Poland's nationalist government has irked the EU with its anti-democratic moves, but its president can expect a warm reception at the White House.
Polish President Andrzej Duda attends a news conference after the Three Seas Initiative forum in Slovenia on June 6, 2019.
And with Polish parliamentary elections four months away, a show of friendship with an American president is a campaign selling point for the ruling party. Despite his title, Duda isn’t Poland’s most important political figure. The real power is considered to rest with Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who heads the ruling Law and Justice party, or PiS. But the White House visit boosts Duda’s prestige.
Poland has taken a canny approach to wooing an American president known to take considerable pride in his personal brand. Last year, Duda proposed naming a Polish military installationThat particular piece of Trump-themed real estate may not become a reality, but Poland is hoping to secure a larger American military footprint than the approximately 4,000 troops already in the country on a rotating basis.
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