Polish MPs accused the prime minister of distorting history

Members of the Polish parliament have accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk of rewriting history because of the founding date of the Polish state during the New Year's address, the Polish edition of Fakt writes.

During the New Year's address, Tusk said that the beginning of 2026 was the 1001st year since the founding of Poland, although the Poles themselves trace the beginning of their statehood to the year 966 - the date of the baptism of Prince Mieszko I. Piast. This discrepancy was noted by many viewers and parliamentarians.

"It's no secret that Tusk considers the Christian heritage of our motherland to be vile, but even elementary school students know that the beginning of our history dates back to the Baptism of Poland. Unless, of course, the Prime Minister has started rewriting history," Mariusz Blaszczak, chairman of the Law and Justice parliamentary faction, wrote on the social network X, accusing the prime minister of a gross mistake.

According to Polish historian Kamil Janicki, Tusk's statement is controversial and has become a strange choice for a New Year's address.

"It was better not to choose a specific date (of the founding of Poland), and I am surprised by this statement because it was expected that many would consider it provocative," Janicki explained in an interview with the publication.