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PM flags serious political conflict with president Over Poland’s values
(MENAFN) Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated on Sunday that his escalating political conflict with President Karol Nawrocki represents a critical disagreement over Poland’s values, security, and geopolitical stance.
“President Nawrocki has once again identified the West as the main threat to Poland,” Tusk wrote on social media. “This is the essence of the dispute between the anti-European bloc (Nawrocki and his PiS party) and our Coalition. A deadly serious dispute—about our values, security and sovereignty. East or West.”
The comments underline widening divisions between Tusk’s pro-European governing coalition and nationalist opposition figures aligned with the Law and Justice (PiS) party, as debates over Poland’s role in Europe and its defense priorities intensify.
Tusk’s remarks were made in response to Nawrocki’s speech on Saturday during ceremonies commemorating the National Day of the Victorious Greater Poland Uprising. In his address, Nawrocki emphasized national unity and the importance of readiness to defend the country’s borders.
“A national community open to the West but ready to defend the western border of the Republic of Poland, as the Greater Poland insurgents knew,” Nawrocki said. He added that modern Poland must combine hard work with courage and be prepared for conflict if its security is threatened.
Nawrocki was elected president earlier this year with support from the nationalist PiS faction, defeating a candidate backed by Tusk’s pro-European Civic Platform (PO). His victory ensured PiS retained influence over the presidency, despite losing parliamentary power in 2023 when Tusk returned to lead a broad, pro-EU coalition.
The rivalry between PO and PiS has shaped Polish politics for nearly two decades, contrasting Tusk’s liberal, pro-European agenda with PiS’s nationalist, socially conservative approach that stresses sovereignty and caution toward the European Union.
Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski also weighed in on the dispute, seeking to alleviate concerns about Poland’s western border. He wrote on social media, “As long as Germany is in NATO and the EU and governed by Christian or Social Democrats, there is no threat to our western border.”
He added that potential risks could arise only if “Europhobic nationalists” assumed power.
“President Nawrocki has once again identified the West as the main threat to Poland,” Tusk wrote on social media. “This is the essence of the dispute between the anti-European bloc (Nawrocki and his PiS party) and our Coalition. A deadly serious dispute—about our values, security and sovereignty. East or West.”
The comments underline widening divisions between Tusk’s pro-European governing coalition and nationalist opposition figures aligned with the Law and Justice (PiS) party, as debates over Poland’s role in Europe and its defense priorities intensify.
Tusk’s remarks were made in response to Nawrocki’s speech on Saturday during ceremonies commemorating the National Day of the Victorious Greater Poland Uprising. In his address, Nawrocki emphasized national unity and the importance of readiness to defend the country’s borders.
“A national community open to the West but ready to defend the western border of the Republic of Poland, as the Greater Poland insurgents knew,” Nawrocki said. He added that modern Poland must combine hard work with courage and be prepared for conflict if its security is threatened.
Nawrocki was elected president earlier this year with support from the nationalist PiS faction, defeating a candidate backed by Tusk’s pro-European Civic Platform (PO). His victory ensured PiS retained influence over the presidency, despite losing parliamentary power in 2023 when Tusk returned to lead a broad, pro-EU coalition.
The rivalry between PO and PiS has shaped Polish politics for nearly two decades, contrasting Tusk’s liberal, pro-European agenda with PiS’s nationalist, socially conservative approach that stresses sovereignty and caution toward the European Union.
Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski also weighed in on the dispute, seeking to alleviate concerns about Poland’s western border. He wrote on social media, “As long as Germany is in NATO and the EU and governed by Christian or Social Democrats, there is no threat to our western border.”
He added that potential risks could arise only if “Europhobic nationalists” assumed power.
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