Prof. Ryba: Chrobry Heritage or German influences

"Elections will affect the ruling coalition and its survival. Of course, there is besides a question of the choice of the main ally in the defence sphere" – says Prof. Mieczysław Ryba in an interview with the portal inPoliticy.pl.

wPoliticy.pl: What will be the importance of this year's presidential elections in Poland?

Prof. Mieczysław Ryba: due to what is happening not only in Poland but besides in the global environment, these elections will find the direction of our development, simply our future. The question is whether we want to be a sovereign state or part of an EU superstate, an average province. Looking symbolically, whether we want to be heirs to Bolesław Chrobry, his crown, or a state having a aspirations to be a regional power, or simply, as in the time of the territory crash, a region of German influence. This is simply a very fundamental issue due to the fact that everything changes in geopolitics. We are witnessing massive shocks, global relations will be reorganized. The president is liable for abroad policy. And these elections will besides affect the ruling coalition and its survival. Of course, there is besides a question of choosing the main ally in the defence sphere. We have a choice with America as it is, i.e. giving up sex ideology, moving towards a national state, giving up the green order or the EU utopia. due to the fact that it is hard to say that the Union will be able to make a real defensive force. And in that sense, these choices have a powerful species weight.

In the public space, there will be statements that Donald Tusk, after a possible win by Rafał Trzaskowski, will lead to "the completion of the system". What would this strategy shut down on?

First of all, Tusk must legalize the injustice he has done, that is, he will effort to carry out certain statutory movements aimed at making all the unrighteousness, the wickedness he has committed by default legalized. They won't be legal, of course, but it will work that way. He will effort to close the strategy in the judiciary, that is, so change the judicial strategy to marginalize, if not throw out all alleged neo-Judges. Finally, he will effort to pacify the opposition and minimize freedom of speech. We can see it now. tv in Poland24 and tv Republika experience a judicial death. possibly adequate to take over various institutions, specified as IPN, which inactive functions freely. The thought is to cover all possible channels of social communication and the anticipation of rebirth of the right. A good example of akin actions is the situation of Marine Le Pen in France.

Do you believe that someone, or Karol Nawrocki or Sławomir Mentzen, has a chance to win against Rafał Trzaskowski in this election?

Yeah, and I think these chances are expanding all day. These battles in the form of the debates that have late been held, I would compare them to the fundamental, crucial conflict of the full campaign. A conflict that was expected to give individual a strategical initiative. Rafał Trzaskowski wanted to fight in the field which he had designated and with the opponent he had chosen. We're talking about Charles Nawrock. Meanwhile, the field has changed a bit. delight note, his absence from the marketplace in Koński and, above all, later on tv Republic was a fight with him. he had to. In each of these battles he lost. And now the strategical initiative is on the another side. Poles are before the alleged very long weekend. It's Christmas. It's gonna be a long May weekend in a minute. So what Poles will discuss during this time in different household groups, at the grill, in different another situations, will work. And this is simply a reality that works against Trzaskovsky, and works in the benefit of the right. And in a clear way. due to the fact that it has been shown that we are dealing with a complete stubbornness of television, due to the fact that it has been shown that Trzaskowski is afraid of real confrontation, real debate, it has been shown that we are dealing with an effort to restrict freedom of speech, due to the fact that at the same time there was a verdict receiving the concession in tv Poland24 and tv Republika. There are besides very unfavourable comments all over the internet. If Trzaskowski had gone to a debate in the Republic, he could have quite a few reflection. He'd say there was a fuss, he's sorry, but here he stands and he's brave. But that did not happen. A coalition camp was broken up. Note that there is simply a conflict between the Holovnia and the electorate of the right, the electorate of the PiS and the Confederacy, but there is simply a specific, not full aware, but it seems to me that there is simply a real bond between those who talk to each other. Let us remember that any candidates were called plankton. This evidently offends not only these candidates, but offends the voters of these candidates. This is highly unfavourable for Trzaskovsky, especially erstwhile we consider the second circular of elections.

We have another debate ahead of us. Will it matter?

In an election campaign, anything can matter. But something truly has to happen. It can't be what it was, due to the fact that it would be a reheated chop. possibly there will be a game of gadgets, which is accompanying parties, not arguments. But it's hard for me to imagine Trzaskowski, who will surprise you with something. He alienated almost all another candidates. And he will necessarily gotta explain it, and he will besides bear the stigma of the Vice-President of the Platform, the effects of Tusk's rule. And all you gotta do is look at the results of the State Treasury companies, the debt of the state, or the state of its income, which is drastically decreasing from year to year. Additionally, the condition of Polish wallets after winter, after energy charges, etc. It is hard to imagine the offensive that Trzaskowski could carry out. Of course, he has the ability to spin the tail, but that's not something that gives a tone. Plus, I think he's a comparatively weak person. He avoided debates, and erstwhile he stood up to one, he didn't look so strong.

It was even worse erstwhile he faced real journalists, not those who said, “Why are you so beautiful?” “Why did you compose specified a fascinating book?” Trzaskowski's not someone, he'll take it professionally. However, we can anticipate individual else to be arrested in this campaign, NIK announcing a pseudoscandal. But will it work? I uncertainty it.

Tomasz Karpowicz spoke