As Poland moves to transpose EU rules on political advertising, a familiar question is resurfacing in Warsaw: who should police the political process – and at what institutional cost?
A growing confrontation inside PiS pits Mateusz Morawiecki’s reform-oriented group against Jarosław Kaczyński’s loyalist camp, with both sides now openly trading accusations in the media.
Hungary’s parliamentary elections stirred considerable emotion among Polish politicians – both within the governing coalition and the right-wing opposition. For the latter, Viktor Orbán’s defeat may prove more politically costly. Not least because it signals the impending end of the political asylum enjoyed by Zbigniew Ziobro and Marcin Romanowski.
Tensions within Law and Justice (PiS) are becoming increasingly visible as Mateusz Morawiecki expands his political activity beyond the party line. While no formal split has been declared, his recent moves have sharpened internal conflicts and fueled speculation about his long-term intentions.
Between 2018 and 2024, Poland saw 78 referendums on the recall of local authorities. In only 11 cases was voter turnout sufficient for the result to be binding.
The president’s recent actions regarding the Constitutional Tribunal are prompting the governing camp to adopt unconventional responses. The president himself, Karol Nawrocki, has also been acting in unusual ways. “It is a certain institutional discovery that the presidential office is tasked with monitoring a judge’s activity,” observes political scientist Prof. Tomasz Słomka.
For years, liberal elites used social pressure as a political weapon. New research shows that strategy has backfired, strengthening rather than weakening the right.
Their clash was measured, their differences familiar. Yet the real significance of the Jasionka debate lies in political choreography – each man strengthening his hand ahead of an uncertain 2027.
By administering the oath to just two judges, Poland’s president has triggered a new phase in the battle over the Constitutional Tribunal – one that pits legal interpretation against political discretion.
President Karol Nawrocki has decided to support Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections. As recently as last year, he canceled a meeting with the Hungarian prime minister due to Orbán’s ties to Vladimir Putin. Before traveling to Budapest, Hungary, the president declares that Putin poses a threat to Poland. Meanwhile, Orbán’s relationship with the Russian dictator has not weakened
Krzysztof Figlarz 
Rafał Mrowicki 
Łukasz Grzesiczak 
