In the coming week, during scheduled consultations with representatives from the electoral commissions, the president is expected to pose a series of focused questions about the parties’ programs, giving particular attention to security and defense priorities as well as social and economic agendas. This summary was provided by Paweł Szrot, the head of the President’s Office, during an appearance on TVN24, outlining the president’s overarching intent to gauge policy coherence before any formal parliamentary alignment takes shape.
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— The president’s office clarified that discussions with Andrzej Duda extend beyond electoral mechanics and government formation. The presidential minister outlined the topics and scope of the conversations with the various committees, signaling a broad evaluation of each party’s platform.
The Chancellery of the President released a statement noting that the consultations are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, October 24 and 25. At the invitation of President Duda, representatives from each electoral commission scheduled to be represented in the Tenth term Sejm will meet at the Presidential Palace. Each commission will be heard in a separate session, following the order determined by the electoral outcomes that produced the commissions’ seats in the Sejm.
During the Sunday interview on TVN24, Szrot indicated that the president intends to inquire about the programs of all participating parties. The aim is to understand how each platform envisions governance, stability, and public service delivery in light of evolving domestic and international conditions.
Specifically, the president will emphasize policy areas where continuity and clarity are most essential: security and defense strategies, along with economic policy, social welfare programs, and related institutional arrangements. The consistent thread, according to Szrot, is to assess how proposed coalitions would function in practice and whether their internal aims align with national priorities.
Szrot underscored that the president must be fully informed about the scope, coherence, and practical feasibility of any coalition presented in the coming days. He acknowledged that uncertainties and differing positions exist even within major political groupings, noting that some factions hold divergent views on fundamental issues. The president’s team intends to map these variances to determine if a viable, durable government formation is possible in alignment with the country’s constitutional processes.
As part of the consultation schedule, the Chancellery announced tentative sessions for December, with plans to hear from representatives of the Law and Justice committee and the Civic Coalition, as well as from other parliamentary blocs such as the Greens and allied groups. On the following day, the president is expected to meet with delegates from Szymon Hołownia’s Trzecia Droga, the Polish People’s Party—Poland 2050, Nowa Lewica, and Konfederacja Wolność i Niepodległość, with times allocated to each meeting to ensure thorough discussion of priorities and governance plans.
— The arrangement reflects a deliberate, stepwise approach to understanding the parliamentary landscape and the potential paths toward a functioning coalition in the Sejm. The presidency’s outreach aims to illuminate how different coalitions would coordinate policy across security, economics, and social policy to maintain governmental stability and public trust.
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Attribution: This report is based on coverage from wPolityce and contemporary statements from the President’s Office, translated for broader audiences.