Law and Justice publicly framed December 13 as a milestone, highlighting what it called the coalition’s ‘successes’ now that a full year has passed since the elections that brought them to power. The party released a video that recaps its view of the legislature’s work, arguing that the ruling team has fallen short in energy, effort, and results. The post quickly sparked a wave of reactions across social media, with supporters and critics weighing in.
In the Law and Justice materials, Jarosław Kaczyński’s party positions itself as the main opposition voice over the year, using the clip to present a counter-narrative to the government’s performance. The video is paired with the hashtags RokKłamstw and TuskKłamie, signals that campaign messaging continues to shape public perception and frame the debate in stark terms.
With the first year of the tenth term of the Sejm completed, the opposition stresses that it did not stand idle. Describing itself as a democratic opposition, it says it submitted 47 bills, including measures extending the PLN 60,000 personal exemption, a package to zero out VAT on food, and a flood-relief law that would have required the state budget to cover the full reconstruction costs of destroyed homes. It claims it collected more than 140,000 signatures for a citizen initiative aimed at opposing energy-price increases. It says it blocked the construction of wind turbines near residential areas and organized demonstrations against what it describes as lawbreaking by the Tusk government.
The statement closed with a practical pledge to test the outcomes in real life, inviting scrutiny on the ground.
PiS also points to what it sees as the government’s failure to implement concrete measures, warning Poles about the possible consequences of Donald Tusk’s rule.
The government’s record was then scrutinized in sharp terms: described as the laziest in history, its program reduced to raids and hunting rather than sound governance. The critique alleged that the government filled corporate posts and fueled inflation. The narrative warned that under Tusk’s leadership ordinary Poles might face rising poverty and a sense of gloom instead of optimism.
That assessment was followed by a concise rebuttal: ‘we will see the results in practice’.
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One highlighted item recounts Morawiecki’s sharp remark on the year’s record, saying that rather than 100 details there are 100 lies, a critique presented as a sign of cynicism and a dismissal of the opposition.
Another post questions whether that constitutes a threat as Tusk marks the electoral anniversary and asserts resilience; online responses quote concerns that Poland might not endure under such leadership.
PiS offers its own summary of the year, arguing that Poland faced wide-ranging decline across sectors and notable losses in state finances, even amid signs of GDP growth.
Response on the Internet
Several PiS lawmakers responded to the online mockery directed at their party, offering counterpoints and highlighting achievements they deem noteworthy.
A growing number of Poles expressed frustration with the coalition’s unmet promises since December 13; online conversations used hashtags such as Year of Lies and TuskKłamie to encapsulate the mood.
The campaign messaging repeats that under Tusk leadership ordinary people would face hardship rather than brighter times, a refrain expressed in repeated hashtags.
The thread continues with the tag #TuskLies in ongoing discussion.
Similarly, the tag #YearofLies recurred across feeds.
Looking back, many observers describe a year where opportunities for Poland’s growth were squandered, with ambitious projects like the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, the atomic energy program, and job-creation initiatives falling short. In their view, the year was defined more by political clashes, rising energy costs, declining tax receipts despite GDP expansion, and disorder in crisis response. This was tagged as the Year of Lies and the Tusk Lies.
The same warning recurs: under Tusk, citizens might face hardship rather than progress, with the familiar hashtags reinforcing the message.
The rhetoric from opponents describes the government as ruled by a cadre of slackers and fraudsters, a charge echoed across posts.
The refrain of hardship over optimism continued.
Critics framed the year as one of lies, incompetence, hostility, and a partisan push to extend power by any means, attributing these outcomes to the December coalition. They claimed that Tusk’s leadership promotes division and urged restraint on power.
Hashtag messages again center on lies.
More posts underscore the sentiment that the year should have brought smiles but instead delivered a ‘Year of Lies’.
The campaign warns that under Tusk leadership ordinary people would face daily hardship, gloom, and misinformation, with claims echoed in the hashtags.
The repeating message reiterates that under Tusk’s administration poverty and sadness would dominate daily life.
Opposition voices accuse the government of governing by a group of underperformers and con artists, repeated in the hashtags RokKłamstw and TuskKłamie.
A running list of grievances appeared in hashtags: lies, lawlessness, fraud, violence, political weakness, Poland’s decline, and a lost year, all tied to the Tusk narrative.
By the end of the year, supporters frame the milestone as the completion of the Sejm’s first year, reinforcing claims of lies and failed promises.
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