WARSAW: With war raging in neighboring Ukraine and deep division at home, Poland’s pro-European government has become deadlocked as the country’s nationalist president blocks reforms at an unprecedented scale.
Although he has held office for just four months, President Karol Nawrocki, supported by Poland’s right-wing opposition, has already vetoed 17 laws passed by parliament.
Nawrocki has also refused appointments and promotions for judges, ambassadors and special service agents.
Throughout his short tenure, the head of state has criticized Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist coalition government, positioning himself as the ultimate guardian of national sovereignty.
It is a move that many in the government and opposition have compared to US President Donald Trump, with whom Nawrocki shares ideological similarities.
