The “Polish Declaration,” outlined on Friday in Warsaw by Kaczyński and party spokesman Rafał Bochenek, is a bid to unify right-wing forces ahead of the next parliamentary elections in 2027.
Kaczyński described the document as a call to overcome internal political divisions and an open invitation to the far-right Confederation party, as well as other smaller political and civic groups, to formally align with PiS.
He confirmed to reporters that the declaration could serve as a platform for a future electoral alliance.
Bochenek told Poland's PAP news agency that the document was intended as a “public, open invitation” to Confederation leaders to join talks and potentially co-sign the declaration. He said it lays out key directions for future joint action.
Confederation’s deputy leader Michał Wawer responded by saying the party agreed with “all or nearly all” points in the PiS declaration. However, he accused Kaczyński of hypocrisy, claiming that PiS had itself long pursued mass migration policies and a conciliatory stance toward the EU, positions it now criticizes.
Among the 10 points listed in the declaration are a hard line against Russia under President Vladimir Putin, continued alignment with the United States and opposition to any plans to introduce the euro in Poland.
The manifesto also calls for the rejection of a proposed new EU treaty, which PiS says would lead toward a “single European state.”
The party insists on maintaining Poland’s national currency, the zloty, and protecting economic, monetary and social policy sovereignty.
Bochenek also emphasized the party’s opposition to the privatization of healthcare and education, and to what he termed the “insertion of ideology into education.”
He said PiS wants Polish development to be "rooted in Christian values" and calls for "patriotic education" to be reinforced, with “demoralizing teaching programs” eliminated from schools and universities.
The party also proposes a referendum on the EU’s migration pact and the implementation of deportation procedures for irregular migrants.
“Illegal immigration” is explicitly rejected in the declaration, though the language does not differentiate between categories of migrants.
'Poland first'
Bochenek said Polish-Ukrainian relations should be shaped “above all by Polish national interest" in areas including security, economics, history and migration.
Energy policy also features prominently. Bochenek said that PiS supports Poland’s energy independence and rejects the EU’s Green Deal. He called for the protection of domestic energy resources, especially coal.
The final point in the declaration, “housing is a right, not a commodity,” proposes a new housing and migration policy aimed at encouraging members of the Polish diaspora to return and settle in Poland.
Bochenek said this would be supported by efforts to lower housing costs and reduce developer-driven pricing.
That slogan in particular raised eyebrows. Grzegorz Płaczek, head of the Confederation parliamentary group, told the PAP news agency that he was surprised to see what he called “a left-wing slogan from the radical communist fringe” appear in PiS rhetoric.
He warned that state-led housing development would be inefficient and costly. “What is needed is a free market and streamlined building regulations,” Płaczek said.
At the press conference, Kaczyński defended the platform’s ideological consistency by pointing to the earlier “Toruń Declaration,” signed in May by Karol Nawrocki, who was then running for president with the support of PiS.
That declaration included points such as opposition to Ukraine’s NATO accession and a promise to reject any law that would increase taxes in Poland.
Bochenek concluded that the PiS declaration responds to “the devastation of Poland,” citing "internal and external threats to national sovereignty and identity."
He said the document was intended to protect “young people and future generations of Poles” from misguided policies.
He added that the programmatic convention scheduled by PiS for October would go beyond these 10 points, indicating the party plans a broader strategic platform for the coming months.
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Source: IAR, PAP