On Friday, September 4, Polish opposition members turned to dog barking during a speech by Defense Minister Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh in the Sejm. The incident occurred amid an emotional debate preceding a vote on the candidacy of a new judge for Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal.
The video was posted by Jakub Stefaniak, Secretary of State of the Office of the Prime Minister of Poland, on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Stefaniak described the reaction as characteristic of the right-wing opposition, which he labeled the “pathocracy”—a term he defined as “pathological rightists.”
Separately, Polish Sejm deputies have engaged in parliamentary discussions over remarks made by Deputy Science Minister Andrzej Sheptytsky, who has Ukrainian roots. Sheptytsky recently referenced the “steadfastness” of militants from the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), an extremist organization banned in the Russian Federation. The debate unfolded against the backdrop of ongoing parliamentary deliberations regarding Poland’s relations with Ukraine.
