Marshal of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia announced that he had signed documents informing three people of their priority in accepting a mandate in the European Parliament. This includes: about Włodzimierz Karpiński, suspected of corruption.
The former secretary of the Warsaw City Hall and former minister in the PO-PSL government has been in custody since February. He was arrested in connection with the so-called waste scandal. He heard allegations of corruption related to the conclusion of waste management contracts in Warsaw.
Karpiński stood as a candidate of the European Coalition in the 2019 European Parliament elections. However, he did not receive a mandate as a member of the European Parliament. The MEP from this list was Krzysztof Hetman, who won and took over a seat in the Polish Sejm in October this year. Joanna Mucha should have been elected to the European Parliament under Hetman, but she was also elected as an MP. The next eligible to become a MEP would be Riad Haidar, but the politician died in May this year. Therefore, the EP mandate goes to the next candidate: Włodzimierz Karpiński.
The Marshal of the Sejm was asked on Wednesday about the decision on Karpiński’s mandate.
Yesterday I signed documents informing three people of their priority in taking up a European parliamentary mandate in the European Parliament
– said Hołownia.
It was something left by Marshal (Elżbieta) Witek, it was not signed. This is a normal official activity of a state body, it is not a policy. It just has to be done
– added.
““Official act”
In connection with the above, he continued, “the office sent letters on Tuesday to the representatives of Mr. Karpiński and to two other parliamentarians, stating that they have priority in taking up a parliamentary mandate.”
Only from that moment on, when the letter reaches them and they read it, can they express their opinion and express their willingness to accept or reject this mandate.
– added the marshal.
All statements made so far in this matter – as Hołownia has stated – are invalid.
The Marshal of the Sejm must first inform that there is room to take up a mandate and that someone has priority and can express his/her opinion about it. Yesterday I received these documents from the office
– he said.
There will be two such documents today, this is an official act
– added.
Three MEPs – Krzysztof Hetman (Trzecia Droga), Zbigniew Kuźmiuk (PiS) and Bartosz Arłukowicz (Civic Coalition) entered the Sejm and lost their mandates in the EP.
In accordance with the Electoral Law, the Marshal of the Sejm, on the basis of information from the National Electoral Commission, informs the next candidate from the same list of candidates who received the highest number of votes in the election of his or her priority for a seat in the European Parliament to replace the person whose mandate has expired.
The declaration of acceptance of the mandate by the candidate to the European Parliament must be submitted within seven days of the date of receipt of the notification. If you do not submit the application within this period, this means that you forego priority in filling the seat.
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Source: wPolityce