Polish agriculture minister Stefan Krajewski said on August 6 that MPs had been partying at the Parliamentary Hotel during Karol‑Nawrocki’s inauguration, citing a prior incident and pointing to the new members’ behaviour.
Minister Details Partying Allegations
According to the latest findings from Rzeczpospolita, on August 6 Law and Justice MPs were reportedly celebrating Karol Nawrocki’s oath of office loudly in the Parliamentary Hotel. Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski of PSL said to Onet that similar incidents had taken place before, prompting his decision to leave the Parliamentary Hotel. “I have lived in the parliamentary hotel for six years and have seen many things, but what happened recently is not normal. After thinking it through, I must leave the Parliamentary House. Since August, and even earlier, people have been walking on the roofs and shouting… I have met with MPs in the restaurant and in the bar behind the screen (the bar inside the Parliamentary House). You can be out, but you cannot behave like this,” Krajewski remarked.
New MPs’ Conduct Warrants Scrutiny
When asked which party the MPs responsible for the misconduct belong to, Krajewski replied, “Of course you know who it is.” He added, “I don’t know, something has changed at the hotel, because MPs have entered the Sejm who weren’t there before, and those people allow themselves these behaviours. They record scenes with their phones, bring guests, and others see it.” Krajewski said, “Perhaps Nawrocki’s win in August got them so excited that they celebrated. Everyone can celebrate, but they must act in line with their positions. Not like what happened.”
Calls to Ban Alcohol on Parliamentary Premises
Representatives of the Together party announced they would submit a letter to the Marshal of the Sejm requesting that alcohol sales cease on parliamentary grounds. “Ban the sale and consumption of alcohol in the parliamentary restaurant and the Parliamentary Hotel. It can really be done. Staying at the Parliamentary Hotel or buying alcohol at the restaurant is not a human rights issue, only an organizational matter,” wrote chair Marcelina Zawisza on X. “Selling vodka during parliamentary sessions, drunk MPs in the voting hall is an abomination. Want to have a drink? Go to a bar elsewhere after work,” said Adrian Zandberg of Together. The statement referenced Slawomir Mentzena of the Confederation, who said the Sejm would become a less human place after an alcohol‑sales ban. According to Krajewski, “the ban would not change anything—if someone wants it, they will go somewhere else and come back altered. Or drink in their room and leave, because if someone seeks alcohol, they will find it.”
