“The referendum is a clever manoeuvre by PiS”: An Interview with Paweł Lisicki
“The compulsory relocation of refugees is extremely unpopular in Poland … you could even say that the European Union has given Law and Justice a political boost.”
“The compulsory relocation of refugees is extremely unpopular in Poland … you could even say that the European Union has given Law and Justice a political boost.”
Some opinion polls suggest only 2-3 percentage points separate the right-wing government parties from the centrist-liberal opposition.
Opposition parties are boycotting the referendum, claiming it is an attempt by ruling PiS to drum up support at the ballot box by attacking the EU’s controversial migration deal.
Morawiecki blasted Manfred Weber for subverting Polish democracy over recent EU rule of law debates.
Polls suggest the ruling PiS will struggle to stitch together a parliamentary majority without the rightist, Ukraine-critical Confederation (Konfederacja).
With a new opinion poll showing PIS at just 5% among first-time voters, the governing party is totally outflanked by both the left and populist right among younger age cohorts.
Ahead of an October election, PiS is facing a right-wing insurgency over its diehard support of Ukraine, as party officials authorised their candidates to make critical statements about the Ukrainian government.
Despite the Polish government’s great support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, Poles seem to be becoming fatigued, fueling support for the populist Confederation party who are critical of the government’s spending on refugees.
The ruling PiS government may not revive the visa reforms after this year’s elections, as immigration becomes a leading issue on the campaign trail.
Warsaw is putting its foot down. “We will not pay for the mistakes of European multicultural policy. We know how to distinguish solidarity from coercion and dangerous ideological projects,” Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said.