I am in favor of cooperation with Poland 2050 in local and European elections and fielding a common candidate in the 2025 presidential elections, which offers a great opportunity for the second round. Of course, there is a candidate on the horizon, PSL leader Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on TVN24.
The leader of the People’s Party, candidate for deputy prime minister and head of the Ministry of National Defense in the government composition proposed by Donald Tusk, was asked on TVN 24 about the plans of PSL and Poland 2050 – which participated together in the parliamentary elections. the Third Way – for the next elections: local government, Europe in 2024 and presidential elections in 2025.
Cooperation with Poland 2050
The PSL leader recalled that the parliamentary clubs PSL and Polski 2050 signed an agreement on close cooperation last week.
We will hold joint meetings at least once a quarter and agree on common positions on the most important issues. We are preparing for the local elections, our structures at provincial level have the task of talking to each other and preparing for the elections.
– he said.
Kosiniak-Kamysz said that in the case of local elections there is “a clear need for cooperation” between both parties.
This is very beneficial, you can win a lot in many voivodeships where PiS is currently in power
– he assessed.
European – here we are in two different political families (PSL belongs to the EPP group in the European Parliament; Polska 2050 belongs to the Renew group – PAP) and this is a matter of discussion, I am also in favor of further cooperation
– added Kosiniak-Kamysz.
When asked whether it concerns cooperation within the Third Way or a broader formula, for example with KO, he added that “I do not rule out more far-reaching scenarios in the European elections,” he emphasized.
In the future we will probably have to change the rules for European elections completely; she is completely out of touch with reality
– added.
Kosiniak-Kamysz also stated that he is in favor of nominating a common candidate in the 2025 presidential elections as well.
This gives you a huge chance to advance to the second round
– he assessed.
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When asked, he clarified that it was “a joint candidate of PSL and Poland 2050, for sure, and this candidate is starting to take shape somewhere on the horizon.”
The search and election of Szymon Hołownia as Chairman of the Sejm and our clear, common position on this issue naturally also means preparing for the campaign and for the position of President
– added the politician.
The politician was also asked whether Donald Tusk was not planning to resign as Prime Minister before the end of his term of office and, for example, take up the position of President of the European Commission.
In no conversation has Donald Tusk suggested that he would like to end the mission before the end of his term
– he said.
Donald Tusk knows what European politics means. We really need it today to achieve our goals also in Europe, to clarify the KPO issue and to bring money to Poland; he probably knows these mechanisms best of all politicians in Poland. This is his great advantage as Prime Minister at a difficult moment when relations with the European Union need to be restored very quickly, but I do not think he will retreat to Brussels, to European politics.
– said Kosiniak-Kamysz.
When asked about the “400-day horizon” of serving as prime minister set by Tusk, he said this was a period needed “to clean up” after previous governments.
I believe this government will last for its entire term, and we will do everything we can to make that happen
– he declared.
Continuation of the safety policy
Already during the election campaign we said that after the takeover there would be a great need for continuity in the field of energy security and armaments; although decisions made after October 15 must be verified
– said PSL leader and candidate for the head of the Ministry of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on TVN24.
The leader of PSL and candidate for Minister of Defense in Donald Tusk’s government was asked about the government’s action plan proposed by PO leader Donald Tusk.
There are things that absolutely need to be resolved and there are things that need to be continued. During the election campaign, we – not just my community, the entire Third Way – said clearly that this continuation is very much needed in two areas: this is energy security – nuclear, to put it bluntly – and in the other area the weapons policy and the modernization of the army. , purchases
– said the politician.
What outrages everyone – public opinion, including us – is of course what happens after October 15, the decisions made after October 15. The social mandate then expired. I remember well that I stopped being a minister eight years ago, and even earlier, when Andrzej Duda was elected president, and even before the parliamentary elections he appealed: “hold back, don’t make very strategic decisions, because a new government may come soon.” Especially since the new government took office and there was a coalition agreement, it was clear where the majority is, making such far-reaching decisions is, in my opinion, simply inappropriate.
– said Kosiniak-Kamysz.
When asked about decisions at the Defense Ministry, he said: “We will verify them.” When asked about the recent changes in the highest positions in the army – the appointment of General Wiesław Kukuła as Chief of the General Staff and General Maciej Klisz as Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, he emphasized: ‘these changes have already taken place and can no longer take place. be changed because it is a matter of cooperation with the president.”
But there are two positions vacant (General Commander of the Armed Forces and Commander of the Military Forces – PAP) and I think it is a good gesture on the part of the President that he has not yet made these decisions. It is a gesture towards the new government
– added Kosiniak-Kamysz.
I consider it a gesture of goodwill, it is very good that the president has behaved in this way
– he pointed out.
Kosiniak-Kamysz was also asked about the large number of ministers – 26 – in Tusk’s proposed government. As he explained, the goal is to take over the government as quickly as possible so that, among other things, prepare the 2024 state budget as soon as possible.
In fact, we need to get involved in some of the same ministries that PiS has created so far. Unfortunately, the administrative departments and the different areas of responsibility are very intertwined here. Fragments were transferred to a ministry, because there was a government representative who had to get a share of the PKP, for example – and the railways are now divided into three or four ministries, also air transport issues
– noted the Chairman of PSL.
It’s all scattered, it doesn’t work efficiently, it will have to be solved. But to take over quickly and start managing efficiently, you have to step into the same shoes
– said Kosiniak-Kamysz.
When asked about his predictions on how long Tusk’s government will last in its current composition, he expressed hope that it will “last until the end of the term.”
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Source: wPolityce