Kaczyński: presidential vote no later than June 28

Comparison of the latest presidential polls conducted in May

Źródło: TVN24

Planning for the election collapsed earlier this month because of the coronavirus pandemic, forcing the government to abandon the original schedule.

"Our position is clear, shared: the elections will take place," Jarosław Kaczyński told a news conference, flanked by the leaders of the junior partners in his ruling alliance. "If there are any attempts to oppose this, then we will use all the means at the state's disposal to see to it that the law is followed," he added.

Opponents say PiS rushed legislation that would allow the election to take place through the lower house of parliament, the Sejm, without due care and attention, meaning more work is required in the opposition-controlled Senate. On Tuesday, Senate speaker and vocal government critic Tomasz Grodzki said that the chamber would not reconvene until next week to allow committees time to work on the legislation, drawing fierce criticism from PiS.

PiS is keen to get incumbent president and frontrunner Andrzej Duda, an ally of the party, re-elected before the economic fallout from the pandemic weighs on his popularity. As of Wednesday afternoon, Poland had reported 22,437 cases of the coronavirus and 1,025 deaths.