We believe that only the head of the PO, Donald Tusk, is a candidate for prime minister, because Law and Justice do not have the ability to form a government, and we have reiterated this from the beginning – MPs of the Polish People’s Party emphasized in an interview with PAP.
President Andrzej Duda said in a statement on Thursday that he had tentatively scheduled the first meeting of the Sejm of the 10th term for Monday, November 13. The president also highlighted that there are two political groups that claim to have a parliamentary majority and have a candidate for prime minister. As he said, the United Right’s candidate for prime minister is Mateusz Morawiecki, and the candidate for KO, Third Way and Left is Donald Tusk.
MP Stefan Krajewski (PSL), asked about the president talking about two candidates for the premiership, replied: “We believe that only Donald Tusk is a candidate for the premiership, because Law and Justice do not have the ability to form a government forms. I have been repeating this from the beginning.”
We have the arrangements of the parties that helped create the Senate compact. And today we are ready to take on the mission of creating a government and solving the issues and problems that Polish women and men are waiting for.
– emphasized Krajewski.
When asked about the date when the President would convene the Sejm session on November 13, the PSL MP said he had expected such a date.
The term of office will cover the entire term of office of the Sejm and will not be shortened
– Krajewski noticed.
I hope that November 11 will be peaceful and that Independence Day will actually be a celebration for all Poles, and not an attempt at political strife or siding with a particular party.
– added the party member.
Sejm session
According to MP Marek Sawicki (PSL), the date of the Sejm session proposed by the president is intended to “immediately designate the candidate for prime minister selected by the parliamentary majority.”
This is such an interesting period because at the same time we have November 1 – All Saints’ Day – and then we have a national holiday and it’s all connected. That’s why the president might want to take all this quietly after the holidays
– said the MP from the People’s Party.
In the Sejm elections, PiS won 194 seats, KO – 157; Third way – 65; New Left – 26; Confederacy – 18.
The constitution provides for three possible steps in selecting the government after the elections. In the first, the President plays a major role, who, among other things, appoints the Prime Minister, taking 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 this attempt fails, the Sejm takes the initiative. Then the Prime Minister and the government need an absolute majority of votes in the presence of at least half of the legal number of deputies. If parliamentarians fail to form a government, the initiative returns to the president and a simple majority is needed for a vote of confidence.
Apparently the People’s Party has given up all dreams of Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz as Prime Minister. Tusk left no doubt that he was the one who ruled?
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Source: wPolityce