# Poland election integrity and political tensions > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/poland-election-integrity-and-political-tensions > Updated: 2026-10-26T19:16:21.000Z. Sources: 15. Developments: 2. Legal proceedings have emerged regarding the 2025 presidential elections in Poland. The Siedlce District Prosecutor's Office charged 87 electoral commission members with the unintentional failure to perform duties due to errors in vote counting and inaccurate protocol preparation. In Gdańsk, nine commission members faced similar charges following a protocol error that incorrectly favored Karol Nawrocki over Rafał Trzaskowski in a specific district. Political tensions have since escalated following allegations of fraud within party leadership contests. Rafał Kasprzyk, representing the Unia Centrum circle, accused Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz of falsifying the Polska 2050 leadership elections, citing a suspicious technical interruption during voting, though he admitted to possessing no hard evidence for the claim. These tensions culminated in the resignation of Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz from her roles as Poland’s Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy and as a leader within the Polska 2050 party. Her departure followed a disagreement over a parliamentary vote concerning local government term limits. Following her resignation, the Polska 2050 board removed her from the party, citing actions detrimental to the group. Pełczyńska-Nałęcz criticized the governing coalition’s management, describing its approach toward smaller partners as “violent” in both personal and informational aspects. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has since appointed Agnieszka Bartol, a veteran diplomat and EU official, to succeed Pełczyńska-Nałęcz as Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy. As political analysts look toward the 2027 parliamentary elections, poll data suggests that while the right-wing opposition is gaining momentum, the governing coalition may mitigate losses and secure a majority if they run on a single joint list rather than competing separately. ## Claims - Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz resigned from her ministerial position and her role as head of Polska 2050. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Agnieszka Bartol has been appointed as Poland’s Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy. (corroborated by 3 sources) - The Polska 2050 party board decided to remove Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz from the party. (corroborated by 3 sources) - A joint list of KO, Lewica, PSL, and Polska 2050 could win 39.4% of the vote and 228 mandates. (corroborated by 3 sources) - Rafał Kasprzyk accused Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz of falsifying the Polska 2050 leadership election. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Rafał Kasprzyk admitted he does not have physical evidence to support his fraud allegations. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Law and Justice (PiS) would receive 19.5% of the vote and 103 mandates in the joint list scenario. (single source) - If parties run separately, PSL and Polska 2050 would likely fail to reach the electoral threshold. (single source) - Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz described Donald Tusk’s management style as 'violent'. (single source) - Szymon Hołownia stated that Pełczyńska-Nałęcz’s resignation caused measurable damage to Polska 2050. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-10-26: Poland: Agnieszka Bartol to replace Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz Agnieszka Bartol will replace Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz as Poland’s Minister of Development Funds following the latter's resignation and subsequent removal from the Polska 2050 party. 15 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/poland-political-tensions-rise-over-election-fraud-allegations ### 2026-10-04: Poland: Prosecutors issue charges in election errors, data breach, and major traffic accident Polish prosecutors have issued numerous charges, including 87 election officials for negligence in the 2025 presidential vote, five suspects in a 13-million-person NFZ data breach, and a bus driver in Warsaw. 9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/poland-prosecutors-charge-election-officials-over-2025-vote-counting-errors --- Cite as: Poland election integrity and political tensions. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/poland-election-integrity-and-political-tensions