Jacek Sasin has unveiled the “Poland First” association, a new internal PiS initiative intended to secure the party’s right-wing flank as a conservative counterweight to Mateusz Morawiecki’s “Development Plus” project.
A New Internal Power Structure
Jacek Sasin announced that the “Poland First” association will operate strictly within PiS without establishing independent regional structures. The leadership includes Elżbieta Witek, Tobiasz Bocheński, and Patryk Jaki as deputy presidents, alongside Michał Moskal as secretary and Marek Wesoły as treasurer.
Sasin described the initiative as the “second lung” of the party. Speaking to DoRzeczy.pl, he explained that while Morawiecki’s “Development Plus” targets centrist, liberal, and urban voters, his group aims to reclaim the party’s core conservative, patriotic electorate concerned with national sovereignty.
Full Loyalty to Party Leadership
The association was inaugurated at the PiS headquarters on Nowogrodzka Street, signaling formal blessing from the party leadership, though Jarosław Kaczyński was not present. Sasin confirmed that the group has already surpassed 100 membership declarations.
Sasin emphasized that the association will not act outside the party. He explicitly declared total loyalty to Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) and party leader Jarosław Kaczyński, reiterating that the initiative is designed to function entirely within the existing party framework.
Political Rivalry and Strategy
Observers note that “Poland First” is a competitive response to Mateusz Morawiecki’s earlier association. The timing of the announcement—coming just one day after a joint rally by Przemysław Czarnek and Morawiecki—suggests a move to demonstrate broader support among parliamentarians for the faction backing Czarnek’s potential leadership.
Sasin maintains that the two associations represent a unified, two-pronged strategy to capture a wider spectrum of voters. He expressed optimism about recovering voters who shifted toward the Confederation party, viewing Przemysław Czarnek as a candidate capable of addressing the specific grievances that led them to leave PiS.
Future Alliances and Senate Pact
Addressing internal polling, Sasin claimed PiS support is within 3-4 percentage points of the Civic Coalition. He remains open to forming a right-wing pact for the upcoming Senate elections, provided the strategy excludes figures like Grzegorz Braun.
Sasin indicated that internal party decisions regarding such coalitions are imminent. He expressed doubt that there will be a place for Braun’s formation in the future Sejm, predicting that support will wane once voters are presented with the group’s full lists and district candidates.
