszkowskiPoland’s pro-democracy opposition has finally won a parliamentary election. With all votes counted, the center-right Civic Coalition, Christian-democratic Third Way, and left-wing Lewica, will together command 248 out of 460 seats in the lower house (Sejm) and sixty-five of one hundred in the Senate. Their October 15 success appears to have ended the rule of the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party.
The Left Can Influence Poland’s Next Government

Oct 26, 2023 | jacobin.com | Roman Broszkowski

Poland’s pro-democracy opposition has finally won a parliamentary election. With all votes counted, the center-right Civic Coalition, Christian-democratic Third Way, and left-wing Lewica, will together command 248 out of 460 seats in the lower house (Sejm) and sixty-five of one hundred in the Senate. Their October 15 success appears to have ended the rule of the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party.
Luxemburg-Wahl: Regierungswechsel nach zehn Jahren?

Oct 4, 2023 | euractiv.de | Roman Broszkowski

Vor den Parlamentswahlen am kommenden Sonntag (8. Oktober) ist eine Mehrheit von 31 Sitzen für die regierende „Gambia-Koalition“ aus Liberalen, Sozialistischer Arbeiterpartei (LSAP) und den Grünen wahrscheinlich. Ein Regierungswechsel ist trotzdem möglich. Es wird erwartet, dass die Demokratische Partei (DP) von Premierminister Xavier Bettel, welcher seit 2013 im Amt ist, Schwierigkeiten haben könnte, mehr Sitze zu erreichen als ihr Koalitionspartner LSAP.
Luxembourg : la coalition au pouvoir se maintiendra-t-elle ?

Oct 4, 2023 | euractiv.fr | Roman Broszkowski

Les choses se présentent bien pour l’actuelle coalition gouvernementale du Luxembourg, puisque les libéraux, le centre gauche et les Verts devraient obtenir les 31 sièges nécessaires pour continuer à gouverner le pays. Cependant, même si ces trois partis obtiennent les sièges nécessaires, il est possible que le Luxembourg se retrouve avec un nouveau Premier ministre — ou même une nouvelle coalition gouvernementale — une fois que la poussière sera retombée.
Luxembourg: Will the ‘Gambia’ coalition continue?

Oct 4, 2023 | euractiv.com | Roman Broszkowski

Things are looking good for Luxembourg’s current governing coalition as the liberals, the centre-left and the Greens are expected to earn the 31 seats needed to continue ruling the country. Yet even if those three parties gain the required seats, there is a possibility that Luxembourg will still end up with a new prime minister – or even a new governing coalition – once the dust settles.
Losing to Viktor Orbán Has Taught Hungary’s Left a Tough Lesson

Sep 25, 2023 | znetwork.org | Roman Broszkowski

It’s been eighteen months since the Hungarian opposition was devastated at the ballot box. In the April 2022 election, the Hungarian opposition — ranging from democratic socialist to conservative and even far-right forces — came together in a coalition called United for Hungary. They disagreed on many things but came together to end Viktor Orbán’s increasingly authoritarian tenure as prime minister.
Losing to Viktor Orbán Has Taught Hungary’s Left a Tough Lesson

Sep 25, 2023 | jacobin.com | Roman Broszkowski

It’s been eighteen months since the Hungarian opposition was devastated at the ballot box. In the April 2022 election, the Hungarian opposition — ranging from democratic socialist to conservative and even far-right forces — came together in a coalition called United for Hungary. They disagreed on many things but came together to end Viktor Orbán’s increasingly authoritarian tenure as prime minister.