January 13 –
Paweł Adamowicz, the mayor of
Gdańsk, is stabbed during a live charity event in Gdańsk by a former inmate, who was released from prison a month prior to the assassination. Adamowicz dies the following day from his injuries, at the age of 53.[2]
March
March – the town of
Świdnik in eastern Poland passed a resolution rejecting "LGBT ideology".[3]
13 October: The governing
Law and Justice (PiS) government wins
Reelection, with an increased popular vote of 43%, the highest vote share by any party since Poland returned to democracy in 1989.
November
24 November:
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is held in
Gliwice. Poland's representative,
Viki Gabor, also wins the event, making Poland the first country to win the competition twice in a row and the first host nation to win.
January 13 –
Paweł Adamowicz, the mayor of
Gdańsk, is stabbed during a live charity event in Gdańsk by a former inmate, who was released from prison a month prior to the assassination. Adamowicz dies the following day from his injuries, at the age of 53.[2]
March
March – the town of
Świdnik in eastern Poland passed a resolution rejecting "LGBT ideology".[3]
13 October: The governing
Law and Justice (PiS) government wins
Reelection, with an increased popular vote of 43%, the highest vote share by any party since Poland returned to democracy in 1989.
November
24 November:
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is held in
Gliwice. Poland's representative,
Viki Gabor, also wins the event, making Poland the first country to win the competition twice in a row and the first host nation to win.