By midnight on 23 July 2026, PiS MPs had to resign from associations; over thirty complied, but Morawiecki's 'Rozwój Plus' did not dissolve.
In a 24 July interview, Kaczyński said Morawiecki told him he wants to take over the party, not become prime minister again.
Kaczyński defended the 'maślarze' faction around Czarnek and Sasin, noting they dissolved their association immediately, unlike Morawiecki.
The PiS Political Committee will meet on Tuesday 28 July to approve the membership resignations.
By midnight on 23 July 2026, MPs of the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) had to declare they belonged to no external association or face expulsion. The move targeted Mateusz Morawiecki's 'Rozwój Plus' grouping, which did not dissolve. A separate faction, nicknamed 'maślarze' and associated with Przemysław Czarnek and Jacek Sasin, complied immediately. Kaczyński told TV Republika on Friday evening that 'trzydziestu kilku' (over thirty) deputies resigned their memberships, a step the Political Committee will ratify on Tuesday (28 July).
During the interview with Danuta Holecka, Kaczyński recalled a recent private conversation with Morawiecki. He had told the former premier he could still become prime minister again. Morawiecki rejected the scenario.
“He told me he knows where the source of power is – it is the party, and he wants to take over the party.”
The PiS chairman described that response as legitimate ambition, but added that Morawiecki's repeated calls for unity clash with actions he believes are splintering the party.
Deputy parliamentary leader Ryszard Terlecki had urged Kaczyński to 'chase away the maślarze'. Kaczyński refused, praising them as people 'with well-formed views, sometimes serious intellectual achievement, who demonstrated loyalty and efficiency in difficult times'. He noted their association was dissolved at the leadership's request. Had Morawiecki followed the same path, Kaczyński said, he would now be 'a very important – more than very important – name in our party, and one of those who, when I leave, could be serious candidates to replace me'.
Kaczyński told TV Republika that Morawiecki explicitly told him 'the prime minister is not important, but the leadership of the party is'. The chairman sees this as a clue to Morawiecki's behaviour. Earlier, on wPolsce24.pl, Kaczyński had referenced Morawiecki's more complex past, noting he spent a long time on the side that attacked the party and had even been an advisor to Donald Tusk.
Despite the rift, Kaczyński expressed hope for eventual reconciliation and said he does not intend to quarrel with Morawiecki or his colleagues. 'Agreement will surely come one day. We will go a little different ways,' he said, adding that he wished the former prime minister well.
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Jarosław Kaczyński disclosed on 24 July 2026 that former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki told him he aims to seize control of Law and Justice rather than return as head of government, a day after an ultimatum divided the party.
AI text based on reports by polsatnews.pl, rmf24.pl and FAKT24.pl. Published .