PiS party loyalists refuse to sign 'loyalty pledges' demanded by leadership

A deadline set by the Law and Justice (PiS) party leadership for members to sign loyalty declarations has passed, with supporters of former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki refusing to comply. The declarations demanded that members cease activity within Morawiecki's "Rozwój Plus" association. A meeting between Morawiecki and PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński on Thursday did not resolve the dispute.

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I am not leaving PiS. However, I will not be forced to sign loyalty pledges that concern the closing of our party to voters.

Shortly before the midnight deadline, lawmakers aligned with Morawiecki declared on platform X that they would not leave PiS but would not sign the "loyalty pledges." "I am not leaving PiS. However, I will not be forced to sign loyalty pledges that concern the closing of our party to voters," wrote MEP Piotr Müller. He emphasized that he had signed a party membership declaration years ago and nothing had changed.

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I want to continue to operate in PiS, just as in three other associations I am a member of, including Rozwój Plus. I have gone through various times with my party and I will not let a group of intriguers convince me that I am a splitter.

Other lawmakers echoed this sentiment. MP Anna Kwiecień expressed her heartbreak at the thought of being removed from PiS, stating that Morawiecki's association offered a "path to understanding PiS" and opening the party to new voters. MP Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk asserted, "Nobody wants to leave the party. Nobody questions the President's position. Everyone wants to work for the camp's victory."

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Nobody wants to leave the party. Nobody questions the President's position. Everyone wants to work for the camp's victory.

MP Łukasz Schreiber urged against pushing members out, stating, "I have been in PiS for over 25 years. Always faithful, always loyal, always available and on command. Do not push me out or throw me out of my party." MP Sylwester Tułajew also refused to sign, calling the document a "loyalty pledge" rather than a simple declaration of party membership, as claimed by PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek. Pawłowska also confirmed her continued membership in the "Rozwój Plus" association. Bochenek had previously stated that failure to sign by Friday morning would result in expulsion from the party, though former Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin later claimed around 150 parliamentarians had signed.

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I have been in PiS for over 25 years. Always faithful, always loyal, always available and on command. Do not push me out or throw me out of my party.