Inflation has been a hot topic in Poland for months now, with the price of butter specifically in the spotlight recently, hitting nearly 10 zlotys (€2.35) in some stores and higher-grade butter reaching as much as 16 zlotys (€3.75). Analysts say the price could go even higher.
Law and Justice (PiS) presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki raised the subject during a meeting with supporters in Siedlce. “I want to be honest with you, I don’t know how much butter will cost when I am the president of the Republic of Poland,” he said, according to Do Rzeczy.
The president, he stressed, cannot control prices from the top. “Let’s be honest, the president has no direct instruments to decide how much butter, bread, poultry costs,” he continued.
PiS says that the price increases, such as 100 percent spike for butter and 30 percent for gas, are the result of the Tusk-led government's policies. https://t.co/J6KT5sC8hO
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) December 10, 2024“If anyone takes responsibility for this, it’s the Polish government, although we also know that there are these economic mechanisms, the free market. But, to be honest, we know that every government has a specific influence on this,” added Nawrocki.
Candidates tend to overpromise, but Nawrocki is taking a different tack here, attempting to level with voters about what he can realistically do as Poland’s president.
According to the latest United Surveys poll in the first round of the presidential elections, 36.9 percent of respondents would vote for the Civic Coalition (KO) candidate, Rafał Trzaskowski, a drop of 3.5 percentage points compared to the previous survey by the same group in November.
In turn, Karol Nawrocki would get 30.3 percent, a jump of 5.8 points, with other polls showing his gain to be even higher.
