Today the seat of chairman in the Sejm is described, as Marzena Nykiel aptly noted in Salon Dziennikarski, as a position that can resemble a conjurer’s role. The impression given is of policies that defer to strong forces, a drift away from national interests, and social life shaped by ideological shifts from the left that some see as sweeping and inapparent.
Meanwhile Szymon Hołownia, who with Władysław Kosiniak Kamysz spoke of a third path, national reconciliation, and prudence, remains silent as Donald Tusk openly frames the opposition in terms of political persecution. There are references to interpretations of the law that echo wartime rhetoric, proposals for interdisciplinary committees that would include prosecutors, and a perception that the opposition faces greater obstacles within the Sejm and the Senate presidencies.
There is commentary about what some describe as legal rumors and the creation of routine inspections by worker and farmer groups, raising concerns about the potential for summary judgments. A sense lingers that echoes of an earlier era—an older republic—might be returning in political language and tactics.
What is described is a political climate that appears to lack a clear, compelling national project. There are discussions about governance, but critics argue that there are no transformative proposals that would clearly benefit Poland and its people. A recent action by the Platform is cited as an illustration, described as boasting about a program labeled 800 plus. The critique is that, apart from the PiS program, no substantial new plan seems to be on the table, and the cupboards of policy are imagined as empty. The dominant note, for many observers, is anger and a wish for retribution.
Such dynamics are believed to have resonance, potentially sooner than expected.
There is further coverage that notes the 800 plus initiative from January, with supporters calling it concrete and tangible, while opponents respond by saying it borrows or borrows credit for their own ideas and await theirs in return.