Rafał Leśkiewicz
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- Oct 15
Nawrocki vetoes three bills, including the Electoral Code amendment, and signs eight
President Karol Nawrocki rejected three bills on Thursday, 15 October 2026, while signing eight others. The vetoed Electoral Code change would have altered how seats are split between constituencies and how polling districts are formed.
- Oct 12
Government spokesman says Braun must be taken seriously as a threat, not as a politician
Government spokesman Adam Szłapka said on Tuesday, 13 October, that Grzegorz Braun should be treated as a serious threat to Polish interests, responding to President Karol Nawrocki's Rzeczpospolita interview on a right-wing Senate pact.
- Oct 7
Polish government weighs alternative oath for Constitutional Tribunal judge Maciej Berek as presidential standoff persists
President Karol Nawrocki has refused to swear in Maciej Berek as a Constitutional Tribunal judge over tenure disputes, prompting lawmakers to consider a parliamentary oath or a notarized declaration.
- Oct 5
Polish government and presidency clash over public funding for horses at Promnik residence
The Polish Chancellery spent 54,000 PLN between July and October 2026 maintaining horses at the Promnik estate, triggering sharp criticism from Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
- Oct 1
Polish government and presidential office clash over horse upkeep contracts in Promnik
A political dispute in Warsaw intensified after government officials questioned Chancellery of the President contracts funding three horses kept at the Promnik official residence.
- Oct 1
Poland's Interior Minister calls urgent security meeting after President Nawrocki rejects agency head
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński scheduled a Thursday briefing at the State Protection Service headquarters after President Karol Nawrocki refused to appoint Colonel Tomasz Jackowicz as commander.
- Sep 23
Poland detains former government aides over 8.4 million PLN foundation campaign
Central Anticorruption Bureau officers detained Anna Plakwicz and Piotr Matczuk over an 8.4 million PLN public media campaign conducted for the Polish National Foundation in 2017.
- Sep 21
Maciej Berek demands presidential oath for Constitutional Tribunal seat
Constitutional Tribunal judge-elect Maciej Berek has formally requested President Karol Nawrocki schedule his oath, warning he will take alternative steps within short weeks if uninvited.
- Sep 15
Investigative report links TV Republika head Tomasz Sakiewicz to Zondacrypto pardon promise
Journalists from Wirtualna Polska and TVN24 identified Telewizja Republika president Tomasz Sakiewicz as the figure who allegedly promised a presidential pardon to Zondacrypto head Przemysław Kral.
- Sep 13
Karol Nawrocki Pledges Support for Farmers at Presidential Harvest Festival in Tryńcza
President Karol Nawrocki attended the Presidential Harvest Festival in Tryńcza on Sunday, promising to advocate for rural communities while monitoring border security developments following drone strikes in western Ukraine.
- Aug 28
Polish President Karol Nawrocki signs laws on banking supervision, wastewater cooling and rescue dogs
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has signed three legislative amendments covering banking regulations, industrial water reuse for energy facilities, and rescue dog integration into the volunteer fire service.
- Aug 26
Polish Finance Ministry estimates 8 billion PLN budget loss from presidential vetoes
Calculations from Poland's Ministry of Finance attribute an 8.04 billion PLN revenue shortfall in 2026 to six legislative measures blocked by President Karol Nawrocki, including levies on fuel and alcohol.
- Aug 8
President Nawrocki signs four bills, sends registered-pledge law to Constitutional Tribunal
President Karol Nawrocki signed four bills on 7 August 2026, covering housing buyer protection, Polish-flag shipping, financial-supervision fees, and registered pledges, while sending the pledge law to the Constitutional Tribunal over concerns it may violate the right to court and property rights.
- Aug 3
President Nawrocki pardons Legia Warsaw fan 'Staruch', drawing sharp criticism from Tusk and government
President Karol Nawrocki lifted a stadium ban for Legia Warsaw ultra Piotr 'Staruch' Staruchowicz, one of three clemency grants announced Monday. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the pardon 'says more about presidents than all their speeches combined.'
- Jul 11
Poland's PM and president clash over credit for Volhynia exhumations on anniversary of massacre
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he personally led the push to resume exhumations of Polish massacre victims in Ukraine, but President Karol Nawrocki's spokesman called the assertion 'insolence', crediting a December 2025 presidential meeting instead. Tusk also announced a Wall of Remembrance in Warsaw.
- Jun 27
36-year-old Ukrainian detained in Poland for death threats against President Karol Nawrocki amid bilateral tensions
Police in Zielona Góra arrested a 36-year-old Ukrainian man who allegedly threatened to kill President Karol Nawrocki during an online discussion. The detention occurs against a backdrop of deepening Polish-Ukrainian diplomatic friction over historical memory.
- Jun 23
Piotr Pytel released after 21 years as justice minister grants break in life sentence
Piotr Pytel, convicted in Germany for a murder he says he didn't commit, left prison in Rzeszów on Monday after Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek ordered a break in his life sentence. The decision comes as a new pardon procedure is underway, with the final say resting with President Karol Nawrocki.
- Jun 11
Over half of Poles say Zelenskyy's UPA unit naming worsened their view of Ukraine, poll finds
A SW Research poll for Rzeczpospolita shows 51.9% of Polish respondents say their attitude toward Ukraine and Ukrainians worsened after President Zelenskyy named a military unit after the UPA, an organisation responsible for the Volhynia massacres.
