Results and unusual behaviour of Andrzej Duda
Let us remind that the results of the elections to the Sejm and the legislature were officially announced on Tuesday.
The highest number of votes in the elections to the Sejm was won by the Law and Justice – 35.38 percent. However, this consequence does not let the organization to regulation itself. It obtained 194 tickets, while the majority is 231. most likely the fresh government will be formed by the Civic Coalition (30.70 percent, 157 seats), the 3rd Road (14.40 percent, 65 seats) and the fresh Left (8.61 percent, 26 seats).
The Confederacy besides won seats in the Sejm, receiving 7.16% of the vote, which gave it 18 seats. 2 nationwide committees: Unpartisan Local Governmentists (1.86%) and Poland There is 1 (1.63%) did not exceed the 5% electoral threshold.
At the time of the vote counting, Andrzej Duda decided to take part in the 45th anniversary of the election of Karol Wojtyła as Pope. The ceremony took place in St. Peter's Basilica. Although the president assured that his departure was both state and religious, many people saw him trying to postpone what he had to do after the election results were announced.
Official declaration
Even Donald Tusk himself appealed to Andrzej Duda. He asked him for “fast and decisive action”. He besides pointed out that democratic parties are in constant contact and are ready to presume work for national governments at any time.
🔴 Next Tuesday and Wednesday (24-25 October), at the invitation of the president of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, representatives of the individual election committees will be consulted at the Presidential Palace, which will have their representation in the 10th word of the Sejm. Meetings will be held... pic.twitter.com/iaGPQ3YYD
— President's Office (@presidentpl) October 19, 2023
Andrzej Duda's silence was, however, interrupted due to the fact that the first message was made on his part to push the issue of choosing a fresh government forward.
“Meetings will be held with each committee separately, in order to comply with the election results of these committees,” said the Chancellery. Social advisor to Andrzej Duda, Marcin Mastalerek, said on the ZET Radio that the president wants to communicate with all the committees 1 by one, precisely on the first step concerning the formation of the government.
Kidawa-Błońska talks about Tusk
We cannot be 100% certain who will hold the office of Prime Minister, but there are any leads that can lead us to the right lead.
Margaret Kidawa-Błońska betrayed the secret of the opposition during an interview on Radio Zet. The Deputy talker of the Sejm could have revealed besides shortly who would be Prime Minister in the fresh word of the Sejm. This could mean that Matthew Morawiecki's assurances that the Law and Justice will form the government are not taken seriously. During a Wednesday visit of Margaret Kidawa-Błońska on Radio Zet, a message about opposition plans concerning the cast of the Prime Minister was abruptly made.
Wednesday during the interview on Radio ZET from ed. Bogdan Rymanowski Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska from the Civic Platform spoke about the fact that trade-free Sundays should be abolished.
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— 🅼🅰🆁🅴🅺🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱 (@marek67r) October 19, 2023
She said Tusk would be Prime Minister, and the remainder is to be determined. Bogdan Rymanowski during the interview pointed out that the coalition agreement is not yet ready, so it is not possible to formulate specified declarations with certainty. Margaret Kidawa-Błońska's answer amazed again. She stated that there was specified a thing as “in word”, and all leaders said that they would take work together.
Marek Sawicki talks about 4 candidates
Deputy talker of the Sejm Marek Sawicki said in Polsat News that candidates for Prime Minister would be “minimum 3 as not four”. Among the people he mentioned were: Simon Holovnia, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish, Donald Tusk and politician of the Left, who had not yet been selected.
Marek Sawicki: candidates for Prime Minister will be 3 or 4 https://t.co/bWj7rMvrhK
— Mirosław Szulczyński (@izka 1702) October 17, 2023
Sawicki added that:
An emissary who may be between the parliamentary majority and the president should be Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish. They're both from Krakow. They know each other, they're in beautiful good relationships.
The last question to answer is: does the PiS have its own Prime Minister candidate? Marek Ast on Polish Radio 24 stated:
I see no reason why the Law and Justice Office would not point to president Mateusz Morawiecki as a candidate for Prime Minister.
