"...for like those who draw countries, they place themselves low on the plain erstwhile they want to look at the nature of mountains and lofty places, and stand advanced on the mountain erstwhile they want to look at the nature of low places, so it is essential to be a prince to know the nature of the peoples, and to belong to the people to know the nature of the princes."
Niccolo Machiavelli, Prince
Our candidates for parliament are evidently not princes, although many of them consider themselves to be. Nevertheless, it is worth looking at the election performance from the bottom, from the optics of the territory organization soldiers and local electorate, alternatively than as always through the prism of organization officers and generals.
Illusion of Field Structures
Focusing only on organization office gives a false image of reality. Looking at the party's bosses during the election theatre, all competing parties look alike. There's a chief and a well-organized staff. They travel around Poland, meet people and promise them things that are impossible. From time to time they'll make a bigger one. show. The chief warrior is always the chief, and the staff is his support. This is the message we see in tv journals and major press reports. It's the organization centers fighting for the soul government and trying to convince voters to their views. They besides effort to convince voters that, in addition to organization leaders, they have members in their ranks who form field structures. After all, it is hard to vote for a organization that consists of only a fewer bosses with 1 goal – being an MP to collect a good wage for 4 years. The basic method of creating the illusion of having terrain structures is long lists of candidates. People who are not curious in politics on a regular basis, and that is the majority, are convinced that the candidates placed on the ballots are serious local politicians and activists who do organization work all day. Of course, this is not the case in the large majority. They're random people who just agreed to put their names on the list. In most cases, they do not run after that, but for ritual presentation or symbolic handing out leaflets.
Anonymous fresh Left
An perfect example of this is the list of fresh Left candidates in my territory No. 18. Neither field activity nor left-wing activity of these people are known. In Wyszków, where there have been no structures of this organization for many years, a nearly seventy-year-old candidate was presented. It can be concluded from the electoral leaflet that she is simply a gratuitous pensioner, active in various organizations, including Vyszkowski University of the 3rd Century. He loves music and flowers, likes to cook and bake cakes. Of course, this woman didn't campaign. Its possible voters do not know whether the candidate participated in 2 marches 3 years ago in defence of women's rights, the largest demonstrations in Wyszków for over 30 years, which would undoubtedly confirm her left-wingness. Putting out specified candidates is simply a mockery of voters. It's a clear sign that organization leaders are ignoring this region. If it wasn't, there'd be individual half the younger, prospective, individual who could become a local leader. By conducting specified a policy fresh Left reached 18 regressions in the district. 4 years ago they received 29 235 votes, and in 2023 – only 26 149 votes. Of course, they don't have an MP from this district.
Conflicted Confederation
In another parties the situation looks better, although not as it might seem. The educational structure of the Confederate is in fact 1 fanatical Corvinist and local head of the National Movement, who in fresh elections ran for Senate. Politically conflicted. They supported 2 different candidates for the Sejm from 1 list. The head of the RN supported the “one”, the corvinist evidently supported the corvinist, the “four”. Eventually, territory 18 has progress. 4 years ago they received 29 390 votes, in 2023 they had 44 299 votes and introduced 1 MP, of course "one".
COPIS and Peoples
The Civic Platform theoretically has any structures here. They have a boss and an asset. In fact, they've been doing nothing for years. They are a bit of a mobilization during the election, but so on "1⁄4 jobs". If the HR activity across Poland looks akin to in Wyszkow, it means that better than 4 years ago the election consequence reached itself Donald Tusk with a comparatively tiny staff, not a organization as such. Although I have long criticized that they have adopted the tactics of the full opposition and have closed themselves to fresh environments, which limited their support to the "glass ceiling" at the level of 30%, and as a consequence of the failure with the Law and Justices, I realize why they made specified a decision. due to the fact that with inactive personnel, Tusk must do everything himself, only with the support of his staff. For a long and subtle process of beginning up to fresh environments there was no "processing power".
The situation in PiS is completely different. This is where the chief fights personally in the field, too, but the main work is done by his men. The well-paid Vyszkowski and surrounding "fat cats" almost kept the score in the territory 18 years ago. 262 236 votes in 2023 to 270 641 votes in 2019 which can be accepted.
Traditionally, the PSL has had good and active terrain structures for years. In this case, it is hard to make a simple comparison with erstwhile elections, due to the fact that present PSL was part of 3D. However, individual PSL candidates, the same for years, obtained far more votes than 4 years ago. Of course, during the run they were active and from territory 18 introduced 2 MPs.
Party without people
I say the situation is akin in alleged region Poland. The primary problem is the deficiency of human resources. 1 of the netizens specifically put it: "We vote in the districts, and in the districts there is simply a hory with mycelium. Collecting, catching, waste. Old men who make love to young people. No staff and nothing will jump over it". The same commentator elsewhere assessed his local candidate from the Confederation: "When I saw the Confa candidate in my country, it was like I voted for the PiS. It didn't just lose the idea. People lost in the field. gathering Dreams with Reality”. It can be assumed that placing on the list of good candidates is at least 1% of the vote more for the organization nationwide. If political parties in Poland no longer start preparing for the next elections, building local structures, they will feel painfully the effects of their laziness during the next vote.
Confederate success?
None of the commentators examining the Confederate's "failure" which is no failure (but about it in a moment) took into account the quality of the candidates placed on the electoral lists. Most of them are not to get a ticket, they're to get votes for the first on the list. It is clear that a high-quality candidate has a chance of having more votes than a weak candidate, “with a catch”. This regulation applies, of course, to each party. The Confederacy's commenting consequence was taken as a starting point by 15% of the support that the Confederacy had for 2-3 months, which is why the "down" to 7.16% was considered a failure. In fact, for the last 4 years, the support for the Confederacy ranged between 6-9% and 15% was something special. The Confederacy was very successful due to the fact that it introduced 50% more than 4 years ago to the Sejm and will receive PLN 8.4 million in electoral subsidies. possibly this groan of the profession of the young leaders of the Confederate during the electoral evening did not stem from the fact that they would not have adequate MPs to "turn over the table", just due to the fact that they could take twice as much money. erstwhile examining the motives for the actions of the Confederate Members and leaders, it should not be tactfully overlooked that all of them, but Janusz Korwin-Mikke and Gregory Braun, this homo novus in pure form – with all the consequences. The most crucial thing for them is the individual "path of honours" and money, and the possible "turning tables" is on the agenda. A superb career proves that. Krzysztof Bosak. Over 4 years ago, he had a position akin to the unemployed. Then he became an MP and 1 of the Confederate leaders. Meanwhile, he married and became a father. A fewer days ago, he “bringed his wife into the Sejm.” In doing so, he realized the PiS slogan “Family on his own”. As a politician, it is so flexible that it has a large individual "coaltic capacity". The second example is simply a fresh MP from Lublin, son-in-law of Korwin-Mikke, Bartholomew Pejo. "He is 38 years old, he is simply a runner-up. He earns one-third of his word in the Łęczna region Old Town (run by PiS) as a specialist in wellness and fire protection. In 2018 he entered the region council with a list of Law and Justice (he received 865 votes)” – reads on Jany Lublin portal. Therefore, I say that, apart from Grzegorz Braun, no of the Confederate Members will rush to “turn over the table”.
Opposition non-programme coalition
In the fresh elections in Slovakia, the axis of the dispute was abroad policy, which triggered large emotions. In our campaign, completely devoid of content, large emotions unleashed hatred against the opposing party. This shows how low we have fallen, both political class and voters. The absence of any electoral programmes in a minute will "reel with hiccups". Although the 3 opposition parties have a seismic majority, it will be hard for them to form a coalition. To this end, it is essential to specify the directions of action, and at least the policy framework programme. These programs will now be written “on the knee”, and this in the creation of the anti-script coalition does not bode well – if, of course, attempts to make it come. On October 19th, “Gazeta Wyborcza” Jacek Żakowski He was right to ask: “We beat them up and what happened next?”. If the alleged democratic forces did not have time for 8 years to compose any political program due to the fact that anti-Scriptism was adequate for them, then most likely the 1 who would be assembled in haste would not become a permanent binder of a possible coalition.
Libertarian victims of Darwinism
Despite the general degrengolada, our run had any affirmative events. The free political marketplace has disposed of respective useless, amoral or grotesque figures. He is most pleased that respective apostles of libertarianism and social Darwinism have been cut off at their own request. This is an expression of highest designation and respect for their views. For according to their “wisdoms” the unhelpful bodies, which are burdens, are eliminated. Here are any examples.
The most spectacular is Korwin-Mikke's election defeat. It was not Mentzen and Bosak's game that deprived Korwin of his mandate, but the will of the voters. The Confederate electorate believed that the triumph of this organization would make conditions for all man to own a house, 2 cars and a barbecue. Depriving women of voting rights and aligning them with home inventory, or sex with minors in no way will improve the material existence of Poles. That's why they got free of a man who spoke not about and interfered with their dreams.
Red card for pseudoleft
An identical case is the failure of a left-wing candidate Maciej GduliWho, like Corwin being a single, did not become a associate again due to the fact that a second-place candidate obtained 2.5 times as many votes as he did. Gdula was made aware of the seismic laziness, the vote for raising parliamentary salaries during the pandemic and pseudo-progressive gibberish. His flagship accomplishment was to exposure and condemn the characters of the fresh Henryk SienkiewiczIn the desert and in the wilderness Stasia and Nel were terrible racists who helped Kalem but treated him patronizingly. It is very pleased that voters, regardless of political views, are watching closely the actions of their Members and that even the "one" does not warrant these useless re-election politicians.
It gives us optimism erstwhile we get free of parliamentary pulpes like MPs Monika Pawłowskiwho in the erstwhile term, from the left to the Law and Justice. Fortunately, in these elections, the written voters showed her the mediate finger. Unfortunately, there are many Members who deficiency simple decency and respect.
Free marketplace Precursors
There is besides no case that Good riddance He's no longer an MP from the Confederacy. For 4 years he had the chance to become a politician, and remained performer and a political cabaret specialising in left-wing. The ploughed left not a bit contributes to creating conditions in Poland for everyone to have a home, 2 cars and a barbecue, so voters thanked him. Mr Dobromir has helped voters to deprive themselves of the MP's mandate, due to the fact that late with the another Corvinist Arthur Dziambor, believing in their greatness, they tried to establish their own organization and left the Confederacy. These “prominent experts” of the free marketplace were devastated by the free political market. In an act of desperation just before the election, Mr. Arthur begged "the Chief of the Holovnia" to get a seat on the list, and Mr. Dobromir returned to "the organization – the mother" and humbled himself before "the Leader of Mentzen", so as a "spadoguard" he competed from my 18th district. Of course, both gentlemen are erstwhile Members. The most common thing is that freelours who apotheosis the free market, on their own in this market, deal poorly. If I were malicious, I would assure readers that for specified a specialist from everything as Sosnier, Polish and abroad industrialists will fight to the last drop of blood, offering him many times better financial conditions than the Polish parliamentarian has. However, I know that this will not be the case, and I say that in their own way this sympathetic man strengthened the ranks of the Precariate, a social class that is simply a natural base for the Left. possibly any left-wing MP will take pity and give an ex-counsel from the jury a occupation in his post office.
Cezary Michał Biernacki
