President Andrzej Duda met with representatives of the confederation Slawomir Mentzen and Przemyslaw Wipler at the Presidential Palace. “The state of democratic processes in Poland was discussed”, – said in the presidential office. The subject of constitutional reform proposed by the Confederacy was also discussed.
The KPRP announced Duda's meeting with Mentzen, the Confederation's presidential candidate, and Przemysław Wipler, the organization's representative, on its website and through X.
“The state of democratic processes in Poland was discussed in the context of the consequences of the government and some representatives of the most important state institutions, which were not recognized by the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court,” the president said. office said.
Meeting of President Andrzej Duda with Slawomir Mentzen and Przemysław Wipler (Konfederacja)x.com
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As reported in the statement, the delegates also presented the basic assumptions of the constitutional reform proposed by the Confederation. One of the initiatives proposed in this context was holding a referendum on the day of the presidential election.
The head of the president's office, Marcin Mastalerek, and adviser Lukasz Rzepecki also took part in the meeting.
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Meeting of President Andrzej Duda with Slawomir Mentzen and Przemysław Wipler (Konfederacja)x.com
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Later, Przemysław Wipler commented on the meeting about X and described it as “very good”. “We have to send a written proposal of our referendum questions for the referendum, which Sławomir Mentzen wants to hold together with the election of the President of the Republic of Poland,” wrote the representative of the Confederation.
Przemysław Wipler (Confederation) after meeting with President Andrzej Dudax.com
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According to him, the president “confirmed that, like our candidate, he is constantly opposed to any attempts to send Polish troops to Ukraine.” “We also have a very similar view of the causes and effects of the current justice system,” Wipler said.
“I would like to thank President Andrzej Duda for a constructive meeting. It promises to be an interesting campaign!” Slavomir Mentzen wrote about X.
Slawomir Mentzen, the Confederation's presidential candidate, after meeting with President Andrzej Dudax.com
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The decision of the National Electoral Commission to postpone the meeting
On Monday, the National Electoral Commission decided to postpone the discussion of the report of the PiS electoral committee until “systematic regulation of the legal status of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court by the constitutional authorities of the Republic of Poland. accepted the rejection of the report of the election committee of this party on the parliamentary elections of 2023 by the National Election Commission.
After the decision of the National Electoral Commission to postpone the discussion of the report of the PiS Electoral Commission, the debate about its validity continues in Poland. According to the Electoral Code, recognition of the appeal by the Supreme Court obliges the National Electoral Commission to accept the report of the Electoral Commission, while the status of the Chamber, among others, is called into question. by the current government and some members of the National Election Commission. On this issue, PiS submitted a notification to the prosecutor's office, among others, about the possibility of committing a crime against the five members of the National Electoral Commission who voted to postpone the meeting. The President also criticized the decision of the NEC.
The Supreme Court's Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs Chamber was appointed to hear appeals against the decisions of the National Electoral Commission and decide on the validity of the elections following changes in the regulations during the PiS government. It was established under the Supreme Court Act 2017 and is made up of persons appointed at the request of the National Council of the Judiciary established under the December 2017 Regulations.
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