– The president of the Republic is not from giving authoritative support to any of the candidates. As a citizen of the Republic of Poland, I will do everything in my power, if only wellness allows to go to elections and take part in them personally, to give a vote, as any citizen who has an active electoral right, said president Andrzej Duda in November 2024. That's comparatively recent.
His words sound highly dishonest or comic present – according to his political opponents. Let us remind you: Duda appeared on Sunday at Karol Nawrocki's electoral convention. Many commentators note that this may be the effect of Nawrocki's assumed position in the polls. Yes, it is in second place and enters the second round, but it is much different from the leader Rafał Trzaskowski and small from Sławomir Mentzen (although the position of the Confederate candidate seems to be weakening).
Let us remind: Duda encouraged the vote on Nawrocki in Łódź. He besides sweetened Law and Justice, claimed that this Kaczyński group "behaved honest, besides in democracy." He added that he (Duda) respected the principles of democracy.
The president did not halt at frosting the image of Law and Justice. He besides verbally attacked the current power camp. He even went to the proposition that elections could be unfair.
– These are the choices that legality is in danger of precisely due to the matings that the another organization admits, to this cynicism and bastardity, to the saying that the ultimate Court's Chamber of Control is illegal, and she must approve the validity of the election," said Duda at the party-election convention.
The president's in the mediate of a fight.
Sławomir Nitras (KO) recalled on social media the words of Duda from November last year and covered them with a meaningful comment.
"He thought so, but as Kaczyński said, he supported it. Nawrocki is another puppet of Kaczyński" wrote Nitras.
"President Duda vowed not to support anyone due to the fact that the president should not be active in election campaigns. I find it very funny" – summarized left-wing club head Anna Maria Żukowska. She added that "the full Nawrocki PiS run so far pretended not to be a PiS candidate".
Prime Minister Donald Tusk besides approached the substance harshly. "'It cannot be that cynicism and bastardity win in Poland'," said president Duda today. You're in. We'll finish what we started 15X. Goodbye," wrote the head of government on platform X. His words stirred many PiS politicians.
What Duda said today, what he said six months ago
At the Navrock Convention on Sunday, president Duda stated that as president he had a feeling that he was carrying out "the work of Lech Kaczyński sharply interrupted in Smolensk, which should be continued by his successor".
– I know the continuation of this work is in this room. I told Charles Nawrock: Charles – you have to. But I'm besides here to say – you have to. You must mobilize as you did in 2015 and 2020. due to the fact that we cannot let cynicism and bastardity to prevail," he said.
Six months earlier, erstwhile he swore the president was not from engaging in an election campaign, he was much more restrained.
He said that erstwhile it comes to "issues related to historical policy and issues of any patriotic view of an crucial issue for the Republic of Poland, it is clear" that – observing historical ceremonies in fresh years in which he participated – "practically at all these ceremonies was the president of the IPN".
– Today, this president is Dr. Karol Nawrocki. Therefore, from this point of view, he and his approach to these matters are close to me. This is surely individual who is close to my heart in this sense – he explained.
– But there's besides a Confederate candidate. I will want to hear what you and the ladies, although for now there are only gentlemen, gotta say about crucial Polish matters," said Duda in November.
