“These disputes will continue, and at the same time, the plundering of the Polish state will go on — because that, unfortunately, is the rather harsh and inelegant truth,” said former Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński during an appearance on Telewizja Republika. In his view, the outcome of the upcoming vote of confidence in the government is already decided.
Following Karol Nawrocki’s victory in the presidential election, Law and Justice (PiS) proposed the formation of a technical government. The topic was discussed on Sunday’s episode of Gość Dzisiaj on TV Republika, where Gliński was a guest.
The PiS politician emphasized that the current government has failed to fulfill its promises.
“The only real action it has taken in over a year and a half is focused on settling scores, enacting revenge, and satisfying its electorate — essentially by dismantling Polish democracy,” he said.
He pointed out that since the parliamentary elections, Poles have gone to the polls three more times — in local, European, and most recently presidential elections — and none of these have reaffirmed the current government’s mandate. According to Gliński, the only viable solution would be the resignation of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. However, he believes Tusk will not take that step, as there is no alternative within the coalition.
“In my opinion, unfortunately, this is a deadlock. Any potential solution — whether partial, like a technical government, or one led by a different figure from the current coalition — would require Tusk to step down. But with Tusk as Prime Minister, there will be no policy shift,” he stated.
He added that the proposal to form a technical government is like “a lifeboat” that Tusk’s coalition partners — those who “feel responsible for Poland” — could still choose to board.
Gliński stressed that the results of the presidential election constitute a clear “red card” for the current authorities. He noted that many of the voters who supported the ruling coalition in October 2023 did not back them in the subsequent elections.
“Poles have clearly indicated that the government should resign. But it won’t — because there is no plan B,” he said, pointing to yet another reason:
“There’s one more argument we’ve been hearing more and more over the past year and a half. Of course, there are thousands of examples — these people seized power […] we’re talking about hundreds of thousands of positions that they handed out, and they won’t give them up easily. […] These people will cling to power — unfortunately — and because of that, they will likely survive the coming week,” he said, referring to the upcoming vote of confidence in the government.
Gliński concluded that the outcome of that vote is essentially predetermined.
“These internal conflicts will persist, and so will the exploitation of the Polish state — because, regrettably, that is the only way to describe it, however blunt and inelegant it may sound,” he remarked.