Poland has ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in the western city of Poznan over Moscow’s alleged “sabotage” attempts inside the country, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Tuesday.
“I have information that Russia is behind sabotage attempts in Poland and allied countries. I have therefore decided to withdraw my permission for the Russian consulate to operate in Poznan,” Sikorski told reporters.
Russian staff at the consular mission will be recognized as “undesirable,” Poland’s state news agency PAP quoted him as saying.
i don’t think he’s got enough cred with rightwingers. he always has been and will be seen as PO’s man, he’s not Giertych for example. his abrasiveness can be both liability and an asset depending on how it’ll get managed during campaign
Sikorski is strongly anti-communist (and actual left in general), fairly conservative (against equal marriage) and tends to piss some people off. That’s enough character for many right wing voters since even Trzaskowski managed to secure about half of Konf votes last time. It’s a tossup on who KO is going to go with and Trzaskowski seems more likely but I wouldn’t dismiss Sikorski’s chance.
fair ig. considering konfa voters it’ll depend on who PiS would put as a candidate, if that’s some terminally loyal nobody then maybe it’ll work