The traditional conservatives in Poland, Law and Justice (PiS), may only have a path to power if they join forces with the right-wing Confederation party, as well as the highly controversial MEP Grzegorz Braun and his quickly growing party. Now, some within PiS believe such a coalition will be possible, with PiS MP Przemysław Czarnek explaining what unites them.
Czarnek, in a morning interview with Polsat News, was asked about a possible agreement between the three parties. The politician admitted that his role within the party is to encourage right-wing voters to vote for Law and Justice, with the goal of an independent government. He emphasized, however, that such an agreement with rival parties is possible if necessary.
He emphasized that Braun is not currently in the Sejm, and that he has good relations with members of the Law and Justice party.
“When it comes to Mr. Grzegorz Braun, I agree with him on many issues, I have identical views on many issues, but on some, especially in the way he expresses them, I am on a completely different path,” Czarnek said on Polsat News. “Saying that the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau are fake is simply anti-Polish stupidity, considering geopolitics – an alliance with the United States is absolutely necessary to maintain our security,” he added.
“If this coalition were to happen today, there is no Grzegorz Braun in the Sejm, there are three MPs, some of whom I am even friends with, like MP Zawiślak, there is MP Fritz and MP Skalik, with whom I have good relations, so it is always possible,” he said.
In the context of the coalition with the Confederation, the politician was asked about “Mentzen’s social Darwinism.” He admitted that there were issues that absolutely would not fit into a coalition agreement.
“Here, whenever a coalition is formed, if one is necessary, we will negotiate our coalition agreement and certain elements of Mr. Mentzen’s program certainly cannot be implemented, because if they were implemented, I agree with Chairman Kaczyński, we would fly as a state and society into space and never come back,” he said.
“This is the domain of those who have never governed and can present various economic fantasies. But this is natural, and also necessary […] Sławomir Mentzen and I have far more in common than differences, and in this sense, a coalition is always possible,” he said.
A coalition with Braun would be especially explosive for PiS, but the electoral math may leave PiS with no other choice. However, such a coalition may prove unstable, especially with Braun known as an impassioned provocateur who maintains a hard line on a number of issues.
Recent polling, however, shows a right-wing coalition is the more likely outcome than any other scenario.
