Kaczyński and Woch unveil Senate election alliance as Mentzen ridicules partnership with 0.09% presidential candidate

The announcement

On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, Jarosław Kaczyński and Marek Woch held a joint press appearance to declare a cooperation agreement for the upcoming Senate elections. Kaczyński stressed that the right wing faces a problem of unity and that its disintegration threatens to keep the current ruling coalition in power. The exact format of the alliance has not been settled: either a direct electoral pact or a social committee that would launch a joint campaign. PiS favours the committee model, but Kaczyński noted that other partners would also have a say.

We have agreed with Mr Chairman Woch that we will work together for a joint appearance of right-wing formations in the Senate.

Woch thanked Kaczyński for the openness and pointed out that the parties now in government used a similar Senate pact in the last parliamentary elections. He added that Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy are already prepared to run independently for the Sejm and are organising the Senate pact from the grassroots. Woch also recalled his movement's earlier unification efforts, including a union with Stronnictwo Pracy, which he has led since 2025.

Mentzen's mockery and the backlash

Sławomir Mentzen, co-leader of Konfederacja, immediately ridiculed the announcement on X. His post compared the deal to acquiring trivial items, suggesting Kaczyński would next secure a used tyre for a Star truck or a coconut-scented air freshener for a Maluch. The mockery drew a sharp reply from commentator Marek Wróbel.

The fact that the confederates are mocking this agreement shows either a deficit of reason or a deficit of goodwill.

Wróbel argued that the usually irrelevant Senate becomes crucial when a party wants to change the constitution, and that the Senate electoral system forces blocs if a majority is to be won. Mentzen later revised his conditions for a right-wing pact, saying four significant parties would be needed, after PiS adopted a resolution the same day banning its members from belonging to political associations.

The broader right-wing puzzle

Roman Fritz, an MP from Konfederacja Korony Polskiej, reminded the public on 16 July that his party had proposed a patriotic Senate pact to both PiS and Konfederacja back in December 2025. The offer was met with silence. Fritz warned that without a broad right-wing bloc, the left-wing camp is certain to win the Senate. Meanwhile, PiS MEP Adam Bielan expressed hope that President Karol Nawrocki would initiate concrete talks in the autumn or winter of 2026, saying that without a pact the upper chamber cannot be retaken. Bielan added that he could not imagine negotiations with Grzegorz Braun of Konfederacja Korony Polskiej given his recent conduct.

There was an invitation, and silence was the answer we received and it remains so to this day.

Krzysztof Bosak, another Konfederacja leader, told Radio Zet that his party would compete in the election campaign and questioned why it should sign a non-aggression pact with its rivals.

Internal PiS discipline

On the same day as the pact announcement, PiS adopted a resolution requiring all members, regardless of their functions, to refrain absolutely from belonging to any associations, foundations, NGOs or other legal entities whose statutory or actual purpose is political activity. Mentzen suggested this move could trigger a split within Konfederacja, and he adjusted his earlier conditions for a right-wing Senate pact accordingly.

What comes next

Kaczyński has left the door open for other right-wing groups to join the initiative, but the immediate reaction from Konfederacja's leadership has been dismissive. The timeline below traces the key moments in the attempt to build a right-wing Senate bloc.