Explainer-What's at stake in Poland's parliamentary election

FILE PHOTO: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki addresses a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, July 5, 2023, REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland holds a high-stakes national election on Oct. 15 that may give the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party an unprecedented third term in power and will be closely watched by Warsaw's military allies amid the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

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