Professor Chesnik, we'll start with you.

Yes.

Uh, first of all, thank you for the invitation, and thank you for having me here and, uh, sharing some thoughts about, uh, the, uh, uh, the democratic restoration, so to phrase it, and the post-backsliding, uh, situation, or some say the frontsliding, also this, uh, term is being used.

Uh, first, first of all, uh, uh, yeah, there is no doubt that, uh, the opposition, nowadays ruling opposition, uh, um, opposition until twen- uh, 2023, uh, won the election and then formed a, uh, a different government that, uh, actually, um, started restoring democracy in Poland or, uh, stopped the backsliding at least.

However, uh, one need to, uh, remember that in our system, uh, this victory was not optimal.

That's very important.

If all these parties that formed a government after the, the election, if they, uh, actually were, uh, running for office together, uh, the victory w- would be much, much bigger, and, uh, probably it would be...

And finally, we will close out this question with Professor Chesnik.

Professor Chesnake, we'll start with you.

Yes, first of all, thank you for the invitation and thank you for having me here and sharing some thoughts about the democratic restoration, so to phrase it, and the post-Bach sliding situation, or some say the front sliding situation.

Also, this term is being used.

First of all, there is no doubt that the opposition, nowadays ruling opposition, opposition until 2023, won the election and then formed a different government that actually started restoring democracy in Poland or stopped the backsliding, at least.

However, one needs to remember that in our system, this victory was not optimal.

That's very important.

If all these parties that formed a government after the election, if they actually were running for office together, the victory would be much, much bigger.

And finally, we will close out this question with Professor Chesnick.

Professor Czerny, we'll start with you.

Yes.

Uh, first of all, thank you for the invitation, and thank you for having me here and, uh, sharing some thoughts about, uh, the, uh, uh, the democratic restoration, so to phrase it, and the post-backsliding, uh, situation or some say the front sliding, also this, uh, term is being used.

Uh, first, first of all, uh, uh, yeah, there is no doubt that the opposition, nowadays ruling opposition, uh, and opposition until twenty- uh, 2023, uh, won the election and then formed a, uh, a different government that, uh, actually, um, started restoring democracy in Poland or, uh, stopped the backsliding at least.

However, uh, one need to, uh, remember that in our system, uh, this victory was not optimal.

That's very important.

If all these parties that formed a government after the, the election, if they, uh, actually were, uh, running for office together, uh, the victory will- would be much, much bigger, and, uh, probably it would be-- I don't know, uh, whether someone did a sort of estimation of that, of that kind, but, um, uh, probably, uh, uh, if they went together, if they, uh, if they formed one electoral list, um, uh, now the situation with the current president especially would be, would be much easier.

And finally, we will close out this question with Professor Chesnik.

Professor Chesnake, we'll start with you.

Yes, first of all, thank you for the invitation and thank you for having me here and sharing some thoughts about the democratic restoration, so to phrase it, and the post-Bach sliding situation, or some say the front sliding situation.

Also, this term is being used.

First of all, there is no doubt that the opposition, nowadays ruling opposition, opposition until 2023, won the election and then formed a different government that actually started restoring democracy in Poland or stopped the backsliding, at least.

However, one needs to remember that in our system, this victory was not optimal.

That's very important.

If all these parties that formed a government after the election, if they actually were running for office together, the victory would be much, much bigger.

And finally, we will close out this question with Professor Chesnick.

Professor Chesnake, we'll start with you.

Yes, first of all, thank you for the invitation and thank you for having me here and sharing some thoughts about the democratic restoration, so to phrase it, and the post-Bach sliding situation, or some say the front sliding situation.

Also, this term is being used.

First of all, there is no doubt that the opposition, nowadays ruling opposition, opposition until 2023, won the election and then formed a different government that actually started restoring democracy in Poland or stopped the backsliding, at least.

However, one needs to remember that in our system, this victory was not optimal.

That's very important.

If all these parties that formed a government after the election, if they actually were running for office together, the victory would be much, much bigger.

And finally, we will close out this question with Professor Czesnyk.