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Analysis of the political and economic situation in Poland: coalition, right wing and budget

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Analysis of the challenges of the ruling coalition, including the dispute over the Church Fund, the prospects of a Senate pact on the right with the participation of PiS and Confederation, Mateusz Morawiecki's political plans and concerns about Poland's high budget deficit and public debt.

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The government is planning a budget with a deficit of PLN 282.6 billion. There are ideological tensions in the coalition and talks are ongoing about the shape of the electoral lists on the right.

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We will also ask about the durability of the ruling coalition and disputes that may make it difficult to start together. One of them is the future of the Church Fund. The left is pushing for its liquidation, while PSL proposes other solutions. Can such profound ideological differences be reconciled within one electoral list?

We will also talk about the situation on the right. Karol Nawrocki is involved in talks regarding the right-wing Senate pact, and an agreement between PiS, Confederation and Grzegorz Braun's Korona may be at stake. Is such a pact realistic and will it be possible to find a way to exclude the most controversial candidates from it?

We will also ask about Mateusz Morawiecki and his Development Plus project. The former prime minister announces he will run in the elections on his own. Does the new party have a chance to exceed the 5% electoral threshold and become an independent force on the Polish right, or will it rather take away the votes of PiS and Confederation?

The economy will also feature in the conversation. Next year's budget assumes a deficit of PLN 282.6 billion, and according to government forecasts, public debt in the coming years will approach the constitutional limit of 60%. GDP. Can high debt become one of the most important topics of the election campaign and will the parties that win the election be forced to make painful cuts or tax increases?