The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains the matter of Nawrocki’s dirty limousine! Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s visit to Latvia was overshadowed by a surprising incident that quickly became a topic of discussion on social media. Photos of the car that welcomed the Polish delegation to Riga appeared online. The limousine was visibly dirty, catching the attention of internet users.
Source: Interia
The photos sparked a wave of criticism and comments suggesting a lack of respect for the head of state. The matter quickly drew a response from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewiór explained that the receiving country, not the sending country’s embassy, is always responsible for providing transportation for a foreign delegation. He also emphasized that the photos were taken on Wednesday evening, when Riga was experiencing difficult weather conditions—heavy rainfall—and there was no car wash available at the airport.
As the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out, the Polish Embassy only had influence on the organization of the program of the president’s visit, and not on the technical or visual condition of the vehicle provided by the Latvian side.
A post criticizing the appearance of the car used by the Polish delegation quickly garnered over 700,000 views on the X platform. Internet users were not sparing any critical comments, suggesting that such a situation was a disgrace to the office of the head of state.
Among others, PiS MP Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk commented on the matter and commented harshly on social media:
“The Polish embassy in Riga does not report the visit of the President of the Republic of Poland on social media, and sends a dirty car to pick him up…” — wrote the politician.
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