However, when the party emerged as winner of the election, he pledged that he would not take the position, expecting that his nomination would reduce the chances of his brother Lech Kaczyński, who was a candidate for the October presidential election.
Namun, ketika partai muncul sebagai pemenang pemilu, ia berjanji bahwa ia tidak akan mengambil posisi, berharap bahwa pencalonannya akan mengurangi kemungkinan saudaranya Lech Kaczyński, yang adalah seorang calon untuk pemilihan presiden Oktober 2005.