In the new edition of “Sieci”, President Andrzej Duda openly explains in the first interview after the announcement of the election date why the return of Donald Tusk to power would be dangerous for Poland. He also comments on Germany’s unacceptable attempt to interfere in the Polish elections and strained relations with Ukraine.
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“If you look at the elections, then against the opposition”
President Andrzej Duda emphasizes in an interview with Marek Pyza and Marcin Wikła (“If you look at the elections, then against the opposition”) that the campaign should be mainly substantive, not emotional, and indicates that the Poles are a wise people and choose their leaders based on their achievements and promises kept. When asked what he thinks the Poles want, he replies:
I think that Poles want above all a decent Poland. They want to live in a country that develops, that gives them opportunities, in which they are safe. I am thinking here of the military aspect, which stands out today in the first place. That we would have a strong and numerous army, that we would be a stable part of the North Atlantic Alliance and that we would have strong obligations arising not only from treaties, but also from the actual presence of Allied forces on our territory. Economic and social security is also an important element, we want to be able to live in dignity at a good level. To ensure them, politicians must provide jobs for Poland. The work of developing Polish entrepreneurs consists for the most part of creating new jobs. These are all parts that, when put together, will give us an efficient and well-functioning condition. This is what the Poles want.
There are voices in the media that the opposition is preparing an action to “supervise the elections”. Some are even calling for an OSCE observation mission in Poland. The president points out that this is just another campaign ploy.
[…] it is an attempt to prepare Polish society for the fact that if they lose, they will claim that the elections were rigged. Paradoxically, this mission might stop them from manipulating opinions about the Polish elections. These are two different things: the real result and the message they want to send to the world. We know very well that what happens in Poland is different from what is said abroad. It is these people – the current opposition – who are taking part in it. They are the ones who defame Poland, even in the European Parliament. This political game is ruthless, the liberal left has been strengthening its positions in several European institutions, including the judiciary, for decades, and now we are seeing the effects
– says President Andrzej Duda.
“Weber vs PiS: the question of the political enemy
Jan Rokita points out in the article “Weber vs PiS: The question of the political enemy” that the vast majority of German politicians have for years refrained from openly criticizing political parties in Poland. This rule was broken by Manfred Weber, who increasingly criticized the Polish government.
His new political language on Polish issues is provocative indeed. In June 2023, in the columns of the respected and conservative Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, he probably first used the term “political enemy” (“der politische Feind”) against the right-wing rule over our country. And the use of such a term for Poland’s largest democratic party was – admittedly – a complete novelty in the way the Christian Democrats talk about our country. Surprisingly, even in Germany itself
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According to Jan Rokita, Weber fits into a certain trend of European politicians who do not intend to facilitate PiS’s victory with the ongoing election campaign.
Of course Weber – like most German, French, Spanish, Dutch or even British politicians – wishes the worst for PiS and hopes for the Polish elections and Tusk’s return to power in Warsaw. In any case, all of Europe has now suspended any thought of changing its policy towards Poland until the October elections. Only if PiS remains in power after them will the search for a new ” modus vivendi ” in relations with Warsaw begin in European government offices
Rokita writes.
“Second Part and Second Attack”
Jakub Augustyn Maciejewski, in the article “The Second Part and the Second Attack”, comments on the campaign of the opposition and liberal media against the second part of the textbook “History and Present”.
The attack on Roszkowski’s textbook is just a substitute topic to convince of the backwardness and authoritarianism of Law and Justice […]. This campaign, however, has the same effect of provoking Roszkowski’s readers, instead of focusing on the values of the textbook, to defend the book.
– writes the publicist.
The author of the article lists three features that make Prof. Roszkowski’s new publication unique:
The first is obvious: it is the author’s nonconformity. While authors bow to fashion in other high schools, […] Roszkowski relates the latest history according to the most important historical processes […]. The author does not elevate temporal fashions to timeless axioms. And here comes the second reason for the handbook’s uniqueness – the creation of this work after Russia’s attack on Ukraine allows an unambiguous assessment of Europe’s or the US’s past policy towards Moscow. […]. There is also a third thing that sets the book apart: the linearity of the story. Well, in contemporary works for young people, many eye-catching gadgets, illustrations and colorful infographics are added to diversify the message. This is to aid the learning of this generation, which constantly needs new stimuli […]. In short: without many colors, pictures and visual tricks […] the young generation will not be able to concentrate on the content and process new information. Roszkowski’s handbook is therefore classic not only in content but also in form. He criticizes many contemporary trends and does not succumb to them himself. On the other hand, the book becomes more challenging for students as it is more demanding. But isn’t that what serious education is all about?
What’s more in the new “Network”?
Also noteworthy is a special supplement for the anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw “A great victory for lonely Poland” and articles by: Stanisław Janecki “The Trouble with the Confederation”, Konrad Kołodziejski “Fight for the Baltic Sea”, Dorota Łosiewicz “Nobody has done more for demographics than the PiS government”, Dariusz Matuszak “Forbidden subject, namely immigration and forced resettlement”, Marek Budzisz “When will Russia be able to challenge NATO again”, Maciej Walaszczyk “Revolution against ordinary people”.
Also worth reading is the conversation between Goran Andrijanic and Marek Grabowski, a sociologist and president of the Social Changes Research Laboratory “Whoever has a plan for Poland will win.”
In addition, the weekly also features commentaries on current events by Krzysztof Feusette, Dorota Łosiewicz, Bronisław Wildstein, Andrzej Rafał Potocki, Marta Kaczyńska-Zielińska, Samuel Pereira, Alina Czerniakowska, Wiktor Świetlik, Piotr Cywiński and Katarzyna Zybertowicz.
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Source: wPolityce