The leader of Law and Justice, Jarosław Kaczyński, met today with residents of Węgrów. “We have powerful social forces in Poland that simply do not accept democracy and the rule of law,” the politician said during his speech. “To govern, one must have appropriate and high qualifications. The people who are governing today do not have those qualifications,” he stressed.
Kaczyński began his remarks by extending New Year’s wishes. He wished those gathered “happiness, which should come down to one thing—we must have new authority, one that knows how to govern, wants to govern, and governs in Poland’s interest.”
“Elections will be held at the constitutionally prescribed time next year, but at least this year we should move closer to a situation of success—a chance to build in Poland a rational, good, efficient government,” he noted, before pointing to several problems currently facing the country.
“On the one hand, we have problems arising from what is happening in our country. Today, the state is being destroyed in Poland; the rule of law is being destroyed—and even something more than the rule of law: the law itself. Because if the authorities make decisions that have no connection to the law at all, or are even contrary to it, then the legal mechanism ceases to function. An artificial but effective mechanism of causal relationships is created. At this moment, that mechanism is ceasing to work in Poland. It is ceasing to work alongside the collapse of the judiciary; alongside questions about whether the executive branch is prepared to acknowledge court decisions or decisions of other bodies; whether it is prepared to act in accordance with the constitution—which it constantly violates; whether it is prepared simply to recognize that even where it dislikes it, an administrative decision is lawful, even if contrary to its intentions, and therefore valid and must be carried out. That is what a state governed by the rule of law is about,” said the PiS leader.
“Over the 36 years since the collapse of the Polish People’s Republic in Poland, people were persuaded that, in essence, one group—the so-called establishment—should rule, and they were told that if it governs, everything is fine, but if someone else governs, then everything is bad. All rules cease to apply; one can organize a total opposition, destroy everything, report on Poland abroad—including to institutions of the European Union—and block funds for us. In short, one can do whatever one wants, as long as it brings down that government,” Jarosław Kaczyński pointed out.
“We have powerful social forces in Poland that simply do not accept democracy and the rule of law. We must be aware of this in the struggle that lies ahead of us. On the other hand, we see the consequences of such policies. This mechanism of breaking the law strikes at the market and financial transactions, because an element of uncertainty arises everywhere and disrupts our economic life. But above all, it is hampered by the complete lack of qualifications among those who govern. To govern, one must have appropriate and high qualifications. The people who govern today do not have them. Above all, this is about good will—about not serving certain groups or external entities, but serving Poland. And with that, today’s Poland has a huge problem,” the PiS leader added.