On December 22, former government press secretary Piotr Müller said he would no longer give the controversial EU Parliament speaker Jacek Kurski any attention, sparking a row in Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party.
Müller’s Candid Reply
During an interview on Polsat News, Piotr Müller, former press secretary of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, was asked whether he had signed a motion to kick Jacek Kurski out of the Law and Justice party. He replied that he did not want to give Kurski any more attention, accusing him of feeding on such attention and claiming that he wants Kurski to find his own satisfaction.
Host Marcin Fijołek noted that the issue was brought up by members of the ruling party, to which Kurski retorted that it was he who had first raised the question.
Origins of the Conflict
The dispute began on December 15 when Kurski criticized the promotion of PiS leader Piotr Morawiecki as the prospective prime minister. He accused Morawiecki of self‑promotion and claimed that the former prime minister had not only given an interview but also joined a campaign against Zbigniew Ziobro, calling it “ostentatious disloyalty.”
Social Media Exchange
Soon after, Waldemar Buda posted a message asking Kurski, the party’s ECR adviser, to respond to an upcoming Strasbourg meeting, noting a lack of contact. Kurski replied, demanding that Buda provides proof of communication and criticizing his lack of effort compared to his previous handling of Poland’s milestones.
Buda’s post also stated that, due to these “disgusting insinuations,” a cross‑faction initiative had begun to collect signatures for a motion to remove Kurski from Law and Justice.
Party Drafts Expulsion Motion
The motion, gathering signatures from members across political lines, seeks to expel Kurski from the ruling party in response to the accusations and the ongoing dispute.
