He promised to be the voice of the village. Kołodziejczak yet ceases to be Deputy Minister of Agriculture

At first, many of us believed him. Michał Kołodziejczak spoke the language of the village – simple, hard, without political gibberish. He organized protests, gained publicity, seemed like individual who couldn't get involved. For farmers, he was hope. Finally, individual who knows the reality was to enter the government and fight for our cause.

After 18 months of office there are no illusions. Kołodziejczak announced his departure from the Ministry of Agriculture. This is explained by “a difficult, profoundly thought-out decision” and disappointment in slow change. He claims that "he will not company his face on a policy he disagrees with". Only that he waited until he had completely lost influence and assurance among farmers.

Kołodziejczak present criticizes the ministry with which he worked for a year and a half. He accuses him of bureaucracy, deficiency of plan, slow action. He says he tried – but we have not seen the effects of these efforts. Farms are suffocated under the force of the Green Deal, Ukrainian imports and unstable pricing policy. And he was not seen in the field or in circumstantial decisions. He became Minister without real power and without real results.

Not much – his resignation comes erstwhile he himself admits that he had already wanted to leave after the failure of Rafał Trzaskowski. For this, it is liable for PSL and Minister of Agriculture Czesław Siekierski. But that does not explain why he participated in the ministry's work for months, which he criticises present – and whose helplessness he co-created.

In addition, individual controversy is increasing around Kołodziejczak. In light of the Collegium Humanum scandal, the media reports that he was to pay for an MBA diploma issued by this university, which was the subject of an investigation into the trading of titles. He besides previously declared that he graduated from the Humanities and Economics Academy in Łódź. This all undermines not only his competence, but besides his credibility as a public person.

Today Kołodziejczak leaves the government. Not as a hero of the village, but as another politician who squandered his trust capital. He was expected to be our voice – he ended up as a political decoration.

Jacek Pastusiak