The Government Information Center told the Salon24 portal that in January the Prime Minister purchased a notable device for the Prime Minister’s Chancellery. It is a 77-inch 4K OLED television priced at 16,500 PLN. This raises the question of whether this is the same equipment visible in footage when the new Prime Minister moved into office.
The Polish head of government remains highly active on social media and recently shared updates about relocating to the Prime Minister’s Chancellery. In his posts he displayed family photos and drawings from grandchildren or friends. He also brought a distinctive item labeled the “eye of Providence” to the new post. Yet what drew wider attention online was another, far more expensive object that had not been seen in the office before.
This was a large television noted by journalists, including those writing for Salon24.
Television in the Prime Minister’s Office / Caption: X: @donaldtusk
TV or just a big screen?
To learn more, inquiries were made with the Government Information Center. The center confirmed that in January 2024 the Chancellery ordered an XR77A80LAEP Sony 4K OLED TV (77 inches) to outfit the meeting room. The listed price was PLN 16,499.00. This information was reported by Salon24.pl correspondent Maciej Wewiór, citing a statement from the center’s deputy director.
There is also acknowledgment that the pricey device is not located in Tusk’s personal office. Instead, the older Samsung model—UE75CU7192 LED 4K with Tizen, 75 inches—that was acquired in July 2023 during the previous administration, has been used by Marek Kuchciński, the former head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery. The Government Information Center notes this distinction clearly.
Was the gadget meant for viewing matches?
While the existence of the expensive TV is confirmed, the timing of the recording suggests it is not the same unit that eventually appeared in the Prime Minister’s personal space. Donald Tusk moved into the Chancellery on December 16, 2023. The question remains: what purpose does a premium, large-screen television serve in the conference room?
After the order to install a high-end TV in the Prime Minister’s office, employees reportedly joked that old habits had returned and a television was needed for watching matches.
One former spokesperson from the PiS government commented in a Salon24 interview that Mateusz Morawiecki, the preceding prime minister, did not have a television in his office.
In its review, the Government Information Center prepared briefings so the Prime Minister could quickly absorb key media updates in the morning and throughout the day. The spokesperson noted that Morawiecki spent time on economic analyses, legislation drafting, and coordinating government and public institution activities.
Regardless of how it is framed, the scene does not quite align with the public image of Tusk as an approachable, ordinary leader who projects a sense of accessibility. Some supporters of the coalition have echoed this interpretation.
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Source: wPolityce