PiS Politician Reveals Background of Kaczyński’s Decision Amid Mass Departures

Following a long-standing internal dispute, Jarosław Kaczyński announced that roughly thirty MPs have resigned from Law and Justice after refusing to leave political associations linked to Mateusz Morawiecki and Jacek Sasin.

Kaczyński Announces Mass Departures

On Friday, July 24, Jarosław Kaczyński announced that about thirty MPs resigned from Law and Justice, with the party’s political committee set to approve their decision the coming Tuesday. The party leader stated that they do not want to part ways, but over 30 MPs resigned because things simply turned out that way.

The decision marks the finale of a long-running dispute within PiS. Last week, the party leadership gave members a Thursday, July 23 deadline to withdraw from associations engaging in political activity—primarily Mateusz Morawiecki’s Rozwój Plus and Jacek Sasin’s Po pierwsze Polska—under threat of exclusion.

Ultimatum Sparks Reactions and Resignations

Sasin announced the end of his association’s activity almost immediately, whereas Morawiecki previously stated he had no intention of stepping down, which commentators viewed as a sign of his impending departure after the ultimatum expired. Following Kaczyński’s announcement, PiS politicians shared their reactions on the platform X.

PiS MP Sebastian Kaleta recalled Kaczyński’s revelation that even before Rozwój Plus was formed, a party split was proposed to him, but he rejected that scenario. Kaleta argued this information explains why the leadership viewed Morawiecki’s association as the seed of an actual split, noting that the lawmakers who refused to sign the loyalty declarations chose to leave on their own.

Reactions from Party Members and Coalition Figures

Tobiasz Bocheński admitted that while many might be shocked, he had known about the split attempts for a long time, writing that the division served personal ambitions rather than the common good. Meanwhile, ruling coalition politicians criticized the chaos, with Left MP Tomasz Trela calling the situation a circus on wheels where the party leader does not even know how many MPs he is losing.

Ryszard Petru from Centrum suggested that the division is merely a fight for influence in PiS rather than a fight for Poland, and political scientist Mateusz Pluta summarized the event as an interesting silly season in Polish politics. The article is continuously updated.