Shake-up looms over Poland's main opposition party

Poland's biggest opposition party, the centrist Civic Platform (PO), is facing leadership changes as the party's ratings have plummeted, diminishing its chances to take over government from the ruling conservative camp. The party, which headed a coalition government in 2007-2015, has struggled to maintain its popularity as new competitors emerged and voters became disillusioned that PO has any chance to remove the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government from power. Many PO members and supporters blame the current party leader, Borys Budka, for the poor performance of the centrist group, despite its being the second-biggest party in the Polish parliament.