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MINSK, 19 September (BelTA) – In a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel, the Polish politician, political analyst Mateusz Piskorski, citing sociological research conducted in Poland, explained whether Poles see Belarus and Russia as the source of their troubles and how their attitude toward the authorities has changed over the past three years.
According to him, Poland’s closure of the border with Belarus has nothing to do with the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 2027. However, he noted that Polish citizens, especially those in border regions, are increasingly losing trust in the current government. Regular opinion polls are conducted in Poland to understand public views on domestic and foreign policy. Over the past three years, attitudes toward the authorities have shifted dramatically in the opposite direction. For example, during the recent incident with drones shot down over Polish territory, only 34% of social media users blamed Russia or Belarus, whereas 66% blamed Ukraine (for being a source of provocation), the West (for starting the war), or the Polish government (for pursuing wrong policies).
“This means that something is truly changing in the society. If we compare these results with various polls and social media statistics from, say, 2022, the situation was completely the opposite. So we are witnessing sharp changes, a transformation in the political consciousness of my fellow citizens. It is too early to predict the exact impact of this event on the outcome of the upcoming parliamentary elections. However, we can already observe some changes in public awareness,” Mateusz Piskorski emphasized.
He also suggested that the Polish authorities risk losing public support. As an example, he cited a recent incident in which officials claimed a house in the border area was damaged by a drone that had crossed the border from abroad. However, later, journalists from a major national newspaper discovered that the damage was actually caused by a missile fired by a Polish F-16 fighter jet. "Polish citizens are becoming aware of the government's lies, constant lies, and often quite primitive ones," the political scientist said.
Mateusz Piskorski expressed hope that the issue of reopening the Belarus-Poland border would be resolved positively, but he noted that other challenges remained, such as modernizing highways and bridges connecting the two countries. "Poland and Belarus have a unique opportunity to become key strategic transit states for global trade," he stressed.
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