Poland’s main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) is confronting a significant internal dispute after former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki launched a new organisation called Rozwój Plus (Development Plus), prompting party leadership to threaten disciplinary action.
PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek addresses reporters in Warsaw on Thursday.PAP/Radek Pietruszka
PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek said the association „violates the party’s statute”, which explicitly bans members from joining other political organisations.
„This brings specific disciplinary consequences that follow directly from the statute,” he said following a meeting of PiS’s Political Committee on Thursday.
Party leader Jarosław Kaczyński went further on Friday, warning that members who remain involved in the association will lose their spots on PiS electoral lists.
„I am saying clearly – there will be no place for people who engage in this on our lists,” he said, adding that other statutory consequences would also follow.
Morawiecki confirmed founding the association, arguing that Poland needs „responsible action and the ability to build broad consensus”.
Around 40 PiS politicians are said to have joined, including Michał Dworczyk, Paweł Jabłoński and Ryszard Terlecki.
Kaczyński acknowledged holding talks with Morawiecki and expressed willingness to continue them, but said he believed the association’s growing local structures gave it a clearly political character.
He suggested the real source of tension was his appointment of Przemysław Czarnek as the party’s candidate for prime minister – a move Morawiecki reportedly opposed.
As a potential off-ramp, the party proposed creating an internal Expert Council where members could contribute to policy work ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections.
The dispute reflects a divide that insiders say has been simmering since late 2025, with Morawiecki’s supporters informally dubbed „scouts” (harcerze) and their opponents „butter-makers” (maślarze).
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Source: PAP, PolskieRadio24.pl
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