Bombshell ruling knocks Poland’s PiS for improper election spending

The concern has turn into a significant level of competition between the brand new authorities and PiS. Tusk has lengthy promised to carry PiS accountable for what he mentioned was their “eight corrupt years” in energy.

One of probably the most placing examples was the accusation that the State Forests — a physique that owns a lot of the nation’s forests and which bought 14.6 billion złoty price of timber in 2023 alone — was utilized by Sovereign Poland to advertise itself forward of October’s election.

Sovereign Poland can also be on the heart of an investigation into alleged misuse of cash from a fund operated by the Ministry of Justice, which the party managed.

Since PiS ran a joint marketing campaign account with Sovereign Poland, any misdeeds by the smaller party additionally have an effect on its bigger ally.

PiS’s marketing campaign funds had been additionally problematic.

Deputy Chairman Mariusz Błaszczak, who was protection minister within the former authorities, confirmed up at a lot of “army picnics” organized throughout the election marketing campaign that had been seen as selling PiS.

At one of many occasions, in August final 12 months, PiS Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński, talking from the stage whereas flanked by Polish troops, known as Tusk “the personification of evil in Poland.”

Błaszczak additionally denounced Thursday’s choice, saying: “Tusk is introducing the Belarusian system, a regime that doesn’t respect the rights of the opposition, [and] which is attempting to destroy the opposition in our nation.”