Poland’s Law and Justice Party is mobilizing its supporters to rise against the Tusk government
Poland's Law and Justice Party, which has been attacked by the government led by the new Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has mobilized its supporters to hold mass anti-government protests in Warsaw. |
According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “NTV”, the largest opposition party in Poland (PiS) organizes a demonstration in Warsaw (the country’s capital). The purpose of this protest was initially against the restructuring of public media by the new government led by Donald Tusk, which, of course, became more hostile after the arrest of two convicted PiS politicians by the Tusk government.
However, the controversy surrounding the arrest of two PIS politicians on charges of abuse of power The focus of these demonstrations has changed. Former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his deputy, Masij Vasik, were arrested and taken to prison on Tuesday after they were initially received by President Andriy Duda at the presidential palace. The president and the Law and Justice Party describe these two as “political prisoners”. He has announced that he will fight for their freedom. Kaminsky went on a hunger strike on the first day of his detention. Kaminski and Wasik were sentenced to two years in prison in a Warsaw district court in December and were due to begin serving their sentences. Duda pardoned the two after their initial trial in 2015. However, the Supreme Court declared the amnesty illegal as the appeal process was still ongoing at that time. Duda reiterated on Wednesday that he thinks the amnesty still stands. At the same time, he asked PiS supporters to keep calm during their demonstration in Warsaw. He condemned these two representatives and warned that Duda and Yaroslav Kaczynski, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice party, should be held accountable for the accusation of subverting the constitution and violating the law. The parliamentary session scheduled for Wednesday was postponed until next week due to the chaotic situation. And justice was done. Duda, whose presidency lasts until 2025, is close to the former ruling party.
According to observers, the intensification of the conflict between the new and old camps of the government in Poland can Bring the EU and NATO member countries into a state crisis. In this way, the power struggle between the center-left government of Donald Tusk, which has been in office since December 15, and the conservative National Law and Justice Party, from which President Duda also comes, has intensified.
Poland’s new prime minister, Donald Tusk, wants revenge on the former ruling Law and Justice party and is taking tough measures against PiS. He is currently reforming the television.
Not long ago, the new Polish government removed the leaders of the public media on the charge of unilaterally supporting the former ruling party “Andrei Duda”. , the president of Poland, who belongs to this party. The reason is that Donald Tusk, the new prime minister of Poland, has put extensive reforms in the public media, which he believes were propagandists for the previous ruling party, and dismissed the leaders of these media.
Publisher | Tasnim News |