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Marcin Ociepa

Marcin Ociepa

Polish politician

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Photo: Gov.pl, CC BY 3.0 pl (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Oct 9

    US ambassador praises Kosiniak-Kamysz as Poland and Lithuania push for permanent US troops

    Ambassador Tom Rose praised Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on social media, while PiS MP Marcin Ociepa questioned why plans for a permanent US base in Poland have not moved since last year.

  • Sep 19

    Sławomir Skwarek leaves Rozwój Plus to rejoin Law and Justice caucus

    Lawmaker Sławomir Skwarek returned to the Law and Justice caucus on Friday after leaving Mateusz Morawiecki's Rozwój Plus group, bringing PiS to 147 seats in the Sejm.

  • Sep 18

    Marcin Horała elected Polish Sejm deputy speaker over PiS nominee

    Polish lawmakers elected Rozwój Plus MP Marcin Horała as Deputy Marshal of the Sejm with 254 votes on 18 September 2026, defeating Law and Justice candidate Marcin Ociepa.

  • Sep 2

    Rozwój Plus nominates Marcin Horała for deputy speaker as PiS asserts priority

    Mateusz Morawiecki announced Marcin Horała as the Rozwój Plus candidate for Sejm deputy speaker on Wednesday, while Jarosław Kaczyński maintained that Law and Justice holds priority for the vacant position.

  • Jul 27

    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.

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