The new Speaker of the Sejm, a post-communist figure also criticized by people from left-liberal circles, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, attacked President Karol Nawrocki in his Friday address. However, Paweł Szefernaker, head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, quickly brought Czarzasty back down to earth on X, reminding him of his lack of popularity even among his own voters.
Czarzasty went too far
In his Friday address, Włodzimierz Czarzasty said that “the political problem does not lie in constitutional provisions, but in the actions of circles that want to violate constitutional principles. These principles are simple: the president represents, the government governs.”
“I will block any attempts to introduce a model other than the one we agreed upon in the 1997 constitutional referendum. Agreements must be kept. Polish history shows that our nation does not accept a model of government in which all power is concentrated in the hands of one man,” he continued.
With these words, the “red marshal” wanted to attack President Karol Nawrocki. It is strange, however, to criticize power concentrated in the hands of one person, since Czarzasty ostentatiously supported the bloody communist dictator Wojciech Jaruzelski, saying he had respect for him.
Paweł Szefernaker commented on the matter on X, writing:
“Mr. Speaker, you were elected by 22,000 people. You lost as the leader of the list to a candidate from the last spot on the ballot, and yet you are trying to rudely lecture the President of the Republic, who was elected by more than 10.5 million Poles.
Today, it has become clear that your problems do not end with voter support, because an additional issue has emerged with your knowledge of the Constitution.
The President of the Republic of Poland is the highest representative of the Republic of Poland and the guarantor of the continuity of state authority, and in accordance with the Constitution, exercises executive power together with the Council of Ministers. You’re welcome…”