Immigration denial monopolizes general election campaign in Poland

PiS of Kaczysnki, Morawiecki and also the president of the country, Andrzej DudaNot only did he focus his election campaign in the country on blocking this plan for Warsaw, which was a continuation of previous Brussels proposals that were systematically rejected by Poland. It now ties immigration to two of the four queries in the survey. referendum It is being held in parallel with the elections to be held this Sunday. The first is about the border wall built between Poland and Poland. BelarusMoscow’s ally. The second asks voters “whether they support the admission of thousands of illegal immigrants to Turkey.” Middle East and Africa“, he explains, in agreement with the “forced relocation” proposed by the EU.

The inclusion of the consultation in the election call leaves no doubt about PiS’s aims. It’s not just about winning elections; polls currently predict a rate of between 32% and 34%, with the liberal opposition Donald Tusk Estimated to be between 26% and 29%; The aim is to express that the people reject Brussels.

PiS election posters are more than meaningful: they show panoramas of ruins, burnt buildings or vehicles. columns immigrants moving towards Europe. They cannot be defined by . Ukrainian refugees We reached the EU via Poland. They are refugees or so-called economic migrants from Africa. Syria or other conflict zones. Irregular migration by the Muslim majority, which Poland has systematically rejected since 2000. 2015 crisisWhen neighboring Germany accepts one million refugees.

Alliance quest

This EU and NATO partner has 29 million voters called to the polls this Sunday. At issue is the distribution of the 460 seats in the Sejm. PiS currently controls 235 seats, supported by two other right-wing parties. To stay in power, the nationalist formation will need a partner with whom it can play its role. Confederation. The electorate is divided between the far right and so-called “libertarians” and opposes family allowances and other benefits implemented under the PiS government.

“From the supportive acceptance of Ukrainians that we witnessed with the Russian invasion, first of all National Security“These days, German political scientist Kai-Olaf Lang from the Science and Policy Foundation made the following statement in a previous meeting with foreign correspondents in Berlin: “Even if Tusk’s liberal opposition wins, there will be a complete reversal in the rejection of EU plans.” Polish says his colleague Antoni Dudek. Tusk and his Civil Platform (OP)can count on the support of leftists Lewica and pro-European Third WayWe share the rejection of the relocation proposed by Brussels. They even propose a blockade with the support of Hungary. Slovakia And Czech Republic.

Tusk’s position, who was Prime Minister of Poland from 2007 to 2014 and then chaired the European Council until 2019, does not have the anti-Brussels radical conflict component of PiS. According to Dudek, the opposition’s victory will soften the differences, but will not eliminate the rejection of the EC plan proposed from the east.

Prioritization of national security is reflected not only in protecting the border with Belarus, but also in protecting the internal borders of Ukraine or the Schengen area.

wall with Belarus

Warsaw had started building a 180-kilometer wall on the Belarusian border months before the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. At that time, the so-called hybrid war that the regime encouraged from Minsk was discussed. Alexander LukanshenkoIt dumped thousands of refugees from the Middle East and other origins across its border. The harshness of this wall, the brutality and corruption of Polish border guards towards refugees frozen in no man’s land, were reflected in the Polish director’s film ‘Green Border’. NetherlandsPresident of the European Film Academy. The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Festival, was likened to “Nazi propaganda” by the Warsaw Government, and its premiere was punctuated by protests that coincided with the election campaign.

Poland was the main access route to the community’s territory for millions of Ukrainians displaced by the war in their country. It stopped acting like an anti-asylum country, turning to refugees from predominantly Muslim countries to provide support for those from Ukraine fleeing a powerful common enemy. Russia. A year and a half later, PiS is threatening to cut aid to more than a million refugees still on its territory. This warning is combined with the order given by the prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, He, the maximum advocate of arms supplies to Kiev, announced that these shipments would be stopped after the commitments were completed. This shift is part of the prioritization of national interests, particularly rural Poland, which has seen imports or uncontrolled transit through its territory. ukrainian grain.

Bad neighborliness with Germany

PiS’s hostility towards Brussels extends to: Germany and any representative of its political class, be it the German Ursula von der Leyen who heads the EC, Angela MerkelThe current head of government is Olaf Scholz, and even the leader of the European Popular Party, Manfred WeberThe person who supports Donald Tusk.

Warsaw responded to Berlin’s announcement to expand border controls with Poland, which coincided with the scandal of visas apparently distributed from Polish consulates in Asia and Africa, by strengthening its own measure. It is a measure adopted in parallel by . SlovakiaIn theory, it coordinates with its partners in the EU. They are influencing the new European fever to control borders, including those inside space Schengen. According to Berlin, whose government is determined to reduce these arrivals, Poland is the first access route to Germany for irregular migration.