Nawrocki, whose presidential bid is backed by the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS), declared on Thursday: “I will be a president who supports direct democracy and gives citizens a voice.”
Speaking at a campaign event in the southern city of Katowice, Nawrocki accused his centrist opponent Rafał Trzaskowski of being a “coward” and a “puppet of Donald Tusk,” the prime minister and leader of the ruling pro-European Civic Coalition (KO).
Nawrocki’s speech was steeped in nationalist rhetoric and attacks on what he called “foreign ideology," news outlets reported.
He claimed that Polish coal mines and steelworks were being “systematically destroyed by foreign ideology” and reiterated his call to reject the European Union's Green Deal climate plan in favor of exploiting domestic coal resources.
He also pledged to safeguard Polish traditions and raw materials while promoting technological innovation, calling for the establishment of a “breakthrough technology fund.”
Nawrocki vowed to submit a draft law enabling more frequent referendums, arguing that citizens are ready to take greater responsibility for the country's direction.
“If by February 2026 politicians haven’t reformed the justice system, we’ll do it via referendum,” he said, while also pledging a vote on whether to scrap the Green Deal.
Nawrocki hit out at the Tusk government for “colonizing” state-owned companies and promised to keep them out of the hands of political cronies.
“These companies belong to us—not to Donald Tusk and his friends,” he told the crowd ahead of Sunday's vote.
Nawrocki accused Trzaskowski of being dependent on “German foundations, German capital, developers, bankers and millionaires.”
He urged voters to choose “a flesh-and-blood man” who "understands ordinary life" and “owes allegiance only to the Polish people.”
He also claimed that, if elected, Trzaskowski would send Polish troops to Ukraine, open the country to illegal migration, and “ideologize” schools and society.
“The president cannot be a puppet—a puppet who will destroy Polish mining and steel with the Green Deal,” Nawrocki shouted to supporters in the final hours of the campaign.
Also speaking at the rally was Piotr Duda, head of the Solidarity trade union and a vocal government critic, who said Nawrocki had signed a "program agreement" with the union earlier this year, pledging to oppose any effort to raise the retirement age.
(rt/gs)
Source: IAR, PAP