‘Post-communists’ and ‘liberal-left’
President Andrzej Duda expressed his conviction that there were clear attempts to exert force on the State Election Commission and the ultimate Court on the election of the President, which he felt could lead to negative developments. During his visit to Malaysia, he besides referred to earlier statements in which he suggested that the "post-communist" and "liberal-leftist" environments are trying to undermine the result of the presidential elections already concluded. On social media, he appealed to voters for vigilance and opposition to specified actions.
Andrzej Duda besides called on the voters of Karol Nawrocki not to be misled by media reports suggesting that the announced consequence of the presidential election may change. He felt that undermining the legality of the vote was an effort to deprive citizens of the fresh manifestations of democracy and freedom which he felt survived after 13 December 2023.
The President's message has sparked a broad discussion on social media. another Law and Justice politicians besides spoke in support of the President. Among them was Mateusz Morawiecki, who criticised the question of the result of the elections and accusations of falsification from the opposition.
A quiet approach to the case?
During the briefing in Kuala Lumpur, Andrzej Duda explained that his entry was a consequence to the emerging and intensifying trend of questioning the integrity of the fresh presidential election. The president pointed to allegations of alleged forgery that he felt were unjustified.
Duda pointed out that he is taking the situation calmly, but he is afraid about public statements specified as Roman Gierty and Leszek Miller, which call for a recalculation of the votes. He besides recalled that the environment associated with 1 of these politicians in the past undermined the importance of the vote itself, alternatively pointing to the importance of the voting process.
Duda stressed that the elections were held in accordance with the law, and that there were besides representatives of the current ruling coalition – besides where present there are doubts about the result of the vote. He called on citizens to be vigilant about trying to undermine democratic principles.
Errors in vote counting
For respective days now, the media has been reporting irregularities in the number of votes during the second circular of the presidential election. In the committees in Krakow and Minsk, the results of 2 candidates were replaced, which was confirmed and corrected. The authorities of Minsk Mazowiecki announced the anticipation of referring the case to the prosecution.
Despite these mistakes that may have occurred in respective committees, they have no impact on the final result of the election – Karol Nawrocki won with an advantage of over 369 1000 votes.
On the another hand, Ryszard Kalisz, a associate of PKW, recalled that electoral protests could be submitted until 16 June. He besides assessed that the scale of irregularities is tiny and does not affect the crucial difference of vote between Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki. In his opinion, it could be hundreds of cases, but not thousands. He besides pointed out that even individual shortcomings are unacceptable in democratic elections. The talker of the Sejm Simon Holovnia expressed a akin opinion.
