All circumstances indicate that the first session of the Sejm of the new term will take place on November 13 or 14, Paweł Szrot, head of the President’s Office, said today in an interview with TVN24. As he emphasized, nothing will be “extended” beyond what is provided by law.
The presidential minister recalled that the term of the current parliament expires in November. As he emphasized, nothing will be “extended” beyond what is provided by law.
When asked when the first session of the Sejm would take place, Szrot emphasized that “it is already the president’s decision.”
There is a specific framework for this. This will happen in the same way and at the same pace as all previous changes during previous changes of government
– added.
When asked whether it would be November 13 or 14, he replied: ‘I don’t like speculation. “The president obviously has complete freedom of action within the framework prescribed by law.”
To the journalist’s comment that “the first session of the Sejm will take place on November 13 or 14,” Szrot replied: “All the circumstances that we have already discussed point to this.”
Three steps to forming a government
The constitution provides for three possible steps in selecting the government after the elections. In the first phase, the president plays an important role by convening a one-day meeting of the Sejm and the Senate within 30 days of election day – in this case no later than November 14 (the elections took place on October 15). During the first session of the Sejm of the new term, the current Prime Minister must resign, and the President must accept such resignation. A government in a state of dismissal continues to exercise its functions until a new one is appointed.
The president then appoints the prime minister and appoints the government. Until now, it has been common for presidents to appoint people appointed by the party that won the election. When appointing the Prime Minister, the President takes into account that the government he proposes must receive the support of an absolute majority in the Sejm in order to receive a vote of confidence. If the Council of Ministers does not receive a vote of confidence, the Sejm will take the initiative to form the government.
In this constitutional step, a group of at least 46 MPs can nominate a candidate for prime minister. The Sejm elects the Prime Minister by an absolute majority in the presence of at least half of the legal number of deputies. The Head of Government then submits the government’s program of activities and the proposed composition of the Council of Ministers to the Sejm, which is elected by the Sejm by an absolute majority in the presence of at least half of the legal number of deputies. This is a form of giving confidence to the government. The Sejm has fourteen days to elect the prime minister and government.
If the Sejm fails to form a government, the President shall appoint the Prime Minister and, at his request, members of the government within fourteen days and administer their oath. After appointment by the President, the Council of Ministers has fourteen days to obtain a vote of confidence in the Sejm. In this constitutional step, the Sejm grants a vote of confidence to the government by a simple majority vote (an absolute majority is required in the two previous steps) in the presence of at least half of the legal number of deputies.
If no government is elected on the third attempt, the president must shorten the term of the Sejm and call elections.
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Source: wPolityce