Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has created a new political grouping. The Development Plus association “is meant to bring together people who dislike something about each of the political parties on the right”, WP reported.
According to Polish media, 38 politicians have already joined the initiative. Most of them are members of parliament from the Law and Justice party, of which Morawiecki is also a member.
For several months, there has been speculation in Poland about a conflict within Law and Justice between two factions, one associated with Morawiecki and the other with Przemysław Czarnek, whom Law and Justice leader Jarosław Kaczyński recently named as a candidate for prime minister in the 2027 parliamentary elections.
The news of Morawiecki’s initiative has caused concern within the Law and Justice leadership. A meeting of the party’s top leadership is due to take place today. Media reports suggest that the outcome could include a ban on those who supported Morawiecki from appearing on Law and Justice party lists in the next elections.
Opinion polls show the ruling Civic Coalition leading. Law and Justice is in second place, followed by two Confederation groupings, while left-wing parties may also enter parliament. However, neither Civic Coalition nor Law and Justice appears capable of forming a stable coalition. Civic Coalition and the left do not have enough seats, while Law and Justice would need an alliance with the Confederation of controversial politician Grzegorz Braun, which Kaczyński категорически rejects.
