- 12h ago
Nawrocki edges past Kaczyński as right-wing leader in first poll after PiS split, but 32% say no one leads
A United Surveys poll for Wirtualna Polska shows President Karol Nawrocki at 20.4% and PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński at 19.8%, within the margin of error. The largest group, 32.1%, says the Polish right has no leader.
- 4d ago
Nawrocki leads trust poll as Bosak surges 10 points and Czarnek plunges
President Karol Nawrocki remains the most trusted politician in Poland with 51.3%, but the July IBRiS/Onet survey shows a 10-point jump for Confederation's Krzysztof Bosak and a 6.4-point slide for PiS PM candidate Przemysław Czarnek.
- 4d ago
Tusk condemns anti-Ukrainian violence after Wrocław attack, calls on President Nawrocki to break his silence
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has condemned a violent attack on a Ukrainian couple in Wrocław and called on President Karol Nawrocki to end his silence, as hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland rise sharply amid worsening bilateral tensions.
- 5d ago
Morawiecki resigns as ECR party president after expulsion from Poland's PiS
Former Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki resigned as president of the European Conservatives and Reformists party on Tuesday evening, hours after being expelled from the Law and Justice party over a dispute concerning his political association Rozwój Plus.
- 6d ago
Polish prosecutor investigates leak of Kaczyński interrogation video, points to opposition lawyer Giertych
Warsaw prosecutors launched verification proceedings on Monday after Goniec.pl published footage of Jarosław Kaczyński’s June interrogation, while the bar announced a disciplinary review of Roman Giertych.
- 6d ago
First post-split poll: Morawiecki's Rozwój Plus at 7.5%, PiS drops to 15.9% when new party is on the ballot
A United Surveys by IBRiS poll conducted 24-25 July, just after Mateusz Morawiecki's expulsion from PiS, shows his hypothetical Rozwój Plus party would enter the Sejm with 7.5% support, drawing almost all its voters from Law and Justice.
- 6d ago
PiS nominates Marcin Ociepa for Deputy Marshal after 32-month vacancy in Sejm
Party club head Mariusz Błaszczak submitted the name to Marshal Włodzimierz Czarzasty on 27 July 2026, ending a standoff that began when Elżbieta Witek's candidacy was rejected in November 2023.
- Jul 26
Morawiecki’s Rozwój Plus debuts with Warsaw ‘grill’ as Polish right fractures after PiS split
The new parliamentary club of 40 deputies and one senator, led by former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, held a day-long conference in Warsaw on Friday, while the presidential palace called for conservative unity and a poll showed nearly 4 in 10 Poles think a Morawiecki party could enter the Sejm.
- Jul 25
PiS proposes a new Ministry of Polonia and Poles Abroad at 15th policy conference in Węgrów
Piotr Gliński announced at the party's 15th 'Myśląc Polska: Alternatywa 2.0' conference in Węgrów that the proposal will feature in the campaign programme, with 15 more meetings planned before the final document is delivered.
- Jul 25
Kaczyński says Morawiecki wants to take over PiS, not be PM, as party split deepens
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.
- Jul 25
PiS vice-chair Terlecki slams 'maślarze' faction, warns of defeat as Morawiecki's group exits party
Ryszard Terlecki, a longtime ally of Jarosław Kaczyński, sided with former PM Mateusz Morawiecki after an ultimatum forced dozens of MPs to leave the party.
- Jul 23
Bogucki denies replacing Czarnek as PiS PM candidate, says no such proposal exists
The head of President Nawrocki's chancellery said on Polsat News that he has not received any proposal to become PiS's prime minister candidate, after a journalist claimed Jarosław Kaczyński had decided to replace Przemysław Czarnek with him.
- Jul 16
Kaczyński and Woch unveil Senate election alliance as Mentzen ridicules partnership with 0.09% presidential candidate
Jarosław Kaczyński and Marek Woch, whose 2025 presidential bid drew 0.09%, announced a joint Senate election effort on Wednesday. Sławomir Mentzen derided the alliance, while other right-wing figures urged a broader pact.
- Jul 15
Morawiecki i 40 posłów odchodzi z PiS. Były premier: "Nie ma hegemona na polskiej prawicy"
Około 40 posłów Prawa i Sprawiedliwości opuszcza partię po tym, jak Jarosław Kaczyński postawił ultimatum członkom stowarzyszenia Rozwój Plus. Były premier Mateusz Morawiecki przekonuje, że prawica musi nauczyć się współpracować, by pokonać rząd Donalda Tuska.
- Jul 11
PiS candidate Czarnek demands Poland block Ukraine's EU path until Kyiv renounces 'Nazi ideology'
At 83rd-anniversary commemorations of the Volhynia massacre, Law and Justice candidate for prime minister Przemysław Czarnek announced a Sejm resolution opposing Ukraine's EU membership, citing the alleged glorification of UPA perpetrators by the Zelensky government.
- Jul 10
Kaczyński calls police 'ruling party militia', vows citizen guard and life sentences after Smolensk memorial clashes
Jarosław Kaczyński clashed with police and counter-protesters at Warsaw's Piłsudski Square on 10 July, then announced plans for a 'citizen guard' and tougher criminal penalties if PiS returns to power.
- Jul 9
Ex-Orlen CEO Obajtek scuffles with Solino boss during hunger strike visit
MEP and former Orlen chief Daniel Obajtek tried to join a hunger strike at the IKS Solino salt mine but was met with force by the company's CEO, triggering a police complaint and a political storm over the planned sale of a key brine customer to German investors.
- Jul 8
Polish far-right gains as ruling coalition wobbles after hospital scandal, poll shows
A new IBRiS poll shows Civic Coalition still ahead but losing ground, while two far-right parties surge. The ruling coalition's junior partners would fail to enter parliament.
- Jul 5
Kaczyński and Czarnek vow to oust 'thieves' from power at PiS rally in Kłodzko
Jarosław Kaczyński and Przemysław Czarnek used a party convention in Kłodzko to accuse the government of corruption and incompetence, promising to 'settle accounts' with officials if PiS returns to power.
- Jul 5
PiS candidate Czarnek calls Tusk 'impudent type' at Warsaw convention, signs conservative values declaration
At a PiS convention in Warsaw, candidate for prime minister Przemysław Czarnek called Donald Tusk an 'impudent type' and Rafał Trzaskowski a 'political ladies' boxer', while signing a declaration of conservative values.
