Poland grapples with political disputes, local council fights and looming medical protests

Polish politician Paweł Usiądek of the Confederation warned that a Ukrainian children's book portraying the UPA as super‑heroes, with anti‑Polish verses, risks fostering hatred toward Poland.

Education minister candidate Przemysław Czarnek, speaking in Kłodzko, accused the Donald Tusk government of theft, called for the resignation of prosecutors and tax officials, and cited the September 2024 flood as a failure of the current administration.

In Warsaw, the city council rejected a Law and Justice (PiS) motion to demand the dismissal of deputy mayor Tomasz Mencina over the South Hospital scandal. Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski said decisions are based on facts, noting an ongoing municipal audit and recent resignations of two deputy mayors.

The council also turned down a PiS request to remove Łukasz Puchalski, director of the City Roads Management, after a whistle‑blower employee was dismissed. Puchalski maintained the termination was unrelated to the employee’s complaints.

The president of the Polish Supreme Medical Chamber warned that “in our environment there is a huge call for protests, anger and frustration over powerlessness,” signalling growing doctor unrest and calls for reforms of the Polish Accreditation Commission after a recent corruption scandal.