Poland's ruling party faces the threat of losing its majority after a political ally criticized the government's deal with the European Union and raised the issue of leaving the coalition, Bloomberg writes.

Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who has rejected any compromise with Brussels over judicial reform in Poland, accused Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of overseeing the "transfer" of national sovereignty. The accusation is in response to the ruling Law and Justice party's latest attempt to break an impasse with the EU, which accuses Warsaw of politicizing its judicial system.

“All of Poland has been deceived,” Deputy Climate Minister Jacek Ozdoba told wp.pl in an interview on Wednesday. Asked whether his faction would leave the ruling coalition, the minister said that “all options are on the table.”

The comments exposed a simmering conflict between the Law and Justice party and a junior partner, a group of 19 lawmakers led by Ziobro, who reject the repeal of policy changes that the EU says give politicians too much influence over the Polish courts.

At stake is Morawiecki's latest attempt to convince the EU to allocate 34.5 billion euros for post-pandemic aid.  The faction's outburst complicates these negotiations, as the ruling party hopes for unblocked funding to improve its chances in next year's general elections.

Cabinet spokesman Piotr Muller said Wednesday that the ruling party would not allow the government to be destabilized, making it clear that it would support the justice minister.

Morawiecki has been under political attack by Ziobro for years. At the same time, polls show that support for Right and Justice is declining, putting his power in jeopardy ahead of the elections scheduled for October 2023.