Polish ruling coalition party implodes

(Wojciech Kość – Politico) A bitter January leadership tussle has split the ranks of Polska 2050, a centrist party within Poland’s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Some 15 MPs left the party Wednesday after last month’s contest to replace its former leader, TV celebrity-turned-politician Szymon Hołownia, turned ugly. The losing faction accused Hołownia’s successor and the party’s new leader, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, of stifling criticism. The rebel MPs under challenger Paulina Hennig-Kloska vowed to stick with the Tusk-led coalition, but their political fate — and that of the ruling coalition — is uncertain ahead of a pivotal election scheduled for next year. – Polish ruling coalition party implodes – POLITICO