I came across any news erstwhile I was throwing channels on tv and that's how I know the first election committees to the Sejm and the legislature were registered. In this election, I will not run.
I'm a small sorry due to the fact that this would be my last start in parliament. For many years it was my dream. I wanted to be an MP due to the fact that I believed I could do something important. Years of presidency in Stalowa Wola have confirmed to me that I am well prepared to become a competent and effective parliamentarian. I've run a fewer times without success. That was close once. Now I wanted to run, but without the belief that I could do anything important. I am becoming increasingly convinced that the parliament in Poland is more and more theatre than the place where the most crucial issues for Poland decide.
Listening to the Buncho speeches of the various electoral committees, I asked myself, what will this election truly change? Of course, it is very crucial to remove the Law and Justice Office from power and, although partially, to cut off authoritative theft, partying, nepotism and demolition of all institutions of the state. I hope this works, but the open question remains, what's next? What about the disastrous war policy in Ukraine? What about the disastrous economical policy? What next to the deepening political and economical dependence on the US and the European Union?
There are dozens of these questions, and I do not hear anyone trying to give reliable answers to them, all the more so due to the fact that very many of these answers cannot be the way those who realize matters in the country on the rule of “belonging to us” and “they must give anyway”. Given Poland's economical and political position, all these key questions come down to this one; how do we regain independence? Unfortunately, this question must be put at this point and cannot be escaped. Today's anniversary of Roman Dmowski's birthday is simply a good chance to put them in public. It is clear, however, that the top political forces see this problem completely differently.
The biggest political forces, which presently regulation and have the best chance of taking power after elections, are de facto active in actions resulting in deepening the state of Poland's dependence on external forces. any and others consider the support of these forces to be the basis of their power in Poland. Could PiS regulation without US approval? Could the PO decision to power without the certainty that it has EU support? The inevitable consequence of this mechanics of power conflict based on these external forces is the failure of independence. From this emerges the primary constitutional rule of the current form of Polish statehood, not yet enshrined in the Constitution, but practically applied throughout the scope, that what is good for the US or the European Union must be good for Poland. This means that the category of the Polish national interest is completely driven from the horizon of the top political forces.
So what can be expected in this context after the upcoming elections? I do not anticipate any breakthrough in any fundamental sphere of functioning of the state. My cognition does not entitle me to categorical statements, but I have a feeling that this is the last minute to make fundamental changes in respective specified spheres. I think about demographic or geopolitical problems. Poles are dying out and ageing, resulting in irreversible negative social and economical processes and in time political processes. The geopolitical situation of Poland besides deteriorates and increases the hazard of getting into conflict with disastrous consequences.
It is crucial to look for references to these problems in debates of the top political force. There will besides be no discussion of this in the Sejm and the legislature of the next term. For example, who will have the courage to tell Poles that it is impossible to keep the current retirement age if the average pension is to be adequate for even modest maintenance? Who will have the courage to tell Poles that Ukraine will lose the war, and Poland's safety depends on it to a tiny extent, and additionally the current form of engagement – undisputed by the PO – on the side of Ukraine, plunges Poland economically and politically? And even if individual like that did, who would care? What would change that? I utilized to have religion that specified issues were settled in the Polish political circles in this parliament. Now I'm convinced it's not.
To prove that the upcoming elections will fundamentally not change anything, I do not propose that it is not worth voting for. I'm going to vote myself. I hope that there will be candidates who can afford to open and publicize the Polish national interest even if it is simply a cry in the wilderness. Unfortunately, I am afraid that there will be no anticipation for the implementation of Polish national interests. Or am I wrong?
Andrzej Szlezak
