A month has passed since Donald Tusk was sworn in as Prime Minister. In this short time, he has already managed to destroy the public media, sow anarchy in the justice system and jail two parliamentarians who had previously been pardoned by the President of the Republic of Poland. What will Poland look like at the end of Tusk’s reign?
Donald Tusk broke another record. Never before in free Poland has the new government incited hundreds of thousands of people to take to the streets of Warsaw in such a short time, indignant and angry at the shameless trampling of democracy. What is Tusk talking about? When he took power, he did not have to choose the path of confrontation. In democratic Poland it has always been the case that the new government elected after the elections asked for 100 days of peace. This is the conventional time for personnel changes in public institutions, adjustments to state development plans and preparation of public opinion for a different style of governance.
Tusk could also have gotten his 100 days of peace, but he clearly didn’t want that.
After all, no one questioned his right to change the public media, the legal system and every area of life under state control. President Andrzej Duda clearly stated that he would respect the decision of the voters, but he expected the new Prime Minister to propose how this process could be carried out in a constitutional manner and in accordance with the expectations of Poles, who faced the nervous and emotional election campaign were fed up.
However, Tusk decided not to end the political war.
From a comfort of governance perspective, this is an illogical and self-destructive strategy. The new government opens new conflict zones every day and provides its opponents with fuel for protests. A few days ago, the world media published photos from Ecuador, where drug cartels attacked state structures. The bandits took strength, including: television building. Could narco-terrorists be inspired by events in Poland? As usual in banana republics, MPs Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were also arrested. In the member states of the European Union, police have not yet broken into the president’s office. Apart from the obvious scandal regarding the illegality of this action, it is worth considering why Tusk’s group is raising the ladder of escalation to ever higher levels and undermining the authority of the head of state?
The incredible accumulation of violations of democracy and the constitution draws public attention to the public media and the justice system.
What does Tusk want to divert the attention of the Poles from? Maybe because there is nothing specific on offer other than hot tap water, although that is not certain. The energy transformation could prove to be a task beyond the power of the ‘democratic’ coalition. But let’s take another example. The Mikołów district of Silesia has become the center of protests against the high-speed lines leading to the Central Communications Port. Prominent politicians from the then opposition came here during the election campaign. They promised to stop this investment, or at least that the railway would bypass the Mikołów district. These statements fell on fertile ground. PO and Third Droga achieved relatively higher results in the districts where the largest protests against the CPK were organized. Tusk has now been in power for a month, but it was expected that this would happen for a quarter. Since then, the Mikołów district is no longer interesting. Local activists ask representatives of the new government what’s next for the CPK, but they receive vague announcements of an audit of the entire investment.
No one claims anymore that the tracks will not cross the Mikołów district.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki was available to the media from the beginning of his term of office. He was not afraid of criticism and defended his views. He himself presented the most important reforms of the PiS government and took responsibility for them. The ‘democratic’ coalition works differently. Just a month after being sworn in, Donald Tusk gave his first interview, which smacked of a media setup from a mile away. One thing cannot be denied to the PO leader. Hardly anyone can talk about anything for an hour. You just have to be born with such a talent.
Tusk also perfectly transplanted the justification for the pub party: what’s wrong isn’t me.
It is worth following the Prime Minister’s comments on the biggest scandals in the first month of his rule. Waiver of immunity of MPs Kamiński and Wąsik – “Marshal Hołownia made the right decision.” Attack on public media – “I trust Minister Sienkiewicz’s actions.” Attack on the justice system – “Minister Bodnar knows what he is doing.” Tusk does not direct these events directly, but is only concerned about Poland, which is torn by internal disputes. The height of cynicism and hypocrisy, or perhaps a smart survival strategy?
As a warning, the government coalition partners should carefully follow the history of the Civic Platform.
Anyone who hated Tusk was expelled from the party, like Andrzej Olechowski, or sidelined, like Grzegorz Schetyna. If the current government’s ratings start to fluctuate, the PO leader will do the same. He will choose the perpetrator and throw him in front of the media. In such a scenario, this term may expire. From crisis to crisis, and in moments of crisis, purges in the government. All this will happen with maximum media involvement and emotional polarization of public opinion, so that people will concentrate on the games and not think about bread. At this rate, Tusk’s team will destroy Poland in a few months. How many years will it take to rebuild?
Source: wPolityce