- 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.
- 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.
- 5d ago
PiS silences Jacek Kurski with indefinite media ban after his attack on Mateusz Morawiecki
Poland's Law and Justice party imposed an open-ended prohibition on public statements by its MP Jacek Kurski, a day after he accused former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki of acting on Donald Tusk's orders to break the party.
- 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 26
Morawiecki condemns 'political bottom' as deleted Facebook post ignites PiS civil war
A deleted Facebook post mocking veteran Law and Justice (PiS) politician Ryszard Terlecki has triggered a fierce public row within Poland's fractured right, drawing condemnation from former PM Mateusz Morawiecki and dragging in the party's spokesperson.
- 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 19
Over half of Poles say Tusk government failed to deliver on PiS accountability promises, poll shows
A SW Research survey for Rzeczpospolita finds 53.3% of respondents say the government has not met their expectations, while only 14.6% approve. The result follows Prime Minister Donald Tusk's apology in Paris for overpromising on swift justice.
- 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 4
Polish President Nawrocki claims poisoning attempt during 2025 campaign, former president calls it nonsense
Karol Nawrocki says he suffered a sudden, violent illness during last year's presidential campaign, hinting at a possible poisoning. Aleksander Kwaśniewski calls the story "bzdura" and asks why it surfaces only now.
- Jul 4
Kaczyński vows to block Ukraine's EU entry unless it rejects Bandera cult
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński, in a letter to party members, pledged to veto Ukraine's EU accession if his party returns to power, demanding Kyiv abandon glorification of UPA and Stepan Bandera.
- Jul 4
KO leads Polish poll as Morawiecki's hypothetical party gets 2.05%
A new poll by Instytut Badań Pollster for Super Express shows Koalicja Obywatelska leading with 32.45% support, while a hypothetical run by former PM Mateusz Morawiecki's association Rozwój Plus would garner just 2.05%.
- Jul 3
President Nawrocki widens lead in Polish trust poll, Tusk distrust climbs to 49%
President Karol Nawrocki regained lost ground in the latest CBOS trust survey, pulling ahead of his rivals after two months of decline, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk saw distrust grow to 49%.
- Jun 25
Warsaw hospital scandal deepens as whistleblower faces prosecution and coalition allies turn on Tusk
Ten days after irregularities at Warsaw's Szpital Południowy surfaced, whistleblower Emil Jędrzejewski was questioned by prosecutors while six more doctors came forward, and coalition partner Lewica warned PM Donald Tusk he could lose the next election.
- Jun 16
Polish ruling party shaken after doctor without specialisation ran VIP fast-track and earned 1.6 million PLN at Warsaw public hospital
A 29-year-old doctor without a medical specialisation earned 1.6 million PLN in 2025 while coordinating the emergency department of a Warsaw public hospital and operating a VIP fast-track lane for Civic Coalition politicians and their families. Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the system 'degenerate' and ordered a sweeping audit of public health spending.
