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Poland elections, party turmoil, centrist rise polls and probes

Poland’s political scene stays volatile ahead of landscape remains turbulent as the 2025 2027 parliamentary vote. July election approaches. Repeated opinion polls put through June 2026 show the Civic Coalition (KO) at about 31 % support, consistently ahead of Law and Justice (PiS) near 23 (PiS), but the gap has narrowed: KO’s support hovers around 29‑32 % while PiS ranges from 23‑25 %, and a combined opposition of with the right‑wing Confederation and Grzegorz Braun’s party at roughly 26 %. Government approval remains at Crown faction gaining 9‑13 % each. A United Surveys poll (mid‑June) projected a record low for the Tusk cabinet. Unia Centrum, combined opposition majority that could outnumber PiS in the centrist party launched on 12 July 2026 Sejm. Within PiS, internal divisions persist. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and led by Climate Education Minister Paulina Hennig‑Kloska, continues to seek coalition participation while preparing Przemysław Czarnek staged a program convention joint rally in September. PiS is under multiple pressures. Prosecutors opened an inquiry into the Polish National Foundation and imposed Gorzów Wielkopolski in early June, a ban on members joining certain NGOs, deepening internal rifts. A United Surveys move presented as de‑escalation, yet a May poll (16‑17 July) showed former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki preferred over Przemysław 40 % of respondents favour replacing Czarnek as the party’s prime‑minister candidate, though many voters remain undecided. On 23 July candidate. The party launched the Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office dismissed “Po Pierwsze Polska” association in early June and scheduled a large convention in Kłodzko for 5 July, where Jarosław Kaczyński will unveil an accountability agenda. At the high‑profile “two‑towers” fraud investigation involving same time, PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński, finding no authority or evidence of wrongdoing. Former MP Roman Giertych announced plans Kaczyński outlined a “big‑tent” coalition strategy to appeal the decision. Analysts on 25 July warned that absorb smaller right‑wing groups. Legal scrutiny continues. The long‑running “two‑towers” investigation into a cancelled skyscraper project linked to PiS is facing an ideological crisis, with factions questioning the party’s core principles was dismissed by prosecutors in late June, prompting sharp reactions from both PiS and accusing leaders of softening messages to chase poll numbers, a development that could erode electoral appeal. Polling on 20 July showed former mayor Karol Nawrocki leading former president Andrzej Duda for opposition figures. Separate probes into the presidency (34.6 % vs 18 %) Polish National Foundation and Morawiecki maintaining a lead over Czarnek for prime minister (≈40 % vs 18 %). On 21 July prosecutors opened an inquiry into a possible recent poisoning of allegation against President Karol Nawrocki have kept the justice system in the spotlight. Centrist politics saw a new development with the launch of Unia Centrum on 12 July, led by Climate Minister Paulina Hennig‑Kloska after he collapsed at a rally, adding further uncertainty split from Polska 2050. The party aims to join the already turbulent landscape. governing coalition and will hold a program convention in September. President Nawrocki’s popularity remains high; trust ratings peaked at 54.8 % in late June, though a July‑August poll recorded a modest decline to 47 % positive.

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