Speaking to reporters in the Sejm lower house on Thursday, Morawiecki said the association had been officially registered on Tuesday and would serve as a "programme foundation" for PiS, focusing on demographic issues and outreach to business and local government communities.
The announcement followed a reportedly turbulent away session of the PiS parliamentary club on Wednesday near Warsaw, during which party leader Jarosław Kaczyński was said to have called for a freeze on all internal associations.
Morawiecki dismissed reports of serious tensions, describing the atmosphere as "de-escalating and unifying rather than divisive".
"I will certainly not resign from this association, I will certainly support PiS, and I will not be pushed out of the party," he told journalists.
The row reflects a broader internal split within PiS between supporters of Morawiecki, known informally as the "scouts" (harcerze), and a rival faction – nicknamed the "butter-makers" (maślarze) – grouped around figures including Przemysław Czarnek, Jacek Sasin, Patryk Jaki and former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro.
Last month, Kaczyński and Morawiecki held a seven-hour meeting that produced what the party leader described as a compromise – a "two lungs" strategy, under which Czarnek would target more radical and Confederation-leaning voters, while Morawiecki would appeal to those seeking stable, effective government.
Morawiecki denied suggestions he was undermining Czarnek's campaign for prime minister, saying their relations were good following a dinner the previous evening.
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Source: PAP