pThe presidential election in Orland was a "historic, groundbreaking" opportunity for Donald Tusk's centrist party, showing that it was not about "deception to women" when it promised to change some of Europe's strictest abortion laws.

Voters across Poland will go to the polls in the first round of the election to replace the current president, Andrzej Duda, who is consistent with the former right-wing government, and have a veto on legislation.

Polls show that the leader is Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, whose centrist citizen coalition is led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who has promised to relax abortion laws. But in recent weeks, his leadership has narrowed down, supporting the Karol Nawrocki party of populism, anti-abortion law and justice (PIS), suggesting that the two can fight each other in the June 1 runoff vote.

Antonina Lewandowska of the Women and Family Planning Federation said that the country has sparked the country's biggest protests since the fall of communism in nearly five years since the fall of communism, which is crucial to determine whether Poland will eventually change.

"It's an election and it's going to let us know how many opportunities we have to achieve through actual legislative change. It's our actually right to say, 'You can do something like you promised.'" she said.

Under the 2023 parliamentary elections, the topic of abortion is imminent, and Tusk vows that any government led by him will release the law within 100 days of election.

More than 500 days later, the close-range ban remains. Tusk said his administration has little room for operations given Duda's veto power.

"So if we come up with a president who is willing to sign a new bill to improve abortion in Poland, it would be a historic, groundbreaking moment when it is actually possible for the parliament to do something," Lewandowska said.

She said the government will undertake the commitments made to women who voted by a record 2023. “It will be an opportunity, actually an opportunity to see if they are willing to do something or just want to buy time and trick the women who win the current council elections.”

Currently, surgical miscarriage is only allowed in Poland when rape, incest, or when the health or life of the mother is at risk. Under the leadership of the 2023 parliamentary elections, NGOs will link restrictions to the deaths of at least six women, as athletes say some doctors prioritize preservation of fetuses due to ideological reasons or avoiding legal consequences.

The ideological divide within his alliance complicates Tusk's mission, which includes lawmakers on the left and firm social conservatives. In August, Tusk admitted that there was “no majority at all” to change the law to allow abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy, but said he would continue to work after the presidential election.

Tusk said his government is working to establish new procedures in the prosecutor's office and Polish hospitals to relax some de facto restrictions.

Marta Lempart, who is on the strike of Polish women, is a key figure in organizing mass protests, said she is sure the coalition will not continue to commit abortion. But she is still urging people to vote, pointing out the important existence of far-right candidates in the election.

"We are voting for the smaller evil. We are not voting for the better; we are voting for the worse."

She said the right-wing presidents may be able to use their veto power to stop anything from parliament and influence the judiciary.

"It definitely doesn't change much, even if they end up trying - people are really frustrated," Lempat said, paving the way for populist law and the power of the Judiciary Party, with the possible support of the far-right coalition coalition.

Natalia Broniarczyk said Trzaskowski vowed to sign legislation allowing abortions for up to 12 weeks, but he tried to focus the campaign elsewhere and promised efforts on immigration and security in a bid to attract conservative voters.

In March, amid slow-changing frustration, Broniarczyk and a handful of other activists took things into their own hands, establishing the Democratic Poland’s first pregnancy termination center. Despite nearly 200 inquiries poured in on the first week, the clinic has also been troubled by more than a dozen people who have been protesting every day.

“They are so aggressive,” Broniacchik said. “They torture them with noise almost every day for four hours.”

She claimed that the protesters threw acid on the center’s windows and doors twice. "We were frightened, we were worried about the girl (come in), we were worried about ourselves."

Broniazic said the mayor's office has not resolved the situation yet, but has shifted responsibility to police. "This may not be surprising to us, but I was a little surprised. There was no regard for the threat, it was something I prepared for, but the lack of response from politicians." Warsaw City did not respond to a request for comment.

Silence contrasts with some on the far right, where they seized on the abortion problem, seemingly exciting votes. In March, a far-right candidate who was behind the polls rushed into the hospital to face a doctor whose law was delayed. The doctor later said she was facing death threats and abuse.

While New Left candidate Magdalena Biejat is an exception because she helped arrange protections for the center, Broniarczyk believes that silences from other candidates show how some people are ready to accept the right to abortion when they are ready for political topics.

"We see politicians on TV or radio say every day that you should vote for my party because we are a guarantee of women's rights. But when we face attacks, they don't react, they do nothing."