Karol Nawrocki took an oath before the National Assembly, formally assuming the office of president of the Republic of Poland. The ceremony began in the building of the Sejm, where at 9:55 p.m. the Marshal of the Sejm Simon Holovnia and the Marshal of the legislature Margaret Kidawa-Błońska welcomed the President-elect and his wife Marta Nawrocka. The event was state, elevated and symbolic. The oath was held in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, and the act of oath itself was issued in the presence of the highest state authorities.
The content of the oath made by Karol Nawrocki is:
"With the will of the Nation to be president of the Republic of Poland, I solemnly curse that I will stay faithful to the provisions of the Constitution, I will defender the integrity of the Nation, the independency and safety of the State, and the welfare of the Homeland and the welfare of citizens will always be the highest order for me."
He concluded with words:
“So aid me God.”
After taking his oath, Karol Nawrocki formally assumed the highest office in the state. He then gave his first message to the National Assembly. From the very beginning, he emphasized his attitude towards the national and civic community:
“Poland is the common good of all citizens, and the superior authority in the Republic is the nation! Therefore, welcome – welcome to the Polish nation within the borders of the Republic and beyond the borders of the Republic. Hello thousands, dozens of [thousand] citizens and citizens of the Polish state who came to Warsaw present and whom I passed under the Polish Sejm.”
The fresh president thanked the voters, stressing the importance of a democratic vote, including those who voted for another candidates. The speech featured a strong declaration of direction:
"It is simply a voice that we cannot proceed to regulation this way and that Poland should not look like this today. It is – dear Members – the voice of Poles and Poles that they want politicians to fulfil their promises made during the campaign.”
Nawrocki stressed that his presidency would be based on a programme called "Plan 21", which, as he pointed out, received support from 10.5 million citizens. This plan includes infrastructure investments, opposition to illegal migration, the maintenance of the Polish currency and the deficiency of consent to increase the retirement age.
Speaking of its approach to the sovereignty and function of Poland in global structures, Nawrocki stated:
"I will be the voice of those who want sovereign Poland, Poland, which is in the European Union, but Poland, which is not the European Union, is Poland – and will stay Poland".
With respect to national security, he announced:
“I will be the voice of those who want Poland to be safe. And Poland's safety begins with all private soldier – with his equipment, his consciousness, his fortitude and his heart."
He besides stressed the importance of global alliances, especially with the United States and within NATO. He pointed out that Poland should become the leader of the Alliance's east flank, building ‘immune liability system’.
He besides placed strong emphasis on education and cultural identity. He announced the continuation of the National Reading and support of the Polish school, literature and reading. He pointed out that as a erstwhile worker of institutions dealing with national memory and education, he intended to guarantee that generations would be brought up in the spirit of patriotism.
According to the announcement, the president of Poland submitted a bill restoring the Central Communication Port to his ‘traditional shape’, pointing to it as 1 of the main driving wheels of the economy.
The message besides includes criticism of the current legal situation:
"It is hard to call a law-abiding state in which it does not operate and does not function legally elected National Prosecutor".
He besides added:
"Judges are not gods, they are meant to service the Republic of Poland and Polish citizens".
He announced that he would not nominate judges who agreed in constitutional order, and at the Presidential Palace he would appoint the Council for the Repair of the State System. The president invited representatives of various backgrounds to her, indicating the Palace as a place of debate and building a fresh strategy of government.
In his imagination of his presidency, he stressed the request for cross-party cooperation:
"I believe that we will be able to communicate on issues essential to Poland and exclude them from political dispute".
He besides stressed the importance of the heritage of the independency Fathers. In the end of the message he recalled the words of Lech Kaczyński, Roman Dmowski, Józef Piłsudski, Wincent Witos, Wojciech Korfanty, Ignacy Daszyński and Ignacy Paderewski, pointing out them as a model of public service and unity over divisions.
Closing his speech, he said:
“God bless Poland! Long live Poland!”
After the celebration, Karol Nawrocki placed flowers under plaques commemorating the late president Lech Kaczyński, Pope John Paul II and the victims of the Smolensk disaster. In the afternoon, the president of Poland's investment took place as Grand Master of the Order of the White Eagle and the Order of the Revival of Poland, during which he took over symbolic sovereignty over the oldest state distinctions.
This day was not only a minute of change at the highest state office, but besides a clear programme declaration. Karol Nawrocki took office as a president with a strong focus on national values, security, sovereignty, improvement investments and constitutional order. His first speech was a political manifesto in which he combined patriotism, firmness, and the desire to communicate beyond divisions.
