Poland’s 2050 party reports voting anomalies to security agencies while facing internal divisions over leadership.
Former Security Official Condemns Complaint
On January 13, Poland 2050 announced it would inform the Internal Security Agency (ABW) about irregularities during the second round of voting for party chairman. The party stated there was a high probability of external influence on the electoral process, noting significantly more votes were recorded than the number of eligible party members.
Former ABW Colonel Grzegorz Małecki criticized the move, calling it inappropriate and suggesting the party was trying to divert attention from political embarrassment.
Holownia’s Return Creates Party Rift
Former Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia’s potential return has divided Poland 2050. While some party members see no need to repeat the first round of voting, others say they cannot imagine the party’s future without Hołownia, who has not ruled out running in a repeat election.
Rumors about possible defections to the Civic Coalition (KO) have been denied by KO members, who stated there’s an unwritten agreement against such moves during the current parliamentary term.
Gramatyka Points to System Inconsistencies
Party MP Michał Gramatyka highlighted contradictions in statements from the company responsible for online voting. He received an email stating the system was disabled for security reasons due to database overload, while another statement claimed no external attack occurred and the system worked properly.
“Nothing holds together,” Gramatyka stated, citing system emails showing vote counts that exceeded the party’s membership numbers.
