Kaczyński called on President Navrotsky to unite the Polish right wing
Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of Poland’s largest opposition party, Law and Justice (PiS), has called on President Karol Nawrocki to serve as the patron of a coalition of right-wing opposition forces ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for fall 2027. This was reported by Notes from Poland.
Kaczyński made the statement during the monthly commemorations honoring the victims of the 2010 Smolensk plane crash, in which his twin brother, then-President Lech Kaczyński, was killed. According to the newspaper Fakt, the politician said he had previously approached Navrotsky with this request and hopes for his active participation.
PiS is experiencing a decline in support and competition from other right-wing forces. In the 2023 elections, the party received 35% of the vote, while its current average in polls stands at around 20%. Last month, about one-fifth of PiS lawmakers formed a separate parliamentary group led by the party’s deputy leader and former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The group plans to form a separate party, “Development Plus,” with a more moderate center-right platform.
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Meanwhile, “Confederation,” which received 7% of the vote in the 2023 election, currently enjoys about 12–13% support in the polls. “Confederation of the Polish Crown,” which split from it last year, has about 9%. One possible format for cooperation among right-wing parties is an agreement not to field candidates against each other in Senate elections held in single-member districts.
According to Newsweek Polska, which cites unnamed sources, Kaczyński is reportedly seeking to form a joint list for the Sejm involving PiS, “Development Plus,” and all or part of the “Confederation” factions under Nawrocki’s leadership. One of the leaders of “Confederation,” Krzysztof Bosak, supported the idea of a Senate pact, while another leader, Sławomir Mentzen, rejected cooperation with Kaczyński and Morawiecki.
