Poll: Poles largely trustful of police, army, NATO and church; parliament & government on bottom

The police (Policja), Polish army, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Catholic Church are the most-trusted institutions in Poland, a new survey by pollster IBRiS revealed. More than 70.4 percent of Poles declared that they trust a police force (versus 15.7 percent who do not). Polish army was picked up by 69 percent of respondents (and 13.5 percent who expressed untrust), while NATO alliance gained 60.8 percent of the vote (and 23.3 percent on controversy). The Catholic Church, one of the oldest religious institutions in the world, came in fourth place with a trustworthiness rating of 55 percent (versus 24.1 percent of Poles who do not trust it). Meanwhile, the Parliament of Poland (Sejm and Senate), public media and the government have the least credible rating, with 56.2 percent, 54.8 percent and 54.7 percent of respondents respectively deeming them untrustworthy. The poll was conducted on a sample of 1,100 Polish citizens on September 1, 2016.