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Kaczynski ultimatum: 30 defy, Morawiecki labels Czarnek nomination mistake

7/28/2026

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PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski gave Development Plus members a quit-or-expel ultimatum Thursday night.
Thirty delegates refused, leaving Mateusz Morawiecki’s group with 40 Sejm MPs, one senator and three MEPs.
PiS will treat refusals as resignations and set a Committee ruling for Tuesday 28 July.
Kaczynski nominated former education minister Przemyslaw Czarnek as the 2027 prime-ministerial candidate, which Morawiecki called a “fundamental mistake.”

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PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski gave Development Plus members a quit-or-expel ultimatum Thursday night.
Thirty delegates refused, leaving Mateusz Morawiecki’s group with 40 Sejm MPs, one senator and three MEPs.
PiS will treat refusals as resignations and set a Committee ruling for Tuesday 28 July.
Kaczynski nominated former education minister Przemyslaw Czarnek as the 2027 prime-ministerial candidate, which Morawiecki called a “fundamental mistake.”