The move was confirmed by the spokesman for the Polish foreign ministry, Łukasz Jasina.
“Poland’s Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has decided to summon French Ambassador Frederic Billet after remarks made by France’s president in an interview with the Le Parisien newspaper,” Jasina told reporters.
In the interview, Macron described Morawiecki as a “far-right anti-Semite who excludes LGBT people,” according to the PAP news agency.
Macron said in the interview that the Polish prime minister supported far-right candidate Marine Le Pen ahead of France's upcoming presidential election. Le Pen is Macron's main rival in his reelection bid.
Macron's statement came after Morawiecki on Monday called for “clear and determined sanctions” against Russia "in the wake of the Bucha massacre."
He at the time addressed Macron, saying: “Mr. President Macron, how many times have you negotiated with Putin and what have you achieved? Have you stopped any of the actions that had taken place?”
On Wednesday, the French president told the domestic TV network TF1 that Morawiecki’s comments were “baseless” and “outrageous, but not surprising.”
He added that the Polish prime minister was “interfering with the French election campaign” after “hosting several meetings with Ms. Le Pen,” whom “he is supporting.”
‘Contrary to facts’
Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Polish government said Macron’s words were “contrary to facts.”
Piotr Müller told reporters on Friday: “To talk about the Polish prime minister in the context of anti-Semitism is simply a lie; it flies in the face of the facts.”
Müller added: “Hopefully, the French election campaign calms down a bit and the French president will speak differently then, sticking to historical facts."
The first round of the French presidential election is scheduled for Sunday.
Among the 12 candidates, Macron and the leader of the National Rally, Le Pen, are favourites to enter the two-way run-off for the presidency.
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Source: PAP, leparisien.fr