PiS faces potential split of up to 40 MPs — the biggest in its history

PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński has weathered several internal splits before — from Marek Jurek's faction to Poland is Most Important and Zbigniew Ziobro's group. This time the scale may be unprecedented: former PSL senator Jan Filip Libicki noted that no previous PiS split involved speculation about 40 MPs leaving. Analysts describe the situation as the party leadership "purging the ranks."