Tobiasz Bocheński, a European Parliament member from the Law and Justice party (PiS), recently spoke with RMF FM about the significant decline in support for his party, which is now nearly 10 percentage points behind the opposition Civic Coalition, according to recent polls. He highlighted that at the midpoint of February, only 22.7% of respondents indicated they would vote for Jarosław Kaczyński's party, emphasizing the need to understand the reasons behind this loss of voter confidence.

In his remarks, Bocheński expressed that the challenges faced by PiS during its eight years in power were not due to bad faith or ill intentions among its politicians. Rather, he attributed their difficult decisions to extraordinary circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the complexities of European politics. As a former voivode of Łódź, he detailed the weight of his responsibility for the lives of 2.5 million people during the pandemic, implying that many decisions were made with genuine concern for public health and well-being.

Bocheński's reflections indicate a more self-critical approach within the PiS party as they consider their future strategies and how best to regain voter support. He urged fellow politicians to acknowledge past decisions and the challenges of governance during unprecedented times rather than dismissing critiques from those who were not in leadership positions during the crisis. This candid acknowledgment of their past mistakes may serve as a pivotal moment for the party as they navigate the current political landscape in Poland.