EP elections are just around the corner
The elections to the European Parliament were scheduled for between 6 and 9 June throughout the European Union. Poles will go to polling urns on Sunday 9 June, and the country will be divided into 13 constituencies.
According to the latest public opinion polls, the Civic Coalition has the best chance of winning with 36% support, which gives it first place. Law and Justice ranked second with a 29% score, while the 3rd Road ranked 3rd with 16% endorsement.
Maciej Wąsik and Mariusz Kamiński in interviews declared that neither the organization nor they had yet made decisions about their possible start in elections to the European Parliament. Both politicians, of course, have opportunities for candidacy, but public support stands in the way. And they are not only opponents of the Law and Justice, but besides individuals willing to vote for it.
In the European Parliament, immunity can besides be claimed at the request of a court, as the 4 MEPs of the Law and Justice have late seen. Kamiński, Wąsik, Obatek and Kurski should halt illusions – they will not hide from justice. pic.twitter.com/N5v2908ooe
— Piotr H. Malich 🌶 (@PiotrMalich) February 15, 2024
The people have spoken. Experts too
The possible participation in the EP elections is met with the strong discontent of the majority of Poles. This is due to the latest poll of the Pollster Institute for Super Express. As many as 79% of respondents believe that Kamiński and Wąsik should not compete, while only 21% support their candidacy.
Such a social reaction can be a challenge for the party, as even any PiS sympathizers disagree with the decision to put both politicians on the electoral lists. This could lead to a possible decline in election attendance, which would in turn weaken the position of the ruling party.
According to experts, both politicians do not have a clear function in public administration, which raises doubts about their usefulness in the European Parliament. prof. Kazimierz Kik of the University of Jan Kochanowski in Kielce estimates that their possible participation in the elections could consequence in "lost voices" due to the fact that they would not bring anything affirmative to the EP.
♪ The mustache ♪ and #Kaminski Should they become MEPs? Poles have no doubthttps://t.co/zVOMDIOXT
— FACT.PL (@FACT24PL) February 15, 2024
Mastalerek about the candidacy of Kamiński and Wąsik
The possible candidate for Kamiński and Wąsik was besides addressed by the head of the cabinet of Andrzej Duda in RMF24 a fewer weeks ago.
Mastalerek stated that the action of Marshal Holownia, consisting in the extinguishing of the mandates of PiS politicians sentenced to 2 years in prison, would yet lead to a conflict that could erupt soon. The question has been raised as to whether the elections to the European Parliament could take place and whether the decision will belong to these 2 PiS politicians. According to Mastalerek, they and their organization will gotta decide whether they intend to launch despite being sentenced to a five-year ban on public service.
The mastalerek, ending the subject, concluded that:
The president pardoned the parliamentarians in specified a way that they had a vacated punishment and could run wherever they wanted.