"Today, I have submitted my resignation from membership in Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050 party," announced Michał Kobosko, publishing a lengthy statement.

"I consider these accusations deeply unfair and unsupported." Kobosko strikes at Hołownia...

As read in the MEP's statement: "The final chords in this cycle are the humiliating and highly suspicious events on the path to electing the party leader, the scandalous and illegal attempts to blow up the electoral process within the party (involving two ministers and the heads of the PL2050 Parliamentary Club), and the unacceptable blackmail during the electoral process, including threats to expel several MPs from the Club by the former party leader."

"I consider the massive wave of hate and threats directed against the whistleblower, an MP from the Club, who dared to reveal this internal coup planned for early January, a very serious matter. Less serious, though also publicly noticed, is the personal attack by the former leader on me, accusing me of betrayal, comparing me to Brutus. For what? For daring to meet with the Prime Minister, the leader of the governing coalition, of which Poland 2050 is still a member. Not with a leader of a hostile camp, not at night, not in secret – but officially, during office hours, at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. I consider these accusations deeply unfair and unsupported. Their presentation indicated a deepening crisis of leadership and leadership within the party," Kobosko assessed.

...and at Pełczyńska-Nałęcz. "From that moment on, the party was effectively privatized."

"This crisis, of course, did not start yesterday or a week ago. In June 2024, after being elected the sole MEP for PL2050 in the European Parliament and at Szymon Hołownia's explicit request, I resigned from my role as a member of the party's National Board. My role as First Deputy Leader was taken over by Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, promoted by Szymon Hołownia. As it quickly turned out, the Marshal handed over the reins of the grouping entirely to the Minister. From that moment on, the party was effectively privatized by the Minister and her circle of associates, most often individuals who simply owed her positions in central and regional administration," he indicated.

"Poland 2050 has become a one-chair party, with the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Pełczyńska-Nałęcz."

"The party's finances became highly opaque, and we received information about tens of thousands of zlotys paid out monthly for unknown, unverifiable purposes. Attempts to conduct a financial audit proved unsuccessful, and further doubts raised in this regard were ignored and downplayed. The party's communication began to be exclusively a tool for promoting Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz's actions and often incomprehensible, strongly socialist program ideas of the Minister, which were not consulted with anyone in the party," he continued.

"The party's National Board, the body responsible for managing the organization, was rendered powerless, and decisions were made outside the normal and acceptable procedure. Poland 2050 lost its programmatic distinctiveness and became a party of positions – and for the past six months, specifically a one-chair party, the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz," he emphasized.

"It's no wonder that voters had enough. Our members and activists also had enough, who in conversations with me alarmed that the party was collapsing, that they were not informed about anything, that they learned about the actions of their own grouping mainly from the media, that the party headquarters stopped caring about them, and they no longer had any arguments to convince sympathizers. And worst of all, even the most loyal began to leave us, recognizing that our party had failed completely," we read.

"The process of electing a new leader was supposed to be a cleansing one. It didn't work out."

"The process of electing a new leader was supposed to be a cleansing one. It didn't work out. I didn't recognize my colleagues. Suddenly, those who did not adhere to the line set by the duo of Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz and Szymon Hołownia became the most fiercely fought enemies. Never before had there been so much hatred and contempt – including towards me personally – from the same people whom I had recently brought on board Poland 2050, with whom I had great collaboration. One could say that the disgrace with the annulled elections on January 12, 2026, is a logical finale to such an internal election campaign. A campaign of a party that was supposed to be about new politics, about people and their problems – and became an example of old and corrupt politics. Not my politics," he assessed.

"The new leader's first personnel decisions indicate an increasing lowering of standards."

"What will happen next with Poland 2050? I have no good premonitions, and after the events of recent months, I have lost hope that there is a chance for changes within the grouping to which I have dedicated the last years of my life. It appears that Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz and Szymon Hołownia will continue to lead the party together as they have for the last 1.5 years and will bear full responsibility for its fate in this form. I respected and respect the Minister's choice as the new Leader. However, democracy and civilized principles of operation within an organization cannot end with the election of a new leader. The new leader's first personnel decisions (including, among others, re-appointing to the position of Secretary-General a person publicly compromised by the scandal surrounding the animal shelter in Sobolewo) indicate an increasing lowering of standards," he indicated.

Kobosko thunders about an "attempt to introduce dictatorship into the party."

"However, the events of the last week surrounding the Parliamentary Club of Poland 2050 are not just a lowering of standards, but a great scandal. The Club Leader, fearing his deserved dismissal, for several days of the Sejm session, violated the Club's regulations by refusing to convene the Club immediately upon a written request from a group of our parliamentarians – all to extend the period of his now purely illusory power. Since functioning like this in the Sejm of the Republic of Poland is not possible for long, a meeting of the National Council of the party was hastily convened, in the middle of the night, with 2.5 days' notice (contrary to the party's Statute) for Saturday, February 14, 2026. This council was given one task: to cement the status quo, i.e., to remove democratic mechanisms in the organization. A draft resolution was prepared to freeze personnel changes in the Club and party until March 21, 2026. This resolution passed by only one vote – and solely thanks to the fact that the current Leader and her appointees blocked the possibility of filling two vacancies on the National Council that arose after the elections to the National Board. Today, we learned that thanks to this resolution, not only the parliamentary club leader will gain impunity in the Club and party, but also the deputy leader, who has been convicted by a final court ruling."

"I unequivocally call such actions, proposing and voting for such a resolution, an attempt to introduce dictatorship into the party. How does this differ from the standards of Orbán or even Lukashenko? I don't find many differences. There too, they talk about unity, building community, confronting anarchy and troublemakers – while simultaneously depriving people of basic rights and dignity."

"Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz wants to make Prime Minister Donald Tusk a hostage of her actions."

"Some will say that the lid can finally be closed on the story of PL2050 with relief. But the matter is far more serious. This is not about the fate of one 'little party'. This is about the stability and continued functioning of the governing coalition, which without PL2050 would lose its majority in the Sejm, which would have to end in premature elections dangerous for Poland. Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz wants to make Prime Minister Donald Tusk a hostage of her actions. She wants to scare and blackmail him. I hope the Prime Minister will not yield to such blackmail, and that the coalition will survive and become even stronger, without destabilizing elements."

"I will continue to work in the European Parliament."

"I will continue to work in the European Parliament, where crucial matters for the future of Poland and Europe are being decided this year. This is what we need to fight for and what is worth fighting for now."

"I am convinced that we will meet again soon on the political path."

"I sincerely thank all the fantastic, good people with whom I co-created Poland 2050 during its flourishing years. These are true statesmen, social activists, people who care and who want good for Poland and Poles. I am convinced that we will meet again soon on the political path, in a healthier and more friendly atmosphere. Poland needs a centrist party, a center party, a party of common sense. Without ideological fervor, with a clear pro-development orientation. A party responding to the immense demographic, economic, and technological challenges. I am determined to continue working for such initiatives."