Senyszyn: Russia has no interest in starting a war with Poland

Marta Kurzyńska, Interia: Why did you decide to start in the presidential election?

Prof. Joanna Senyszyn, candidate for president of the Republic of Poland, supported by the Democratic Left Association: – So that voters can choose an independent politician with experience that no head of the organization bows and directs the common good alternatively than organization interests. A prof. of economics who will know how the laws she signs will affect the economy, the regulation of law and the pockets of citizens.

And as a highly left-wing candidate, would you be president of all Poles?

– Rather, the full Polish society, which has adequate divisions, hatred, embarrassing disputes and partying.

That's what all the candidates say.

– But so far, they've done nothing to fill the ditches they dug up. On the contrary, they fuel hatred due to the fact that it is the only origin of strength. The PO and the Law and Justice without each another are incorrect to live. And Poles request not a organization puppet, but a parent who loves all children, even if she does not agree with their life choices.

You say they request a “mother”, Marek Jakubiak, that “the father of the nation”. Who do the Poles need?

– Only narcissist and buffoon can be seen as “the father of the nation”. And the parent is simply a caring, loving babysitter who hugs, comforts and helps find a solution. I have quite a few experience here. For thousands of students, I was a mother.

Are Poles ready for the president's woman?

– The planet is changing. In 2024, 32 women were heads of state or government. In Poland there are more and more women in the government from the elections. Unfortunately, it is inactive not enough, due to the fact that the number group has an impact on decisions only after reaching the 30% threshold. There is now 136 MPs in the Sejm, or 29.6%, so it is clear.

In the presidential election, gentlemen win.

We have a patriarchal society. The president is even a man in language, and in Polish ideas: necessarily handsome, with his wife, children, dog or cat. Although Jarosław Kaczyński did not choose.

You're besides a well-known animal lover.

– For years, I was president of the Gdynia branch of the Animal Welfare Society, worked at the National Ethics Committee on Animal Experience. I was chaining myself to a booth in the “Let's Break the Chains” actions, and I encourage the adoption of animals who are waiting in shelters for their homes. I published the book Animal Rights.

Do you have animal rights on your run program?

– It's 1 of my life's programs that I'm constantly doing.

You said you'd been wondering whether to run. What tipped the scales?

– The ability to convince citizens that it is up to us to live in Poland a friendly, just, democratic 1 that does not discriminate against anyone. Live without fear for the future, without war and anti-refugee hysteria. In a country that, if necessary, will supply everyone and not just the rich, organization care and assistance for which we pay dense taxes.

Sounds like a utopia.

– In Poland, 40% of citizens live on the border of poverty, and the planning of defence spending of 5% of GDP, or about 200 billion PLN per year, means tightening the belt and debt of subsequent generations of Poles. By the way, why 5 percent, not 5, 5, 3, or 3.5 percent? These are the numbers taken from the ceiling.

But all the candidates are talking about expanding defence spending. You're going against the current, isn't that risky?

– It's a organization arrangement to scare the war, due to the fact that it's easier to regulation a frightened society. erstwhile the PO polls fell in 2014, Prime Minister Tusk scared: "It is not known whether 1 September children will go to school." In 2015, Kaczyński threatened refugees, in 2019 – LGBT, and Trump in 2024 that immigrants would eat American dogs and cats. The method is tested. Now the game is about listing and diverting attention from expensive, queues to doctors, deficiency of housing. The point is that citizens should be more inclined to sacrifices and sacrifices. After all, safety is not only tanks and rocket launchers, but besides medical care, efficient pension systems, the full energy sector.

It's a organization deal to scare the war due to the fact that it's easier to regulation a frightened society.

But it is hard to compare the geopolitical situation from those years to today. Don't you see the threat of war?

Russia has no interest in starting a war with Poland. I think Trump's going to attack Greenland alternatively than Canada. The rulers number on Poles, enjoying that money from their taxes is spent on border security, forgetting their own regular security. Indeed 3.5% for defence is inactive so much, since most European countries spend 2% and the United States plans to reduce the share of arms spending, although, of course, with Trump, it is not known whether reducing will mean increasing.

But Poland is in a peculiar situation.

– No worse than Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia. The problem is that we can't defend ourselves, even if we put 10 or 20 percent of GDP on the defensive all year. We were expected to be arrogant not to return a button once. We truly don't should be primates, shake swords, make sound with Hussar wings. The difference between 3-3.5 and 5% of GDP, or about 90 billion PLN per year, can be allocated to another purposes.

What would you spend that money on?

– To defend against expensive, municipal housing, better education, wellness care.

Yet in the latest poll as much as 75 percent. Poles recognise that we should arm ourselves no substance what the cost.

– Most people don't know what the cost is, much little that they're going to pay for it. They believe that this money will be borrowed by a good government and do not wonder that they and their children will give it back. It is optimistic that all 4th citizen does not want to increase the country's debt and values social, economic, wellness and environmental safety more. I'm the only candidate who tells me where to get money for a better life here and now. He does not agree to exploit the fear of war and make rich better taxation conditions than the poor. In Poland, the ideas of social justice are inactive alive and there is no consent to exploit the weaker.

You want to be a modern-day Janosik?

– It is up to society to decide whether it truly wants to live a mediocre life in order to safe itself from a war that will not be.

What's your score?

– Very good.

What about real? Can you get Magdalene Biejat and Adrian Zandberg out?

– I'm not racing anyone. I show voters the solutions that another candidates are blind to.

How did you manage to collect signatures without a organization backroom?

– Thanks to the common decision of those who know me, who do not like the current policy, they are sick of divisions, hatred, quarrels and do not want another organization pen at the Presidential Palace. My launch brought together respective generations, not just left-wing. Signatures were collected by volunteers from teenagers to seniors. The oldest of them was born before planet War II.

If you hadn't run for this election, would you have voted for Adrian Zandberg or Magdalena Biejat?

I'm starting to have no specified dilemma (Laughter).

So there's no enemy on the left, but a slight pinch is.

– Those are the laws of the election campaign. 2 candidates are from the Together organization and both avoid connecting to the Left. Zandberg, to separate himself from the Black 1 group, which is kind of understandable. But why is Magda Biejat afraid of red and presenting in PSL green? So my moving is besides a bow to left-wing voters.

Do you feel like you represent the full left?

“The Democratic Left Association and the SLD logo will be on my red electoral material, due to the fact that everyone knows I’m red.

Now your run is off the hook?

– I'm already in respective media all day.

Without organization money, it won't be an easy campaign.

– Fortunately, money is not everything, because, as Andrzej Mleczko said, 1 must inactive have real estate, gold in bars, works of art. In the presidential election, 1 must have first of all the assurance of voters, cognition and surname, and that is what we work for years.

Can you surprise me with something in the presidential debate?

– If I betray it now, there will be no surprise (Laughter).

I am supported by, among others, the Democratic Left Association and the SLD logo will be on my red electoral material, due to the fact that everyone knows I'm red.

Karol Nawrocki is simply a good choice, Jarosław Kaczyński?

– I think that if the PiS wanted to choice a worse candidate, it would be very difficult. The Nawrocks inactive do not convince even the full iron electorate of the ducks and although it jumps does not scope the PiS quotations.

What amazed you most so far in the Karol Nawrocki campaign?

"The reports in which murmured environments he was dealing, the criminals he was friends with, how lightly he spent the company's money on IPN. A small little of his promises, which he won't do as president, due to the fact that all the candidates offer miracles in the campaign, but cautiously without telling where they'll get the money.

A Rafał Trzaskowski convinces you in this campaign?

– The president of Warsaw departed from the parts of the previously presented ideals and will go to the right, although specified volt did not win him 5 years ago. He is convinced that he will win as an anti-PiS, so he can disregard his leftist-liberal voters. I hope he doesn't miscalculate. The latest survey shows that 8 percent of PO voters do not plan to vote for it. Not much, but it should make you think.

Why is that?

– The most harm is to the Trzaskowski government, which does not implement electoral promises.

And you tell these voters "come to me"?

– I'm telling everyone come to me if you don't want another organization pen at the Presidential Palace!

Rafał Trzaskowski assures that he will be independent. You don't believe him?

– It's not a substance of faith. There's just no indication of organization candidates' independence. Especially due to the fact that erstwhile they settle in the palace, they will like abroad voyages, summertime and winter residences, they will do everything to get the organization to put them on second term.

Wouldn't you?

– Everyone would, but I'm the only 1 who can promise not to apply for a second term.

Marta Kurzyńska spoke