Morawiecki's Rozwój Plus proposes no-confidence vote against Tusk, naming Marek Jurek as premier

The no-confidence proposal

Mateusz Morawiecki, leader of Rozwój Plus, announced at a press conference by the Constitutional Tribunal on Saturday, 31 October, that his group would file a constructive vote of no confidence against the government of Donald Tusk. Such a motion must name a candidate for prime minister, and Rozwój Plus proposes former Sejm marshal Marek Jurek. Morawiecki described Jurek as a conciliatory figure whom broad political groups could accept, and said the choice is open to discussion. He said the candidate's main job would be to ease tensions before a fair parliamentary vote in 2027. Rozwój Plus still regards a constitutional reset as the best solution, Morawiecki said, although he expects Tusk's government to reject it.

Morawiecki set out the candidate's task in these words:

“Such a candidate would have one task: to calm the situation and lead to honest elections in 2027, as quickly as possible, but no later than the constitutional deadline.”

Tribunal leadership and protests

The dispute centres on the Constitutional Tribunal, where a break in the duties of its president Bogdan Święczkowski and vice-president Bartłomiej Sochański was announced. Running the tribunal was entrusted to judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, who was elected by the current Sejm. Demonstrations and police officers were present in front of the tribunal building. Morawiecki warned that the situation could develop into something very dangerous, including bloodshed and civil war, and his group called for restraint. He also said messages from the United States and Western Europe described Poland as sliding toward a group of states whose uniformed services attack legally elected institutions.

The Rozwój Plus resolution

The Rozwój Plus board adopted a resolution with five points, which the group posted on social media. It says Tusk's government has lost its moral and political mandate to govern and asks each deputy of the 13 December coalition whether they want to be a guarantor of Tusk's authoritarian ambitions. It warns that the government would not stop at the tribunal and would move next against the Supreme Court, and that two competing legal orders must not be allowed to emerge. The resolution also calls on opposition forces to set aside party and personal disputes, and proposes that Jurek lead a transitional government. Morawiecki said the premier was alarmed by the prospect of the patriotic camp winning power within 11 months. Morawiecki put it this way:

“Donald Tusk has realised that the patriotic camp could take power. He is terrified of it.”

Talks with the president

Overnight from Friday, 30 October, to Saturday, 31 October, President Karol Nawrocki interrupted a flight to Senegal and returned to Poland. He went to the tribunal building and, after leaving it, called urgent consultations, arguing that a serious breach of the constitutional order had occurred. Morawiecki said representatives of Rozwój Plus would meet the president at 16:00 on Saturday to find ways to end the constitutional and political crisis peacefully. He described the crisis as the most serious in Poland for decades. Morawiecki also said that after the next elections the Constitutional Tribunal should be selected again from scratch.