Zuzanna Dąbrowska: Politicians, Take the Boomers to Ciechocinek

Politicians are competing intensely for young voters, but older generations appear to have been left out of the campaign conversation, columnist Zuzanna Dąbrowska argues.

The weekend contest unfolded at Campus Poland of the Future and at the presidential residence in the seaside resort of Jurata. Karol Nawrocki is ahead in that contest, yet Dąbrowska asks why no one is inviting people of pre-retirement age, or even retirees, to debates and concerts.

“Maybe they do not offer enough electoral promise?” she writes. Pursuing young voters is often treated as proof of political nobility and insight, but the columnist questions whether that image matches the language of generational unity.

At Jurata, Nawrocki told young people that “only the unity of generations gives us strength, development and the awareness that we are moving toward the future.” He added that, as long as he remained president, he would listen to young people when making decisions.

Dąbrowska highlights the contradiction in that promise: if politicians speak of bringing generations together, why should only young people be the ones they hear?

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Only the unity of generations gives us strength, development and the awareness that we are moving toward the future. Therefore, as long as I am president, I will listen to young people when making my decisions. I guarantee that to you.