In an entry on the X website, the Marshal of the Sejm thanked for numerous and good consultations on the “saving initiative” of the presidential elections. Shimon Holovnia stressed that the election should be decided at the ballot box.
Shimon Holovnia announced on Wednesday that he will discuss the draft law with the Prime Minister and the President in the coming days, according to which all judges of the Supreme Court, except for the judges of the Extraordinary Control Chamber, will decide on the validity of this law. presidential election. He assessed that this solution “saves democracy”.
Holounia wrote on the X website on Wednesday evening: “Thank you very much for the many good suggestions about the rescue initiative in connection with the presidential election. I want to thank Prime Minister Donald Tusk for his support.”
The Marshal of the Seimas expressed confidence that, despite political differences, it is possible to ensure safe and peaceful presidential elections. “The election should be decided at the ballot box,” he stressed.
Tusk: I hope Holounia's mission will be successful
Prime Minister Tusk announced at a press conference on Wednesday that he had already spoken with Holovnia. – It seems that accidentally introducing such a law is a valuable idea and a valuable initiative. I hope that Marshal Holovnia will convince President Andrzej Duda to do so, said Tusk. He added that he is “good with this idea”.
– Who has the right and who does not have the right to say that the election was held correctly? Everyone should be interested in the fact that no legal disputes prevent us from holding presidential elections, said the head of the government. – I hope that Mr. Holounia's mission here will be successful. I support it, said the Prime Minister.
Marshal Shimon Holounia Tomas Gzell/PAP/EPA
The National Electoral Commission on Monday postponed the discussion of the report of the PiS electoral committee until “systematic regulation by the constitutional authorities of the Republic of Poland” on the legal status of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court and judges. participate in the decisions of this chamber.
Last week, the chamber accepted PiS's appeal against the rejection of the report of the party's election committee on the 2023 parliamentary elections, which, according to the Election Code, obliges the National Election Commission to accept this report. . The situation of the House that made this decision, including: by the current government and some members of the National Election Commission.
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