The leader of the ruling party resigned as deputy prime minister
After the departure of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the ruling Law and Justice party in Poland, from the post of deputy prime minister of the republic, the country’s political system will not change much. According to Nikolai Topornin, associate professor of the Department of European Law at MGIMO, the politician who is the shadow leader of Poland is unlikely to retire completely.
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“If we talk about Kaczynski, he is such a shadow leader of Poland. Although he does not occupy such high positions, it is obvious that due to his authority, contracts and connections, he stands on the stage, but not on the front part, but behind. Of course, his participation in other political decisions,” the expert said in an interview with
The interlocutor of the publication does not expect serious changes in the policy of Poland. Topornin noted that both President Andrzej Duda and the Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, being quite young politicians, are loyal supporters of Kaczynski and came to power not without his help.
The expert linked Kaczynski’s resignation with the age and health status of the politician. Nevertheless, the leader of Poland’s largest party, in his opinion, will not lose his influence.
“Remaining a shadow leader, perhaps he will make some combination to go somewhere less often, he will now lead from a country house or from a dacha,” he said.
On Tuesday, June 21, it became known that Kaczynski resigned from the post of Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, chairman of the National Security and Defense Affairs Committee of the Republic. At the same time, he remains the leader of the Law and Justice Party, which he has headed since 2003.