Poland’s policy over the past 20 years has largely revolved around the rivalry and confrontation between the country’s two main political forces: the center-right “Civic Platform,” led by Donald Tusk, the current prime minister, and the conservative “Law and Justice” party, led by Jarosław Kaczyński.

Poland is a parliamentary republic, and the main levers of influence over the country’s economic and social life are in the hands of the prime minister.

But after Karol Nawrocki won the presidential election last year with the support of the “Law and Justice” party, he made clear that he is not willing to accept a secondary role in the country’s political system.

In practice, this is not limited to the ongoing verbal sparring between the president and members of his team on the one hand and the government on the other.

Nawrocki uses the right of veto to stop Tusk’s plans and his government far more than his predecessors.

Critics say Nawrocki’s main political mission at present is to interfere with the government’s work as much as possible so that “Civic Platform” and its allies lose the parliamentary elections scheduled for next fall.