Sworn in on Wednesday as president of the Republic of Poland Karol Nawrocki will be a difficult partner for the German government, and cooperation between the new head of the state and Prime Minister Donald Tusk will also be difficult – German media write on Wednesday.
According to the “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” daily, Nawrocki left no doubt that he considers the Tusk government to be an opponent, and during his presidency he wants to help PiS return to power.
The journal published in Munich estimates that the president supported by PiS “has no ambition to represent all Poles.” “There is also no intention to constructively cooperate with the left-liberal-conservative Tusk coalition for the good of the country. Nawrocki wants to represent those who think like him and his party. In PiS logic, only they are true and patriotic Poles,” reads “SZ”.
Referring to the recent reconstruction of the government, the newspaper points out that Tusk wants to mark a new beginning. “Above all, however, Tusk must finally clearly determine what plan his government has. Everyone knows what PiS wants. But what does Tusk want? Apart from fighting PiS?” – writes “SZ”.
In the opinion of Gazeta, Tusk lacks courage to be in favor of joint EU decisions, e.g. on a migration pact, and instead rejects it, just like PiS. “But this is how the pro -European politician? Tusk could try something new: without fear of attacks that will come anyway, to support cooperation with Germany, praise the EU or his own energy strategy,” says “SZ”.
“Prime Minister Tusk should turn more to his own voters, instead of looking at the right wing. To achieve this, he would have to overcome injuries and (…) disputes from the past. Such a change of course requires, however, first a generational change” – concludes “Suedeutsche Zeitung”.
The daily “Bild” estimates that the swearing -in of Nawrocki is not a good day for Tusk, Berlin and Brussels. He reminds that in the election campaign Nawrocki gave anti -German slogans, demanded from Germany war reparations and called Tusk a “German agent”. “This means that it is difficult to expect greater harmony between Poland and Germany, just like in 10 years of Duda's presidency,” writes Bild.
Tabloid emphasizes that despite many internal disputes, most politicians agree that it is necessary to further strengthen the armed forces. “Finally, everyone in Poland agrees that Russia is an enemy in the immediate vicinity,” says “Bild”.
“Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” estimates that Nawrocki “will not be an easy president for Poland, neither for Germany, nor for the EU nor Ukraine.” Now Tusk and his government “will have to deal with the president who will be completely unpredictable for them,” he states.
In the opinion of the journal from Frankfurt am Main, the Wybra Wykrocki “plunged into an even more serious crisis of an ideologically divided coalition (ruling – PAP)”.
“Phase” argues that the coalition voters expect “above all alleviating the abortion law, the reform of a completely overloaded healthcare system, restoring the rule of law weakened by PiS and to hear representatives of the previous government.”
The newspaper estimates that “Tusk has not been able to achieve much in these fields so far.” “With Nawrocki, whose signature he needs for many reforms, it will become even more difficult, and perhaps impossible,” he adds.
“Phase” believes that Berlin “will not have easy” with the new Polish president. “Nawrocki is a supporter of conspiracy theory, according to which the Germans use the EU to suppress Poland,” he adds.
The weekly Der Spiegel notes that in the inaugural speech the new president “went to a confrontation course with Tusk”. “It can be expected that Nawrocki, the Eurosceptic fan (US President Donald) Trump, will try to change the course (political – PAP) in Poland,” he writes.
According to the newspaper “In Poland, right -wing populists are on their way to a return to power, also because of the errors of the democratic center.” Tusk showed Europe how to defeat them, but “also how you can fail to fight them.”
Describing the Tusk government, “Der Spiegel” writes about “micro managing instead of cultural war” and “the message that PiS pompous nationalism does not shorten queues to the doctor.” According to the newspaper, the Polish Prime Minister managed to mobilize new voters two years ago.
At the same time, Tusk “did not manage to drag the national conservative voters to the liberal side.” “The lesson flows from the fact that who once immerses the world of thoughts and feelings of the right, he will not come back quickly,” says the weekly.
He notes that in “Poland there was dissatisfaction in Poland, because many promises of reforms were not realized”, and “the right -wing camp effectively presented the election as an existential matter for Polishness threatened by German hegemony and immigrants.” (PAP)
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