Warsaw I lived this Thursday mass gathering encouraged by the president Poland, Andrzej Dudaand two former MPs from the ranks of the ultra-conservative party in favor of what he described as “political prisoners” Law and Justice (PiS). The president described their arrest as a “provocation” and attributed political responsibility for it to the pro-European government of Donald Tusk. Duda hosted two politicians in his palace on Wednesday and appeared before the media with their wives this Thursday. Like many of the steps Duda took to seize power, it was a theatrical display. The events of the previous day continued with the police entering the same presidential headquarters and arresting politicians, including the former Minister of Internal Affairs. Mariusz Kaminski. They both went in prison below and relative to their relatives they hunger strike. According to Duda, they are the first “political prisoners” in Poland since the country became a democracy in 1989.
His case is based on a conviction corruption And abuse of power The law was published eight years ago but came into effect after all resources were exhausted. Duda plans to release them by some method. forgive. Before entering prison, there was a solidarity rally and other support marches in front of the prison; The PiS leader also attended one of them. Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
This Thursday, another call for mobilization against Tusk was made in the Parliamentary Sejm. It brought together approximately 35,000 peopleAccording to municipal sources. The Parliament of Deputies suspended all its sessions until next week to avoid tension on the streets. While slogans were shouted among those gathered to continue their journey towards Tusk’s residence, other groups also set out for the prison.
Pulse
Ultra gears reflect: pulse Between Tusk and Duda, who took office as a PiS candidate in 2015. Tusk was elected prime minister last December, two months after his election victory. This was a transition blocked by the president, who entrusted the formation of the government to former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki from PiS, although there was no chance of development due to the lack of parliamentary support.
Already in office, Tusk has vowed to reverse the controversial judicial reform promoted by PiS. His first steps as prime minister were to take over leadership of public radio and television and the official PAP press agency, which was dominated by PiS. The Polish justice system declared the new appointments illegal.
cohabitation It was predicted that the conflict between the PiS loyalist head of state and Tusk’s pro-European bloc would be complicated due to the personal rivalry between the President and the head of Government. But that depends on Tusk. european fundsIt is frozen by the conflict between Brussels and Warsaw that has marked PiS’s eight years in power.