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Controversial conduct in the Polish Sejm

Overview

The Polish Sejm has experienced several instances of controversial conduct by members of the Law and Justice (PiS) party during the resumption of parliamentary sessions. In early September 2026, the Sejm Ethics Committee issued reprimands to five lawmakers, including four from PiS, following an incident at the National Prosecutor’s Office in May. This disciplinary action followed allegations that the MPs entered a protected zone without authorization and ignored security orders during an interrogation. Shortly after, during a debate concerning a new judge for the Constitutional Tribunal, PiS members reportedly engaged in disruptive behavior. This included making barking sounds and shouting ‘tygrysek’ (little tiger) at Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. On September 4, 2026, PiS MP Dominika Chorosińska faced significant backlash for making barking sounds while Kosiniak-Kamysz was delivering a speech. Government officials, including Minister of Internal Affairs Marcin Kierwiński, condemned the behavior as a sign of political degradation. In response, PiS Vice President Tobiasz Bocheński issued a formal apology on September 5, stating, ‘I can apologize. It should not have happened.’ Chorosińska defended her conduct by characterizing the Minister of Defense as a ‘dog of Donald Tusk’ and claiming on social media that barking is the ‘only language’ understood by Donald Tusk and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, specifically describing it as the ‘barking of dogs from Kłodzko.’ Following the incident, former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki commented that while he would not have used such methods of expression, he does not regret his previous decision to nominate her to a ministerial position. By September 9, the PiS parliamentary club spokesperson, Waldemar Andzel, announced that the lawmaker’s behavior would be investigated.

Entities

Dominika Chorosińska · PiS · Sejm · Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz · Tobiasz Bocheński

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Dominika Chorosińska faces criticism after barking in the Sejm

    PiS lawmaker Dominika Chorosińska faced backlash for barking during a parliamentary speech. Her husband, actor Michał Chorosiński, defended her against what he called an “unbelievable lynching.”

  2. 4 days ago

    [POLITICS] 8 sources
    Dominika Chorosińska sparks Sejm controversy after barking during speech

    PiS MP Dominika Chorosińska faces backlash after barking in the Sejm during a speech by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, defending the act as a political statement.

  3. 7 days ago

    [POLITICS] 13 sources
    Dominika Chorosińska sparks controversy after barking in Polish Sejm

    PiS MP Dominika Chorosińska sparked controversy in the Polish Sejm by barking during a speech by Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. PiS leadership apologized for the incident.

  4. 9 days ago

    [POLITICS] 9 sources
    Sejm Ethics Committee reprimands five MPs over prosecutor's office incident

    The Sejm Ethics Committee reprimanded five MPs from PiS and Rozwój Plus for their unauthorized entry into the National Prosecutor's Office during a witness interrogation in May.

Sources

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This summary has been updated 5 times: see revision history