Polish Opposition Expels 40 Lawmakers Who Formed Breakaway Caucus Led by Ex-PM Morawiecki
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Polish opposition expels 40 lawmakers who formed breakaway caucus led by ex-PM Morawiecki
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Mateusz Morawiecki and other MPs left the PiS Group, violating the party's statutes.
Poland's former Prime Minister Morawiecki leaves the national conservative opposition party PiS in protest against the right turn. Previously, he had founded his own faction with other members of parliament. This now has consequences.
The Law and Justice (PiS) Disciplinary Court has expelled 38 MPs and two senators from the party's Rozwój Plus parliamentary club. Among them is former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The decision was reported by PAP. All MPs seriously violated the party's statute by leaving the PiS club and joining the new Rozwój Plus club, said Karol Karski, PiS disciplinary spokesman. In Mateusz Morawiecki's case, the court also found that on August 3rd, h…
The split within the Law and Justice party (PiS) has become a fact. "Morawiecki is now coming out and saying that he didn't decide anything, he was just a pen," said Jacek Sasin, a member of parliament for the party.
Poland's opposition Law and Justice party (PiS) has expelled former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and a group of MPs from its ranks. The party's internal disciplinary court made the decision, the chairman of the court told TVP. They allegedly violated the party's statutes by leaving the PiS faction and joining a new faction.
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