Why is Konskie a place for electoral debates?
Before we turn the vote over to the Coneccans, we request to go back in time. It's 2015. The election to the Sejm wins the Law and Justice. The era of the regulation of the United Right begins, and everyone wonders what a mistake the Civic Platform has made over the past 8 years. Is it just about the natural usage of power, about voters wanting something different, about fresh faces?
Bitter Grzegorz Schetyna, president of the opposition PO, a fewer months later makes a diagnosis that will change the future of the 17 thousandth city
in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship: "Elections are won in Koński, not
In Wilanów".
It is doubtful that even then the inhabitants of Koński would know that their city will become a symbol of the territory Poland, of which the voices must besides be sought, if they are serious about assuming power. According to Schetina PO, she did not fight as hard as she should.
In 2015, PiS won over 45 percent of the vote in the Końskie municipality. The Civic Platform with 18.5% support was placed in the far second place. The podium closed the Left with almost 10.5 percent of the vote. And 4 years later, in 2019, PiS was only expected to gain. The organization of Jarosław Kaczyński was already favoured by over 54 percent of the voters of the commune – that is, more than half.
Law and Justice closely followed the results of the Konski elections and decided to stick its flag in them. It was here in 2020 that the presidential debate was organised by TVP, which openly participated in the run on the side of the PiS candidate Andrzej Duda. His rival Rafał Trzaskowski, who competed with the Civic Coalition, did not show up in Koński. Public television, called by TVPiS critics, constantly attacked it with pavvils. It wasn't an honest campaign, so you could presume that the debate
It'll be set up in Horses, too.
Duda with shameless doping TVP came to the finish line first: he won half a million votes more than his destroyed competitor – thus assured re-election, and PiS signed under the laws for the next 3 years.
If Trzaskowski had gone to the Horses then would he have won? We will not know, but this was the explanation of many political commentators. 2 years later in an interview with Temat Rafał Trzaskowski admitted that if it wasn't for TVP, things could have been different. But that's history.
Fighting for Horses. PiS vs. KO, debates and conventions
Let's decision 3 years forward. It is September 2023 and the Law and Justice even with money
from the state budget and forums from TVP cannot be certain that it will win parliamentary elections. The angry phrase "for the last 8 years" already means the regulation of Jarosław Kaczyński. The Law and Justice is again looking at the city, which became a symbol for Poland,
A talisman for the party.
It is in the Horse Law and Justice that organizes its convention before the elections to the Sejm. The transmission is to be kept under maximum control. In the boisterous sports hall independent journalists are locked in a tiny space and guarded by bodyguards. They can't record, they can't ask questions, and they can't watch freely, although there are no specified restrictions at another groups' conventions. Freedom of speech according to the Law and Justice.
On October 15, 2023 it becomes clear: Jarosław Kaczyński will lose power and the fresh government will make a democratic opposition. However, the horses did not bring happiness to the PiS. For 4 years, his support in this municipality has melted by nearly 10 percent points. The outgoing power painfully convinces itself that there is besides the grace of voters on the horse's pry, and the talisman has no magical power.
Horses 2025. Not only Trzaskowski and Nawrocki
But the Horses don't go into oblivion. At the hands of the Law and Justice, Rafał Trzaskowski wants them symbolically to be re-elected in the presidential election. In the spring of 2025, his strongest rival is Karol Nawrocki, a candidate for the Law and Justice Party, who received the position of president of the Institute of National Memory during the party's rule.
This time the election of Jarosław Kaczyński cannot number on public tv to join his campaign. It is ruled by the Coalition on 15 October, which carried out the dewriting of TVP. Nawrocki can only dream of the assistance that the PiS candidate provided to public tv under president Jack Kurski.
A Trzaskowski sees his chance in it. The one-on-one call for debate by Nawrocki, points to Koński. It's expected to be a rerun of history, but it's not the same river. The debate is being broadcast by TVP and another major tv stations.
Nawrocki accepts the challenge, but he's not the only one. On 11 April, six of the another presidential candidates are besides coming to Koński, who refuse to let public tv to show only 2 debates, alternatively than all the politicians competing. alternatively of spontaneous clash of Trzaskowski – Nawrock viewers are watching a multi-person discussion organized in a common mode, or even without any mode.
The subject of the debate in Konski is chaos. Until the last minute, speculation continues: who will be? Who won't be there? Who won't make it? The event, organized quickly, is besides technical, due to the fact that the media do not have time for solid preparation.
But it's nothing compared to the chaos in the city beyond the celebrated sports hall. Another debate, this time on the horse market, on the same day hosts tv related to the PiS – Republic. The information sound is increasing. The eyes of the full Poland are again turned to Końskie, but the voice as usual has visitors: candidates and commentaries. What about all the confusion that's going on? It's time to perceive to what the Coneccans and Coneccans think.
Who wins the presidential election? Horses don't bet on Nawrocki.
We're visiting this town in late April. It's a whimsical, spring day: 1 where any wear warm jackets and others halt on sweatshirts. It is Saturday – residents cut the marketplace on the way to or from the store. Parents bask on shielded benches while small children run around or take a nap in a wheelchair.
On election posters Trzaskowski and Nawrocki, Nawrocki and Trzaskowski. On the barrier next to the palace-park squad we come across the poster of Magdalena Biejat, the candidate of the Left, but individual went to the problem of cutting her face. Next to it is simply a blurry poster of Trzaskowski. We announcement an interesting correctity: Nawrock banners are intact, vandals have targeted Trzaskowski.
A fewer loud men with cans of beer are sitting close the church. In love, the main streets of Piłsudski, 3 May, Targowa are easy traversed. Many of them visit ice cream shops and enjoy their sweets while walking. The rush is, however, at the premises of popular discounts. No buying tomorrow, so people want to refill the refrigerator. And we want to know from them who wins the election and what they anticipate from the fresh president.
You're going to the first fire with a blue jacket. – I think (win – ed.) Trzaskowski. She has more support, says the female who clearly follows the polls.
We approach a grey man wearing glasses who rests on a bench. – Trzaskowski – answers without reasoning about who wins the election. We ask what would happen if Nawrocki or Mentzen were victorious. – If individual else wins, it will be unfortunate – there is no uncertainty Mr.Robert, who did not like "the last 8 years", i.e. the period 2015-2023.
In front of the jeweller's salon we talk about (in the eye of) 30-year-old Mr Michael. – I have no thought – answers the question about the name of the fresh president. He then admits that there is no favourite due to the fact that he has small interest in politics. Mr. Michael doesn't know if he's going to the election yet. “We will see what happens,” he says.
– surely (win – ed.) Trzaskowski – is already the opinion of Mr Zbigniew, whom we find in front of the service of electronic devices. A fewer another people, who seem to be anxious about the camera and the microphone, go distant saying, "I don't know," "we'll see," "we'll see."
Doubt who wins has no redheaded Barbara. Trzaskowski, of course. Only he is simply a suitable candidate – he evaluates a female horse. To ask what would happen if Nawrocki or Mentzen had won, he flinched and answered, "Tragedy" and "An even bigger tragedy". Well, that's a very delicate word, anyway. “We don’t want Taliban in Poland”, says another horse resident.
At the bike stand, we meet Mr. Janek. – I think (win – ed.) Trzaskowski – says smiling under a mustache. Why? The man explains that since the politician KO manages as president of Warsaw, he can besides manage as president of Poland. Questions
Nawrocki's possible triumph does not give a clear answer. The debate in Koński did not watch or know what to anticipate from this candidate.
In the centre of Koński we meet Catherine, who goes by the hand with about 9-year-old girl. It's hard to get anything out of her. The question is to avoid. In the tide of desperation, we ask who she would most like to see at the Presidential Palace. “I don’t have an opinion yet,” says a diplomatic woman. But a kid doesn't do anything about diplomacy. – Rafał Trzaskowski! – burns a girl with a thin voice,
And a female bursts with laughter.
2025 election in Konski. Not just KO and PiS
At the bus stop, we meet Mr. Luke. He is the first of the interviewers to point to another candidate, but not a PiS representative. – I think (wins – ed.) Hołównia, due to the fact that he is so liberal and calm – the man evaluates. – He is simply a average person, just like us – describes the candidate of the 3rd Way.
Near Ladybug, we manage to talk to a couple of grown-ups by the age of 30. Among passers-bys – possible voters – are people of mature or older age.
With fresh energy, we ask young people who will win the presidential election. “I hope not the PiS”, says the woman, let’s call her Agnieszka, who will send an email a fewer days later asking her to stay anonymous for individual reasons.
– There is no perfect candidate – adds the accompanying man, let's call him Marek. They intend to vote, but like all the erstwhile speakers, they do not remember the election date. But they know that there is inactive time.
– Who's gonna win? And PiS! – does not hide emotion about a 70-year-old female returning buying for her granddaughter. He has strong views and a strong way of expressing them. He is the first of our interlocutors to point to Karol Nawrocki, although not to mention his name.
We're asking if Charles Nawrocki is the best candidate. “I hatred it due to the fact that my husband had to work until he was 67 years old, and now he can neither walk nor anything, due to the fact that you know how the construction site utilized to be...” says another Mrs. Barbara. erstwhile we ask what request Karol Nawrocki likes most, she admits that she does not know due to the fact that she does not watch the news. – I will vote for the PiS and now! – concludes.
The election date on May 18 is remembered by about forty-year-old man in a sports jersey we meet in front of the supermarket. As a winner – although with a note of uncertainty – he points to the PiS candidate.
– I hope you will win Karol Nawrocki – says the horseman. He expects the fresh president to argue the current power, due to the fact that he very much dislikes what the Coalition government is doing on October 15. Participation in the elections will require any extra effort from him – on that day he has household obligations in another town – but he intends to make his voice count.
A fewer streets away, close Media Expert, we get a completely different election forecast. – Of course (wins – ed.) Rafał Trzaskowski – says short-haired blonde
in sunglasses.
As we learn from the further part of the discussion, Mrs Lidia is an entrepreneur and with the triumph of Rafał Trzaskowski she has large hopes. He believes that the candidate KO has competence and openness, which are desirable qualities in the President. “It does not divide people into better and worse sorts, we are all crucial to him,” says Jarosław Kaczyński, who said infamously, years ago. But he besides expects specifics. I'm very curious in changing my wellness contribution. I hope that the future president will keep that in mind," he concludes.
In the palace-parking team, where the historical car convention takes place, we meet 3 pensioners basking on the bench in the spring sun. – quite a few mess and all – so the electoral popularity of the Horses is judged by Mrs Janina. It is.
in a number – many of our interlocutors are pleased that their city is now the office of debates. Criticism or belief that Horses are a mockery is seldom expressed.
– It is essential to choose to make Poland Polish – Janina adds. “To make things no worse than they are,” Marian adds. We're asking who they fingers for. – Mentzen – throws a woman. As we dig into what a postulate he made for his heart, he shrugs his arms. - A postulate? She speaks well simply – the female answers.
The accompanying second man, who besides introduces himself as Marian, says that Mentzen will lead Poland. Mrs Janina explains why she supports the Confederate candidate. – At the minute it is: PO, PiS, PiS, PO. And over and over! After all, something needs to be changed – the female is judging. Mentzen as the winner of the election is besides typed by 2 middle-aged men, whom we catch later.
Finally, it turns out that our interlocutors are more likely to bet on Mentzen than Nawrocki. 1 of the Koński residents who joins us to talk to us, who loses his thumbs for Magdalena Biejat – tragically, because, as she admits, the polls are that the candidate of the Left has no chance of winning. The vast majority of the inhabitants of Koński as the fresh president point to Rafał Trzaskowski. If the election truly wins in the Horses, then the candidate KO can only enjoy.
