Former Polish PM Morawiecki launches new movement after criticizing PiS
Mateusz Morawiecki criticized the leadership of the Law and Justice party. (Photo: Mateusz Morawiecki / Facebook)
Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki launched a
new political movement called Development Plus, Onet
reported on July 29.
Development Plus comprises 40 members of Poland’s Sejm and
Senate.
“Recently, we have witnessed some very strange party games
that are completely unnecessary. We want to look to the future and fight for
the well-being of Poles, for a strong army and a strong Polish cultural
identity. We do not want to get dragged into party infighting,” Morawiecki said
at a news conference in the Sejm.
He also criticized the leadership of Law and Justice, or
PiS, arguing that internal conflicts were weakening the party.
Law and Justice leader Jarosław Kaczyński announced on July
24 that more than 30 members, including Morawiecki, had left the party. Onet
later reported that the PiS political committee had not expelled Morawiecki or
those who supported him.
“Some party procedures are underway. We are not interested
in them. Let them do whatever they want. Today, according to some people with
Ph.D.s, we are in Law and Justice; according to others, we are not. Is that
what Poles care about? Poles care about the fight for a strong Poland, for
their wallets, jobs, housing, development, identity, culture and the Christian
faith,” Morawiecki said.
Morawiecki added that Development Plus would focus its
criticism on Donald Tusk’s “extremely bad” government and highlight what he
described as its mistakes, violations and schemes.
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