“Poles have realised that this is not the democracy they expected,” writes a journalist for the Hungarian weekly Mandinerabout Donald Tusk’s ruling coalition in Poland. In his view, the outcome of the presidential election foreshadows an imminent change of government.
In an analysis posted on the magazine’s website, the author, Mátyás Kohán, recalled the alleged scandals burdening Nawrocki that were highlighted in Poland during the campaign. He commented that “Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the mainstream media hit rock bottom with this, yet Poles were not deceived.”
He observed that in “a society disillusioned with Tusk’s rule,” right-wing outlets such as Kanał Zero and TV Republika have been gaining strength. In his commentary, Kohán reproached Rafał Trzaskowski for refusing to take part in a debate organised by TV Republika, calling the decision “a serious mistake.”
Commenting on the public mood in Poland, he noted that “even left-wing voters are already disappointed with the governing coalition.” He quoted Razem party leader Adrian Zandberg, who, distancing himself from the authorities, said that “the coalition has let voters down and has not kept the promises made before the 2023 elections.”
In his analysis, Kohán stated that “the economy, which had flourished under the previous government, began to weaken after Tusk took the helm of the state, and only then did the destruction of the rule of law in Poland truly begin.” “Poles have understood that this is not the democracy they were expecting,” Kohán said.
“The collapsing rainbow coalition, rampant propaganda, economic stagnation, the undermining of the rule of law — these factors have revived the Polish right and elevated to the presidency a candidate who represents it,”
he concluded.
“All that remains now is to wait for the restoration of Polish-Hungarian relations,”
the Mandiner journalist summed up.