Does Jarosław Kaczyński have full control over PiS?

50.8 percent Poles believe that PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński still has full control over the party, 35.8 percent have the opposite opinion. respondents – according to a survey published on Sunday by United Surveys by IBRiS for Wirtualna Polska.

The survey asked Poles whether they believed Jarosław Kaczyński still had full control over Law and Justice. As indicated, “disputes between various groups of influence are growing within PiS.” On the one hand, there is the “scout” faction centered around Mateusz Morawiecki, and on the other – the “maślary”, i.e. younger activists from the president's new entourage.

The survey cited by WP shows that more than half of the respondents are convinced of the unshakable position of the PiS leader. The answer “definitely yes” was given by 17.2 percent. respondents, and “rather yes” – 33.6 percent This gives a total of 50.8 percent. people who believe that Jarosław Kaczyński still holds the reins in his hands.

35.8% are of the opposite opinion. subjects. In this group, 23.2 percent believe that the president “rather not” fully controls the processes in the party, and 12.6 percent says he has “definitely” lost that control. 13.4% could not clearly assess the situation.

Opposition voters are the most confident – PiS and Konfederacja – 75%. of them believe in Kaczyński's full control (25% of them say this clearly). 11 percent supporters of these parties see signs of the president's weakness.

Voters of the ruling coalition have a different perspective. Among them, 60 percent believes that Jarosław Kaczyński no longer fully controls the situation within PiS (41 percent “rather not” and 19 percent “definitely not”). 31% of people retain faith in the president's strong hand. respondents.

Among the group of “other” voters, the votes are almost evenly distributed: 39 percent. believe that the president's control continues, while 41 percent is of the opposite opinion. Every fifth respondent from this group (20%) has no opinion on this matter.

The United Surveys by IBRiS study for Wirtualna Polska was carried out on February 13-15, 2026 using the CATI and CAWI methods on a representative group of 1,000 people. (PAP)

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