On April 10th, the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and 95 others, including senior government officials, political leaders and Polish patriots, were killed in a plane crash near Smolensk, Russia. This Commentary offers an analysis of the aftermath of this tragedy, focusing on the President’s legacy, the future of Polish-Russian relations and the continuity of power in the country.

Piotr Maciej Kaczyński is a Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies.