Donald Tusk expressed confidence the coalition would remain stable despite a split in Poland 2050, as a new parliamentary club called ‘Center’ was formed by 15 MPs and 3 senators.
New Parliamentary Club Formed
Paulina Hennig-Kloska and her faction on Wednesday (February 18) announced they would form a new parliamentary club called Center. The question arises whether the split in Poland 2050 will threaten the majority in the Sejm.
Center is created by 15 MPs and three senators. Members include Elżbieta Burkiewicz, Izabela Bodnar, Żaneta Cwalina-Śliwowska, Sławomir Ćwik, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Rafał Kaprzyk, Rafał Komarewicz, Aleksandra Leo, Barbara Okula, Barbara Oliwiecka, Ryszard Petru, Norbert Pietrykowski, Marcin Skonieczka, Mirosław Suchoń, Ewa Szymanowska, Grzegorz Fedorowicz, Piotr Masłowski, and Jacek Trela.
Tusk Downplays Turbulence
Donald Tusk commented on the situation, stating: “In recent days and hours, both Ms. Pełczyńska-Nałęcz and Ms. Hennig-Kloska assured me that regardless of the turbulence in their group, they will remain loyal to the government, to the coalition of October 15.”
“I want to reassure you, we have had to endure such turbulence this year and we have endured, we have survived such shocks on the political stage, world, European and Polish in very good condition,” he added.
Split in Poland 2050
Polska 2050 left Paweł Zalewski and Joanna Mucha, who declared they would be non-aligned MPs, as well as MEP Michał Kobosko.
Center’s Declaration
Paulina Hennig-Kloska stated about the new club: “Center is a place where people meet, where they develop good compromises and achieve success, because we want Poland to be at the center of our work, our attention, but also because the center is where balance is achieved and counterweight is placed to the extremes.”
Earlier, members of the Center spoke about the coalition, with Hennig-Kloska declaring: “This is extremely important for us to stop being the internal opposition of this coalition. We are its member, a substantive participant and it is important to end the discussion about whether the coalition has stable foundations.”