Poland’s main opposition party said today it would set up a state court if it wins the October election. to examine charges against ruling party officials and allies, including the country’s president, prime minister and central bank governor.

In a sign of the country’s deep divisions just over a month before the October 15 election, the liberal Citizens Platform (KO) accuses the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party of undermining democratic standards by increasing political control of courts and turning state television into a propaganda tool. The government denies the charges.

KO is also calling for PiS politicians to be held accountable for a series of scandals over alleged irregularities in medical equipment purchases during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as a costly failed attempt to hold elections solely by postal vote during the lockdown.

PiS, for its part, accuses KO and its leader Donald Tusk of serving foreign interests, especially those of Germany and Russia. The ruling party has set up a controversial committee to combat “Russian influence”, amid accusations from both Brussels and Washington that the main objective of this committee is to hurt the opposition and Tusk in particular.

“There will be accountability and trials for violations of the Constitution and the rule of law,” the Citizens Platform said, posting online a list of 100 policies in its first 100 days in office if it wins the election.

Among those the opposition party says will stand trial is central bank governor and PiS ally Adam Glapinski, who is accused of “destroying the independence of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) and failing to fulfill the NBP’s basic duty , which is the fight against inflation”.

Donald Tusk accuses Glapinski that allowed politics to influence monetary policy since the central bank cut interest rates by 75 basis points just weeks before the election.

Glapinski denies any allegations that the decision was politically motivated.

The central bank stressed that it “never comments on politicians’ statements”.

According to KO, the country’s president Andrey Duda, also an ally of PiS, should also be tried for refusing to swear in judges appointed by the previous government and for pardoning the interior minister in a case where the latter was accused of abuse of power.

The main opposition party also says Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki should be tried in a state court for ordering an attempt to hold presidential elections by postal vote in 2020.

The president’s chief of staff and a government spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Most opinion polls show an electoral lead for PiS, which gathers more than 35% of the vote, while KO follows with around 30%.