“I understand that unity does not mean silence and universal acceptance by everyone of everyone else. Unity means honest debate, not marginalizing 90% of the community and competing in radicalism. That is why we must return to a model of seeking broad support across all right-wing circles,” wrote former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki in a statement posted on social media.
Against the backdrop of recent discussions about alleged divisions and divergent positions within Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS), fueled by selected media outlets, former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki published an extensive social media post today.
He pointed out that “united we win – divided we lose.”
“This is a lesson from Polish history that some have yet to learn. In 2019, as PiS – a large, united, broad right-wing formation bringing together many strands of thinking about Poland and its future – we won the elections at a historically high level,” Morawiecki emphasized.
He stated that the 2019 formation combined “a modern vision of development, an extensive social policy, and the protection of traditional Polish values.” It was a program of a “solidarity welfare state.”
” A real offer for Poles and the hard work of thousands of PiS activists brought the party victory and delivered to our country an unprecedented, historic civilizational leap that the whole world speaks about with recognition today. This is not a coincidence. It is the consistent implementation of a strategy that brought success to everyone. I repeat – everyone,” wrote the former prime minister. He appealed for a “return to the winning strategy,” whose foundation is “unity.”
“I understand that unity does not mean silence and universal acceptance by everyone of everyone else. Unity means honest debate, not marginalizing 90% of the community and competing in radicalism. That is why we must return to a model of seeking broad support across all right-wing circles,” Morawiecki indicated.
He emphasized that unity is needed “to defeat common enemies” – domestic and external ones.
“Let us fight this government that is harmful to Poland. Let us fight Brussels’ centralizing ambitions. Let us fight the harmful ideology of the Green Deal. Let us fight the migration pact. Let us fight for secure, sealed borders. Let us fight the budget deficit. Let us fight for better healthcare. Let us not fight the Polish right. Let us not fight among ourselves. Let us fight for Poland. One battle every day. Until victory!” he wrote.
“Will you fight together with me?” – he asked.
A joint staff
On Tuesday, in an interview with Polsat News, Morawiecki assured that he has no ambitions to form his own party.
“PiS is my party. (…) I have no intention of forming my own party. There is no question of PiS splitting – we are one,” he stressed.
Morawiecki said that as part of work on the PiS program he proposed establishing an operational and communications staff that could “bring coherence to our communications policy and move very strongly forward.” He compared this idea to Nawrocki’s staff during the presidential campaign, which was headed by the current head of the President’s Office, Paweł Szefernaker.
“I would propose that the person heading such a staff be someone who reconciles different sensitivities in a spirit of unity, agreement, and peace, just like Paweł Szefernaker,” he stated.
This idea was supported by Przemysław Czarnek, former minister of education.
“It seems to me that [this is an idea] worth considering. If such a staff were to be established, and it probably will be over time, the closer we get to the elections, the sooner the better, in my view, then someone like Paweł Szefernaker – an organizationally efficient person – should stand at the head of such a staff,” Czarnek said on Radio Zet.