On Nov. 7, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted a video on X condemning President Andrzej Duda for denying officer‑rank promotions to new SAS recruits, labeling it a continuation of the president‑government conflict.
Tusk Confronts President Over Officer Promotions
In his video, Tusk announced that on the day of the video he should have been assisting 136 brave Polish officers who were set to receive their first officer ranks from the Military Counterintelligence and the Security Agency. He noted that before each November 11th, applications for such promotions are sent to the President’s office.
Denial of Promotions Sparks Accusation of War
Tusk explained that young men and women, after completing their studies and officer courses, were sent to the promotion ceremony not for a career, but because they were patriots awaiting the first officer rank. He criticized President Duda’s decision not to sign the promotions, calling it a continuation of a war between the president and the government and insisting that winning elections alone does not make one a president.
Minister Siemoniak Joins the Critique
Special Services Coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak echoed Tusk’s criticism, calling the president’s refusal an unprecedented blow to the state security system and to the people who wish to serve Poland. “It is a strike against the security apparatus and those who want to serve our country,” he write in a statement.
