According to his office, the president of Poland will meet with parliamentary party leaders next week as the country waits to learn who he will appoint to form a government after the incumbent nationalists lost their majority in a general election.
After eight years of conflict with Brussels on topics ranging from judicial independence to LGBT rights, pro-European Union opposition parties gained a majority in Sunday’s election, marking a significant change for Poland. Additionally, it is a blow to right-wing populism in the EU.
“Next Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 24-25), at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, consultations with representatives of individual electoral committees… will be held at the Presidential Palace,” the president’s office said on the social networking site X.
“The meetings will be held separately with each of the election committees, in the order in accordance with the results achieved by these committees in the elections.”
Before the poll, Duda stated that he would offer the group or party with the most votes the first opportunity to create a government.
Due to the lack of a coalition partner, the incumbent nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party is unlikely to win a third term in office.
The three party leaders looking to create a coalition have urged Duda to make a decision immediately.
“Representatives of the president’s office said that the president has time, but Poland does not have time, and this majority expects these decisions to be made quickly,” said Michal Kobosko, deputy head of Poland 2050, a member of the center-right Third Way.
However, according to Duda’s allies, the president is not in a rush to choose.
The president is aware of his obligations and will not buckle under pressure, according to advisor Malgorzata Paprocka, who spoke to the newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
“A government will be formed within the timeframe laid out in the constitution, with respect for the will of citizens.”
As a result, it may take weeks or even months for Poland, the largest nation in the EU’s eastern wing, to create a new administration.
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