I see very few opportunities for the Confederacy to be our coalition partner; we differ not only in Ukraine, but also in economic and social issues; this is the last or penultimate party with which we can form a coalition – said Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and PiS politician Paweł Jabłoński.
“We have a very different approach.”
On Monday, the PiS politician was asked on RMF FM radio about a possible coalition between PiS and the Confederation, whose ratings are rising in recent polls following the upcoming parliamentary elections. In response, he stated that he sees “very little possibility” for Konfederacja to become a PiS coalition partner.
Firstly, because we have a very different approach, not only when it comes to helping Ukraine – which is much talked about – but we also have a very different approach to economic and social issues. The Confederacy wants to liquidate family support programs
– he said. The deputy chief of the State Department pointed out that in the Confederacy, in addition to the extreme liberal party, there is also an environment of nationalists, ruling that the latter “have no influence there”.
As he assessed, the takeover of the PO’s liberal electorate is responsible for the Confederacy’s poll growth.
I don’t really see a way to form such a coalition, but rather how it works – they would immediately demand the liquidation or a very serious reduction of 500+, the liquidation of a very large number of elements that protect workers in the Labor Code … Sławomir Mentzen (one of the leaders of the Confederation) openly says that they want to give employers the opportunity to fire people, “because it’s his business and he can do what he wants”
he said.
We believe that entrepreneurship should of course be supported, but employees should also be supported. I do not agree with the approach that employers are the salt of the earth and employees are not. Both are extremely important
he said.
Will PiS reach a majority?
Jabłoński added that Konfederacja is “of all the opposition parties the last or the penultimate party with which we can form a coalition.” He noted that it would be easier with PSL, which “shares with PiS an approach based on support for traditional values, protection of the interests of the weak”.
We certainly have some common points here; even with the left we have many points in common in this respect, although we are divided by ideological differences
– added.
The politician stated that he was convinced that PiS would win a majority in parliament that would be sufficient to govern independently.
After eight years of government, we have the same support (as in 2015 – PAP). I think after eight years every politician would like to have the same support as in the beginning, and now we have even more
– added.
Travels of Israeli youth
One of the topics of discussion was also the situation in Israel and our relations with that country, in particular in the context of the agreement on Israeli youth travel to Poland. Under the new agreement, students from Israeli schools will not come to our country with armed officers.
This is the part that was a big deal. The inhabitants of Cracow, especially those places where these organized groups moved, especially saw that these security officers behaved very inappropriately (…). We negotiated that these agents would not be here
– said the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The politician assured that young people from Israel will also visit Polish museums, monuments and memorials and meet their Polish peers.
If they come to Poland and leave with the feeling that it is a nice country, it is worth coming back here. So that these negative stereotypes are broken as much as possible, ie through direct contact with people who use the same applications on their phones, watch the same films and series. To make them understand that we are really very similar
he pointed it out.
We want to have the best possible relations with Israel
he stressed.
When asked when the Polish ambassador will arrive at the Israeli post, Paweł Jabłoński replied:
I think it will definitely happen this year. Of course, the process requires going through the entire constitutional process.
“Russia is not only a threat to Ukraine, but to all of Europe
In the context of relations with Ukraine, the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered the question of whether Jarosław Guzy would become the Polish ambassador in Kiev.
I am not aware of any decision on this matter. I’ve seen the media talk about it, but the political decisions, at least as far as I know, haven’t been made yet
– emphasized the guest from RMF FM.
The politician also commented on the statement of the Polish ambassador to France, Jan Emeryk Rościszewski.
The ambassador said something that was absolutely true. If Ukraine loses this war, we will be forced to get involved in this conflict, which means we may just have to defend Poland from Russian troops entering our territory.
– he pointed out, adding that this was all Ambassador Rościszewski wanted, which had already been clarified.
It was a live TV statement, maybe he didn’t express himself exactly, but the meaning was absolutely true, and we’ve been saying this for a long time
– added Pawel Jablonski.
Russia is not only a threat to Ukraine, but to all of Europe
he stressed.
When asked about fighters for Ukraine, the deputy minister replied:
I don’t think we will give all MiG-29s to Ukraine.
As he added, the machines will be handed over sequentially so that the deliveries are effective. The deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that by supporting Ukraine, we are also strengthening Poland’s security.
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Source: wPolityce