Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party looked to have narrowly won a second term in power, according to preliminary results from Sunday's parliamentary election, but fell short of the landslide victory it needs to overhaul the constitution.

The National Electoral Commission has announced the parliamentary election results from 99,49 percent of constituencies. Law and Justice won 43,76 percent of votes; Civic Coalition - 27,24 percent; the Left - 12,52 percent; Polish People's Party - 8,58 percent; Confederation - 6,79 percent.

Poland left it late before goals from substitutes Przemyslaw Frankowski and Arkadiusz Milik, both set up by Robert Lewandowski, gave them a 2-0 win over North Macedonia which guaranteed their place at Euro 2020 on Sunday.

Poland's ruling conservative Law and Justice party won the parliamentary election on Sunday with 43.6 percent of votes, according to exit poll published by IPSOS. Liberal Civic Coalition got the second result with 27.4 percent. The Left came third with 11.9 percent, Polish People's Party won 9.6 percent, whereas far-right parties coalition - Confederation - managed to secure 6.4 percent of votes. The turnout was 61.1 percent. Late poll published before 2 am on Monday shows slight changes in the result of two committees.

Poland's justice minister outlined plans for a further overhaul of the justice system in comments published on Friday, two days before an election the ruling nationalists are expected to win.

Six cars collided on the S8 expressway between Wyszków and Warsaw (Masovian Voivodeship) - Road Information Point informed.

The new National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) is not safeguarding independence and freedom of the courts. It's not a voice of judicial circles, it's a voice of politicians and a tool used to politicise courts - said judge Igor Tuleya, at a conference "7 sins against the state of law", during which changes made by the ruling PiS party were criticised. "It will take many years to fix what's been done," said judge Beata Morawiec.

"There’s 10 million Poles in the United States. In some way, shape or form they are tied back to the 38 million Poles that live in Poland. Our values, we have a history together, this go beyond your typical bilateral relationship. I can’t see any circumstances under which the United States of America would not stand shoulder to shoulder with Poland. Poland stood shoulder to shoulder with us, all over the world," said U.S. Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher in an exclusive interview for Michał Sznajder from TVN24 BIS. Watch the whole conversation that goes behind the scenes of the process of granting Poland access to the Visa Waiver Program, and Polish-American relations.

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, who on Thursday (October 10) was named the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature winner, said Poland's general election on Sunday (October 13) presented a chance for improving democracy in the country.

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, who on Thursday (October 10) was named the 2018 winner of the Nobel literature prize, said that her win showed that despite her country's problems with democracy, Poles still had something to say.

Officers from Masovian Customs and Tax Control Office have found narcotics of estimated worth of 1.7 million zlotys at the Chopin Airport in Warsaw. The heroin weighing over 8.5 kilograms was hidden in suitcases - the Chamber of Fiscal Admistration (IAS) informed on Thursday.

Poland's defense minister Mariusz Błaszczak on Thursday signed a Plan of Technical Modernisation of Polish Armed Forces for years 2021-2035. The plan assumes spending a total of 524 billion zlotys - in 2025 spending on modernisation are to equal 24 billion zlotys, and 50 billion in 2050.

Parliamentary elections in Poland are just round the corner. On Sunday, Poles will cast their votes to choose candidates they want to see in the Sejm and the Senate. According to Kantar poll for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24, the last one before elections, the ruling Law and Justice party would win with 40 percent of votes. Civic Coalition would take the second result with 26 percent. In total, all five nationwide committees would secure seats in the parliament, the survey suggests.

The World Bank is expecting the Polish economy to slow down in 2020. Over the last year, housing prices have gone sharply up. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

The European Union's executive on Thursday filed a case at the bloc's top court against Poland's ruling nationalists over new measures they have introduced for disciplining judges, which the EU says violates the principle of judicial independence.

Austrian writer Peter Handke won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday and the 2018 award went to Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.

Frans Timmermans has spoken about Poland's future without coal, in the European Parliament. The Dutchman, who was tapped to lead new European green deals, said that Poland's withdrawal from coal would be painful, but inevitable. He also added that all countries heavily dependant on coal will receive support from the EU, as all states would benefit from such transition.

Besides the fight for seats in the Sejm and the Senate, there's also a fight for the highest voter turnout. Cities and some villages are competing with each other to get the best result. And some interesting promises have been made.

Representatives of the five nationwide parties debated health care, pollution, economy and the rule of law on Tuesday. Precise figures were provided and, as in all debates, there were some acute differences between the candidates. There were also excellent viewer ratings for the TVN24 debate.

Former Poland's defense and foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, was elected as the new chair of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with the United States of America (D-US). This one of the biggest and most important delegations of the European Parliament.

A coal mine in southern Poland has successfully tested a new water treatment process which desalinates wastewater and extracts minerals to protect the environment.

This documentary is about criminals making money on the ill and vulnerable. Who runs the prescription drugs mafia? What will the criminals resort to in order to protect their business? Is the state doing all it can to deal with this problem? "Superwizjer" TVN journalists expose the mechanisms behind an illegal business, that preys on desperate patients in need of medicines.

He was crossing the street on a crosswalk and got hit by a woman driving a fiat. "The man went down as if struck by a lightning," said Marcin Maludy from Lubusz Police.

On Wednesday before noon, Prof. Jan Szyszko passed away, scientist, politician, but first and foremost a good and gentle Man, nature aficionado, for whom I had great sympathy and respect - President Andrzej Duda informed on Twitter on Wednesday. Jan Szyszko was 75 years old.

For the first time in history, there are more people in Poland who can save money, than those who cannot. Clean future for Polish cities - Autosan produced an electric bus. Good news from Germany - industrial production increased in August.

A police chase through the streets of Jelenia Góra. A 41-year-man refused to stop while being pulled over, and more police units had to join the chase. It later turned out that the man had suspended license, and most likely, was under the influence of narcotics.

Parliamentary elections are already this Sunday, on October 13. This means that the candidates and their committees have only a few days left to convince voters to their programmes. TVN24 invited one politicians from each of the five nationwide committees to a debate hosted by Monika Olejnik and Grzegorz Kajdanowicz. Civic Coalition (KO) was represented by Izabela Leszczyna, Law and Justice (PiS) by Marcin Horała, Left by Adrian Zandberg (SLD), Confederation by Krzysztof Bosak and Polish People's Party (PSL) by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The debate was divided into four sections: health care, social policy and economy, climate and ecology, and rule of law.

From June 15 until the end of September, the Tatra Volunteer Search and Rescue (TOPR) teams were dispatched to 613 accidents. In the same period last year, the number of interventions was lower by nearly a half - 367. This season is among the most tragic - said TOPR rescuer, Andrzej Maciata.

Director and screenwriter Janusz Kondratiuk died on Monday after suffering from a serious disease - the chairman of the Polish Filmmakers Association, Jacek Bromski, confirmed on Tuesday.

Two sappers from Gliwice base died and four others were injured in an explosion in a forest nearby Kuźnia Raciborska (Silesian Voivodeship). Two of them are in critical condition.