Kaczyński in FT: Reformation not revolution
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Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the ruling conservative party Law and Justice (PiS), appeared on the cover of the FT Magazine, a supplement to the weekend edition of the Financial Times. In a lengthy article, Kaczyński told Warsaw FT correspondent that despite claims made by Poland's establishment that everything in the country is OK, "It is radically not OK."
Explaining contentious moves during the first one hundred days of the government, the PiS leader said that "this is not revolution but reformation. There is a whole range of things that need to be fixed. By the very nature of change, it will result in conflict."
Kaczyński also stated that in order "to make Poland different and better, to make the good change we promised, we will need eight years, two terms in parliament ... However, I am not that optimistic that I will take care of this for those eight years. I would be very happy to look on at that process as a retired person.”
The PiS head addressed concerns regarding his and his party's alleged eurosceptisism: "I am not anti-European. All that I want is for Poland to be able to conduct itself as a big European state… and pursue her own policy in line with her interests, especially developmental interests… There is an argument that progress in the realm of the economy and administration must produce some changes in terms of how people live and think. And I reject that proposition."
