The author of the opinion published on Friday afternoon is Patrick Gautrat, French ambassador in Warsaw in 2002-2004. In an extensive article, it reminds of changes in Poland after 1989. He also notes that Poland “throughout its history has experienced many moments of glory, but also terrible tragedies, which sometimes were partly due to its own mistakes.”
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The former French ambassador assesses Karol Nawrocki. Hits Andrzej Duda
Gautrat accuses the outgoing President of Andrzej Duda that “He did everything possible to prevent Donald Tusk's activities (government) after 2023“Estimates that the winner of the presidential election Karol Nawrocki “is more ideological than Duda” and forecasts that He will try to “interrupt Tusk in action so as to quickly cause the resignation or fall of the prime minister and replacing it with” the technical government“It reminds that on June 11 the head of government will ask the Sejm to a vote of trust.
The author then adds: “For France, this result is disturbing, because a few weeks after signing in Nancy a two -sided ambitious treaty in the sphere of security, we have from now on a government that has less freedom of action and must form the President with eurosceptic opening“.
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“Government coalition may fall apart”
In Poland, “there is a wide -party consensus on support for Ukraine and strengthening defense instruments in the face of the potential Russian threat” – we read in the article. Gautrat expects that “In the following weeks” there will be many “institutional deadlock” and “a fragile coalition (government) may even fall apart”.
“Looking from a perspective, this is not the first time Poland survives a certain political chaos. However, you can be afraid that its position in Europe will be undermined, in which it found the right place again” – sums up the former French ambassador in Warsaw.
