MPs of PiS, Links and Poland 2050 from Konin (Greater Poland Voivodeship) made no secret of their surprise in an interview with PAP about the candidacy of AgroUnion leader Michał Kołodziejczak, which was announced on Wednesday as the first KO list for the Sejm in this district. They judged it to be a competition for PSL and PiS.
In the 2019 parliamentary elections, Law and Justice in the Konin district (No. 37) won 5 out of 9 possible seats for the Sejm. Two deputies were elected from the list of the Civic Coalition and one parliamentary seat was won by the KW SLD and PSL.
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PO leader Donald Tusk announced on Wednesday that the list of candidates of the Civic Coalition for the Sejm from Konin district will be opened by AgroUnia leader Michał Kołodziejczak. Currently, the only KO MP from this constituency, Tomasz Piotr Nowak, will contest the elections from second place.
Yesterday a “plague”, today an ally
Paulina Hennig-Kloska, elected from Konin district, the chair of the Polish parliamentary group 2050, noted in an interview with PAP that Kołodziejczak had “expressed pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian views” in recent weeks.
He shot with the most extreme nationalists, opposed women’s protests, so I don’t know how much he has in common with KO. By introducing such a person to the Sejm, Donald Tusk is simply assuming responsibility for him
– she said.
Referring to previous talks about the possible joint launch of AgroUnia together with Poland 2050 and PSL as part of the Third Way, Hennig-Kloska pointed out that her group did not want to take “responsibility” for Michał Kołodziejczak’s joint list launch, under Others. because of the people around him.
We actually do not know what is behind the slogan “AgroUnia” and we were not prepared to take such a risk. The man who was recently with Mr. Kołodziejczak in the Ministry of Agriculture ran an illegal animal farm, the animals were taken from him because of his very poor health – this is not what a good host does
she rated.
Just two weeks ago, Mr. Michał Kołodziejczak called Donald Tusk a traitor and a scourge in conversations with us, which is also quite a funny situation and a good turnaround. This is Mr Michał Kołodziejczak’s fourth coalition this year, so you can see it’s all about reaching the Sejm stage and government money
– she said.
The deputy ruled that Kołodziejczak would not fight for her electorate.
First of all, it is not related to the region at all. Secondly, it does not represent values that are important to the voters and supporters of Poland 2050. I understand that this is a desire to attack the former Samoobrona electorate, which today supports PiS, and it is rather here that Mr Kołodziejczak will “fish”. If it convinces someone, it won’t hurt. I also intend to exhaust the PiS voters in our constituency, although probably in other groups
– she said.
Asked by PAP whether he was surprised by the candidacy of Agrounia’s leader Michał Kołodziejczak from this district’s KO lists, Konin District’s MP, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ryszard Bartosik, said : “both yes and no.”
It has long been clear that Kołodziejczak serves the Civic Platform. His actions were aimed at supporting this party and that has been visible in recent times. As for the list and the choice of place – no one knew, it is certainly a curiosity, an element of surprise
– he said.
However, he added that Kołodziejczak “is a candidate like a candidate – we’ll see how it goes.”
As for me, I’ve been doing my job for 7 years now, such candidates appear out of a hat for elections and I think after the election, if they don’t win a seat, they don’t exist, and if they win a seat, they exist neither – and this gentleman has nothing to do with my region
he stressed.
When asked whether for him – as deputy minister of agriculture – the start of the AgroUnion leader from the same district could pose a threat, Bartosik said that he saw no threat in this context.
I see no threat here, because we actually work for farmers, for Polish agriculture, for the Polish countryside. Kołodziejczak, on the other hand, can only create confusion, he can use some passwords, but nothing good ever came of it. And his start at the Civic Platform only confirms that he accepts all the evils that happened in the Polish countryside as a result of the activities of the Civic Platform and PSL
said the secretary of state.
When asked how he generally assesses Kołodziejczyk’s chances of winning a seat in this constituency, Bartosik said it is difficult to predict how existing KO voters will react to the AgroUnion leader.
When it comes to Law and Justice, I don’t think it will have a big impact on our results, and when it comes to PO, I have no idea what it will look like. First place is always first place, but whether current PO voters will vote for it is hard to say. For me this is fortune telling right now and it’s hard for me to say anything
– he said.
Surprise
The left-wing member of parliament from Konin district, Tadeusz Tomaszewski, admitted in an interview with PAP that he was surprised by the information about the start of Michał Kołodziejczak from the KO list in his district.
I think this is a deliberate attempt to reclaim PiS’s mandate or mandates. But PSL is also in a difficult situation, because the leader of AgroUnia will certainly also influence his electorate
– he said.
Mr Michał is a well-known active trade union activist. Some of his postulates are close to the left, but I don’t see him as an opponent, but as a competitor. The left has its program priorities, some of which are similar in agriculture. This is a competition mainly for PSL and PiS. Interesting duels are coming: Kołodziejczak – Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ryszard Bartosik, or Kołodziejczak – Leszek Galemba, head of the parliamentary committee of agriculture
he assessed.
The MP assured that he would conduct his campaign in a positive way, “not by attacking people”.
Michał’s campaign will probably not be standard. The rulers will have to deal with it
noted Tomaszewski.
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Source: wPolityce