A former Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has been charged with exceeding his powers when he ordered a presidential election to be carried out solely with postal votes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WARSAW - Prosecutors have charged former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki in a case involving the failed 2020 presidential postal vote and decisions that led to a loss of PLN 70 million (€16.8 million).

On Thursday, former Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki appeared before prosecutors in Warsaw, where he was formally charged.

Polish prosecutors brought charges against former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki for overstepping his powers in attempting to organize a vote-by-mail during the coronavirus pandemic.Morawiecki pleaded not guilty to the charges on Thursday amid an investigation into alleged irregularities during preparations for the 2020 presidential election,

Mateusz Morawiecki, has been charged with exceeding his powers when he ordered a presidential election to be carried out solely with postal votes during the COVID-19 pandemic WARSAW, Poland -- A ...

Former Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki was charged with exceeding his authority for attempting to hold the 2020 presidential election solely

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A former Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, was charged Thursday with exceeding his powers when he ordered a presidential election to be carried out solely with ...