Polish President Andrzej Duda withdrew NIK presidential candidate Tadeusz Dziuba amid a heated dispute during a parliamentary vote, turning the process toward revisionist Paweł Śliz’s nominee Mariusz Haładyja.
Hash Clash and Nominations
Coordinator Mariusz Gosek initially presented Tadeusz Dziuba, a two-term former Wielkopolskie province head and NIK vice president amidst heated parliamentary acclaim and backlash from opposition members who accused ToS of political influence on nominations surrounding Jarosław Kaczyński.
Kaczynski Panel Intervention
Block PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński intervened, withdrawing Dziuba’s candidacy after a private conversation with Tadeusz Dziuba, stating DOL was authorized to pull the candidate due to assurances and background checks that fulfilled the majority’s selection criteria.
Haładyja Candidacy
Coalition representative Pawel Śliz advanced prosecutor general president Mariusz Haładyja, a nonpartisan national figure selected through review panels and public hearings before an opposing force authored by Berkowicz, Wawer, Fritz, and Skalik of Konfederacja and Confederation Korony Polskiej.
Unexpected Majority Vote
431 Sejm Members supported Haładyja’s candidacy with 421 affirmative votes, 4 rejections from the conservative factions, and 6 abstentions from Konfederacja and PSL as PiS unified behind the revised option.
