The prime minister has accused the president of scheming to derail the government’s reform agenda to better position his Law and Justice (PiS) party ahead of the next general election in 2027. Nawrocki has vetoed some key pieces of legislation from the Tusk-led ruling coalition. They’ve also been at loggerheads over foreign policy, especially over Nawrocki’s recent visit to the White House to visit his political ally, Donald Trump.
But the Polish military firing its first shots in anger at a foreign invader into its territory since 1945 changed the mood music.
Trump reportedly planned to speak with Nawrocki later on Wednesday, and posted on social media: “What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones? Here we go!”
Mateusz Morawiecki, a former PiS prime minister and normally a fierce foe of Tusk, posted: “In times like these, loyalty, solidarity, and responsibility are what matter. Together, we can do it. We will defeat the enemy,” he said, underlining that, “There is one enemy and that enemy is external.”
Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, who usually revels in attacking PiS, posted: “Let’s stay calm, let’s unite.”
Frenemies
But even in the first hours, cracks started to appear in that political unity.