Mateusz Morawiecki’s government is set to be sworn in on Monday at 4:30 p.m., after which he will have a two-week window to secure a majority in the Sejm, as explained by Presidential Minister Wojciech Kolarski to TVP Info.
Swearing in of the government
On November 13, President Andrzej Duda accepted the resignation of the Council of Ministers and appointed Mateusz Morawiecki as Prime Minister. If the initial attempt to form a government fails, the Sejm may take the lead in forming a new administration; a prime minister candidate can be proposed by a group of at least 46 MPs. The candidate proposed by KO, PSL, Polski 2050, and the Left for Prime Minister is Donald Tusk.
Wojciech Kolarski, a minister in the Presidential Chancellery, stressed that the president respects all constitutional deadlines. The transition proceeds with formal steps and public statements designed to ensure constitutional compliance.
Tomorrow at 4:30 p.m., Morawiecki’s government will take an oath, followed by a two-week period to win parliamentary support in the Sejm.
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What does the Constitution say?
On November 13, President Duda accepted the resignation of the Council of Ministers, which will continue to operate until a new government is formed, after which Morawiecki was appointed Prime Minister. The president is required to appoint the Prime Minister and other ministers within fourteen days from the Sejm’s first meeting or the resignation’s acceptance, and to administer the oath to the members of the new government.
According to the constitution, the prime minister must present the government’s program to the Sejm, along with a motion for a vote of confidence, within fourteen days of appointment. The Sejm approves the government with an absolute majority of votes in the presence of at least half of the legal number of deputies.
The constitution also outlines that if the government is not elected in the first step, the Sejm can take the initiative to form a government. A prime minister candidate may be nominated by a group of at least 46 MPs, and the Sejm elects the Prime Minister by an absolute majority in the presence of at least half of the legal deputies.
The candidate from KO, PSL, Polski 2050, and Left remains Donald Tusk.
Citations and analysis accompany ongoing coverage of the political process as new developments come to light. In this reporting context, the focus remains on constitutional deadlines, the sequence of appointments, and the parliamentary vote of confidence, with observers noting how the coalition landscape could shape the government’s early agenda.
[citation: wPolityce]
Source: wPolityce