PiS weighs a “nuclear option” over deputy speakers after the 2027 election

The Sejm is returning from its summer recess with a dispute over its leadership still unresolved. The immediate question is whether Marcin Ociepa will become a deputy speaker, but the political contest could involve more than one new member of the chamber’s presidium.

According to information obtained by Rzeczpospolita, the Sejm will probably not vote on the issue during its September 2-4 sitting. A last-minute reversal remains possible, but the current plan is to postpone both the decision and the vote until another sitting later in September.

Three versions of an expanded presidium are being discussed. They would add a deputy speaker from PiS, one from Rozwój Plus, or one from Unia Centrum. These proposals were declared before the parliamentary summer break.

The governing coalition is signaling that the issue can wait for now. PiS, however, has already refused to support a joint Rozwój Plus motion to expand the Sejm presidium. Rzeczpospolita reports that PiS is considering what it calls a “nuclear option”: if the matter remains unresolved, the governing coalition could face political consequences. The article does not specify what action that option would involve.