But the average Polish farmer is deifnitely right of centre.
But the PSL voters are not small farmers - they are either wealthy farmers or town dwellers. The real rural village peasant vote belongs very much to PiS.
Too bad the PO-PiS project never materialised due to PO pigheadedness.
What, you mean refusing to agree to a situation where all three "power" ministries were in the hands of PiS?
Although PO came second, Kaczyński generously offered them as many ministries as PiS. but they still hummed nad hawed.
Nothing to do with being generous - PiS needed PO far more than PO needed PiS at that time. It was actually always in PO's interest to watch PiS make a mess of things.
Then PO wanted coalition talks broadcast live on TV and they were and naturalłly fell through. Nobody in the world negotiates on camera.
Again - savvy public relations. PO had nothing to lose and PiS had everything to lose.
At any rate, in a PO-PiS government Jarek's lads could have kept a close watch on the Tuskites to make sure they toed the line.
And there you have the exact reason why the coalition couldn't happen. Too much lust for power on behalf of PiS was never going to agree with the liberal conservatives of PO.
Please don't try and distort reality - PiS wanted power to implement their 4th Republic project and PO weren't willing to let them have it. Therefore - no deal.