For several reasons, this would be a solution that weakens the chances of the current ruling majority to win the local elections – emphasized the head of the PSL-TD club, Krzysztof Paszyk, in an interview with PAP, when asked about the joint start of the elections. coalition on October 15 (KO, Trzecia Droga and Lewica) in the local elections.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he would like to go to the local elections with a united front, namely as a coalition on October 15 (KO, Trzecia Droga, Left). He also emphasized that he would not impose anything on the coalition partners.
When asked about the coalition’s joint start in the local elections on October 15, Paszyk said that – in his opinion – “for several reasons this would be a solution that would improve the chances of the current ruling majority to win the local elections impaired.”
We are talking about the fact that there would be such districts for the regional council – if despite everything we went together, denied reality, and the arguments we talked about in the fall were confirmed – there would be districts for the regional council in which there would be no seats for councilors from the four parties that form the majority today. And that wouldn’t be an effective solution
– emphasized Paszyk.
When asked about the possibility of participating together in the local elections with Poland 2050 as Third Way, the head of the PSL-TD club replied that a clear message was given by the PSL Supreme Council on December 15 last year from the president of the PSL-TD club. Party, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and earlier a similar message was expressed by the leader of Poland 2050, Szymon Hołownia, that “we are determined to continue the Third Way coalition project.” “And nothing has changed on this topic,” Paszyk assured.
Hołownia’s statement
When Marshal of the Sejm, Poland 2050 leader Szymon Hołownia, was asked at a press conference on Thursday about the formula for the coalition parties to participate in the spring elections, he said the setup for the parliamentary elections in October was good. and worked.
In my opinion, we should also approach local government elections this way – as the Third Way
– he emphasized.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said April 7 seemed the most likely date for local government elections. According to the Electoral Act, local elections must take place between March 31 and April 23, 2024.
In last year’s parliamentary elections, Polska 2050 and Szymon Hołownia’s Polish People’s Party were part of a joint coalition committee – Trzecia Droga, and won 14.4 percent. votes, which translated into 65 parliamentary seats.
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Source: wPolityce