The Polish ruling party PiS repeatedly sounds anti-German tones. Apparently these should not be missing from the current House of Representatives election campaign. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is currently in his sights.
A video clip of the PiS was published on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. First you see a satellite image of the Earth, then the camera slowly zooms in on the Polish capital Warsaw – all the way to the German embassy. A fictional ambassador picks up the phone and calls PiS chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski. In bumpy Polish with a strong German accent, the supposed diplomat explains that he wants to transfer a conversation with the Chancellor to Kaczynski.
Scholz wants to make it clear that the retirement age in Poland will be raised again – as it was during the time of Kaczynski’s political opponent, former government leader Donald Tusk. Kaczynski says: “Tusk is gone and these customs are over.” He then hangs up (see tweet below).
The attack is aimed both at alleged German interference in Polish politics and at Tusk himself, who has been repeatedly accused of acting on behalf of Berlin. Background to the bizarre video: Parallel to the parliamentary elections on October 15, the PiS government wants to let voters vote in a referendum on, among other things, the retirement age. This was increased under Tusk’s liberal-conservative government, but the PiS, which has been in power since 2015, put an end to this.
Tusk wants to become head of government
Tusk is chairman of Poland’s largest opposition party, the liberal-conservative Civic Platform (PO). After his government in Poland, he served as President of the EU Council until 2019. He is now back in Polish domestic politics. With a victory in the parliamentary elections, Tusk wants to force the PiS government out of power and then take numerous members to court.
The PO says ruling party politicians should be held responsible for a series of scandals involving alleged irregularities in the procurement of medical equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as a costly failed attempt at postal voting only during the lockdown to deter. “Violations of the constitution and the rule of law will be swiftly exposed and punished,” said a list of 100 measures for the first 100 days in office published online by the PO on Saturday. Tusk also accuses PiS of undermining democratic norms by expanding political control over the courts and turning state television into a propaganda magazine.
The German Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the latest unrest. “As partners in the center of Europe, Germany and Poland have a shared responsibility for good neighborly relations and successful cross-border and European cooperation,” a spokesperson briefly explained.
Source: Krone
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