The celebrations of independency Day on 11 November 2025 revealed clearly different visions of Polish patriotism. Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Gdańsk emphasized unity and community, while president Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw emphasized Christian values and national sovereignty.
Tusk, speaking at the Green Gate in Gdańsk, called for a community beyond divisions. «Patriotism is never 1 Pole against another Pole. Patriotism is always a Pole together with a Pole”, said the Prime Minister. He stressed that “no 1 has a monopoly” on patriotism and that the celebration of the festival of independency should be “a celebration of joy, pride, unity from the Baltic to the Tatras, from the Bug to the Oder”.
President Nawrocki, in a speech in Piłsudski Square, spoke powerfully against abroad ideologies in Polish education. “[...] we must witness and defy the force of prosthesis of Christian values, which are to be alien to us ideologies in Polish schools and Polish education system. [...] it is not ours, it is non-Polish» – he stated. The president besides assured: «Polish soldiers and officers are sacred. The nation is with you and we thank you for being».
Survey and controversy around March
IRCenter conducted a survey for Onetu in September 2025, which shows that 78 percent of Poles consider participation in the elections as an expression of patriotism. An even larger group, due to the fact that 88 percent of respondents, indicated cognition of Polish as a key component of Polishness. Respondents mentioned among another expressions of patriotism affirmative representation of the country abroad (77 percent) and buying Polish products (73 percent).
Meanwhile, the German paper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" described the yearly March of Independence, stating that "he had experienced a leap" since 2011, erstwhile he was controlled by far-right organizations. The paper pointed out the presence of “right-wing radicals, opponents of abortion, homophobes and anti-Semites, who, with their militant behaviour and hateful slogans, are imprinting on the image of demonstrations”.
Nawrocki's speech met with the harsh criticism of the political scientist Prof. Radosław Markowski. «I was struck by the fact that there is not a single female in this feast that we can boast about. There is no Marie Skłodowska-Curie or Wisława Szymborska. This is simply a shame»," said Markowski in a conversation with "Fakt". The politician added that «Instead of the speech there was a scream and an invector towards part of society. [...]», as well as excessive “focusing solely on militarism”.
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