A vote of confidence in the new government?
It is clear that a new government will be formed. Yet if a vote of confidence is secured within the next fourteen days, the task will be extremely difficult, according to Przemysław Czarnek, the Minister of Education and Science, speaking to se.pl.
The head of MEiN was asked whether he would like to be part of the new Council of Ministers to be unveiled by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on November 27.
If the Prime Minister continues to entrust him with the role of Minister of Education and Science, he would accept it, but he questions whether the Prime Minister would choose to rely on him.
He stressed that it is completely obvious a new government will appear.
Nevertheless, achieving a vote of confidence within the next fourteen days will be an extremely difficult task, he assessed.
“If we were not the total majority, we will not be the total opposition.”
When asked whether Law and Justice would align as total opposition, he emphasized that the party would take a constructive stance. The statement was echoed: just as they were not the total majority, they would not be the total opposition.
He recalled the 2019 Sejm with an absolute majority of 235 votes and noted that back then it would have been possible to exclude certain candidates from the Sejm Presidium. Yet the Presidium was formed on an equal basis, with three members from the United Right and three from the opposition, and no one was singled out for exclusion.
Czarnek offered this as an example of how power can be exercised within a coalition.
Coalition capabilities are lacking
Referring to the settlements after the parliamentary election results, he stated that there was probably not enough effort to secure a potential coalition partner. He expressed regret that open discussions with colleagues, including those from the Polish People’s Party or the Confederation, may not have occurred as often as they should have. This openness, he suggested, would strengthen the coalition’s capacity.
He added that cooperation should be more transparent to enhance the coalition’s resilience.
Will they retire the PiS president? Not nice
Czarnek was asked for his view on the PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński’s comment about Donald Tusk, which referred to Tusk in a harsh term. He replied briefly that he did not hear the statement directly, but he certainly would not use such a term against Donald Tusk or anyone else.
When asked to comment on remarks from Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski and Marcin Mastalerek about advocating retirement for Kaczyński, Czarnek described those words as not nice and said he did not endorse them.
He noted that retirement decisions are personal and that President Jarosław Kaczyński seems to have achieved a strong vote tally in Poland. With nearly 180 thousand votes in Świętokrzyskie County, the president was a dominant figure, and voters should not be asked to deliver such a large number again on behalf of this retirement. This perspective reflected his view on leadership continuity.
When questioned about the possibility of PiS collapsing without Kaczyński at the helm, he stated that Poland might not exist in the same form without him and expressed hope that he would remain in that position.
Starting in Lublin?
In the context of upcoming local elections, he was asked whether he would run for president of Lublin. The response was a firm no, or at least uncertain. He believed there are many capable candidates for the position and, given the circumstances in Lublin, preferred not to pursue the role. He clarified that he represents PiS in the Lublin district.
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Source: wPolityce