Marta Nawrocka – the wife of Karol Nawrocki, candidate for the presidency of the Republic of Poland – spoke to the public for the first time in this campaign with such a personal message. In a conversation with Danuta Holecka, she spoke about supporting her husband, the strength of family in the face of unprecedented media attacks, and how she envisions the role of First Lady. “We won’t give in to the haters. This won’t break us,” she emphasized.
“We’re all involved in this.”
The decision for Karol Nawrocki to run for president was a turning point for their family. Marta Nawrocka immediately sensed that this would not be an ordinary campaign and that they needed to face it together. She was never opposed to the idea and had great faith in her husband. “We’ve all become involved in the campaign. I took unpaid leave in the name of service. I did this consciously because I wanted Poles to get to know me. Daniel, my son, also got involved… and Antek contributed as well,” she told journalist Holecka. This family effort, as she described it, goes beyond logistics — it’s rooted in shared values.
“Once someone gets to know Karol, they realize what a great guy he is,”
she said with a smile.
On hate and brutal attacks
The interview also addressed one of the most intense issues of the campaign — the wave of hate and media manipulation targeting Karol Nawrocki. The entire state apparatus, she said, is engaged in manipulating public opinion and spreading false information. Marta Nawrocka acknowledged that while they anticipated this, the scale has been overwhelming.
“Of course we expected it. We had conversations about the hate because we had already experienced it once before — when my husband became the director of the Museum of the Second World War… I believe that we, as a family, are managing in this campaign. We are mentally strong and we know what values we stand for. We know who we are. No one will break us,”
she stated.
She also recounted specific incidents that affected the family — candles placed on the path to work, graffiti on their building, and more. The most difficult moments also impacted the children.
“We know each other and we trust each other. There was a moment with Antek — he came to me and said, ‘Mom, did you see the things they’re writing?’ I told him it was all lies. That makes us stronger, we support each other,”
she added.
“I am the guarantee that he is a good man”
During the interview, Marta Nawrocka also responded to campaign-related slander and accusations directed at her husband. One case involves a now well-known apartment he bought from a marginalized man to help him, even letting him continue living there afterwards. Government propaganda is now trying to use this against him, spreading its own false narrative.
“It hurts us because anyone who knows Karol knows full well what kind of person he is — someone who doesn’t turn his back on those in need… I am the guarantee that he is a good man. Our children are too. It was a painful situation when people claimed that my husband tried to deceive someone,“
she reflected.
And she added with determination:
“This campaign is so unpredictable — anything can happen. But we won’t give in to the haters. This won’t break us.”
Nawrocka on the role of First Lady
When asked how she envisions the role of First Lady if Karol Nawrocki were elected President of Poland, she answered with humility and realism.
“I’m coming from the outside, not from the world of politics. So I’m also learning about all these spaces… If I were entrusted with this honour, I would want to be close to the people… The role of the First Lady is to be close to people and to engage on their behalf,”
she said.
Marta Nawrocka emphasized that she does not intend to become a politician, but as a mother and wife, she is ready to speak out on social issues that affect families.
“I am not a politician and I never will be. But I could speak on important matters — as a mother and wife — about social issues,”
she concluded.