Morawiecki founds new faction after split in PiS

29.07.2026 15:00 HotInfo

Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Wednesday the creation of a new parliamentary faction with 40 lawmakers. The move followed a split in the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, from which Morawiecki was expelled over a dispute about the party's future political direction. hnonline.sk ↗

The new formation emerges at a time when part of PiS has come into conflict with party chairman Jarosław Kaczyński. According to available information, the dispute concerned whether the party should continue shifting toward the more radical right or attempt to appeal to the political center. Morawiecki and a group of lawmakers distanced themselves from this direction and described the creation of a separate parliamentary club as a space for future political steps. idnes.cz ↗

The split also has a European dimension. On Tuesday, in connection with his expulsion from PiS, Morawiecki resigned as chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists faction in the European Parliament. PiS was among the leading forces in this faction and had long been an ally of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. irozhlas.cz ↗

Further developments will show whether Morawiecki's new faction remains merely a parliamentary club or becomes the basis for a broader political formation. The division of Poland's largest opposition party could affect its standing both domestically and within European conservative politics. Telex ↗