Either the Party or the Association: Kaczyński and Morawiecki Set for Showdown

PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński and Deputy President Mateusz Morawiecki are set to meet on Thursday amid an ultimatum requiring party members to quit political associations.

The Meeting at Nowogrodzka Street

“Tomorrow at 12:00 at the PiS headquarters at Nowogrodzka Street, a meeting will take place between Prime Minister Jarosława Kaczyński, PiS president, and Deputy Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki,” PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek announced on Wednesday evening.

At the same time, Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on X that “the rule of the United Right and the cooperation of many environments within PiS changed Poland” and urged following the path that gave PiS victory. “Let’s go the path of agreement, ambition, solidarity and development,” he added, stating in an attached video that he will not allow “eight years of great change to be reduced to personal vendettas and internal ambitions.”

Kaczyński’s Ultimatum and Party Resolution

Last week, the PiS leadership issued a resolution obligating party activists—under threat of exclusion—to resign from associations “conducting political activity” within the grouping, specifically targeting Morawiecki’s “Rozwój Plus” and MP Jacek Sasin’s “Po pierwsze Polska”. The deadline for the decision was set until the end of the day on Thursday, July 23.

Sasin announced the same day the resolution was passed that his association had ceased operations, while Morawiecki declared he wants to stay in PiS and develop his association because he wants the victory of an ambitious Poland.

Letter from Morawiecki’s Association Members

Last Friday, members of Morawiecki’s association emphasized in a letter to the PiS leader that their goal is party unity and reaching out to groups that have left the party in recent years. The letter was signed by 45 PiS politicians, including MPs, senators, and MEPs, as well as Müller, who served as government spokesperson during Morawiecki’s premiership.

The PiS spokesperson reported that a meeting between Kaczyński and Morawiecki took place the same day but did not resolve the matter, with Bochenek confirming the order to leave associations remained current.

Bochenek Recalls the Deadline

Bochenek also reported on Tuesday via X that the party’s political committee will meet next week to decide on approving parliamentarians’ declarations regarding their party membership. “Time is until Thursday, the end of the day. Association or party,” he wrote.

On Wednesday around noon, the PiS spokesperson assessed that the “Rozwój Plus” association conducts “schismatic activity,” noting in an X post that those wishing to remain in PiS have until Thursday to submit their declarations.