Morawiecki's tough declaration: We are going alone

On Friday, Mateusz Morawiecki visited the 5th Poznań Economic Congress organized at the Poznań International Fair. He was asked there whether he was considering Projekt Plus to run in the parliamentary elections from a joint list with PiS, Konfederacja and Grzegorz Braun's Confederation of the Crown of Poland. This demand was put forward by the president of Law and Justice, Jarosław Kaczyński.

The former prime minister declared:

Of course, we are going to the elections ourselves. We are just building our recognition in society.

And he added: I see the PiS leadership's encouragement to go with Braun, with the current Confederation. We have a completely different approach. You don't want Tusk, you don't want Braun, choose Rozwoju Plus. This is our approach to the elections, Morawiecki said.

He expressed his belief that the number of voters who do not want to vote for KO or KKP will increase. We, as Development Plus, are a good alternative to Prime Minister Tusk and Chairman Braun, emphasized Morawiecki.

Today there is no hegemon, there is no dominator on the Polish right, as there was once. I believe that Development Plus may be a great surprise in the next elections in terms of our power, our parliamentary strength - said the former Prime Minister.

New survey: Development Plus in the Sejm

The former prime minister was also asked about the United Surveys by IBRiS survey conducted for Wirtualna Polska and published on Friday, which shows that the formations forming the current parliamentary majority would lose power in the next elections. In the 460-person Sejm, the Civic Coalition would have 194 deputies, PiS - 90, Konfederacja - 80, and Grzegorz Braun's Confederation of the Crown of Poland - 45. The Left could count on 28 seats, while Rozwoju Plus would gain 23 seats.

In this arrangement, KO and the Left would have a total of 222 seats, which means that they would be 9 seats short of an absolute majority of 231 MPs. As WP points out, Development Plus would determine who is in power. A party with 23 seats would give a majority to both the right (238 MPs together with PiS, Confederation and Braun's party) and KO with the Left (245).

When asked whether, given the balance of power in the Sejm, Morawiecki would choose a coalition with KO and the Left or with right-wing parties, Morawiecki replied that the elections would be held in 11 months.

So much will change in the meantime that this question will be very outdated - emphasized the leader of Rozwoju Plus.

He assessed that voters' decisions would be influenced by, among others: rising energy prices. He emphasized that his party has solutions to give Poles a "breathe" from the increase in the cost of living.

What about reset?

Morawiecki was also asked whether, based on the consensus of parties such as Konfederacja, PSL or Polska 2050 regarding the so-called reset regarding the Constitutional Tribunal, the parliamentary arithmetic may change during this term. Maybe, but it doesn't have to be, because it is known that the decisions are in the hands of Donald Tusk's current coalition partners, he noted.

According to Morawiecki, "the two old parties are the ones who block the revival in the Constitutional Tribunal the most." Many other smaller parties opt to close this chapter of the destruction of the Constitutional Tribunal, where the credibility and trust in this very important institution of public life has been ruined - said the politician.