President to talk with all political groups next week over forming new Polish government.

President to talk with all political groups next week over forming new Polish government.

Poland's president, Andrzej Duda, is set to engage in discussions next week with each party that secured seats in the new parliament regarding the formation of a government. Following elections, it falls within the president's purview to designate a prime ministerial candidate, who is granted the initial opportunity to establish a government. Traditionally, this opportunity is extended to the party with the highest vote share. However, the current ruling national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, despite winning the most votes, lost its parliamentary majority, and other parties have ruled out coalition formation with it.

The three primary opposition parties—the centrist Civic Coalition (KO), centre-right Third Way (Trzecia Droga), and The Left (Lewica)—together command a majority and aspire to create a new coalition government. This has prompted calls for them to be afforded the first chance to do so, deemed the most viable option.

Marcin Mastalerek, an advisor to the president, revealed that "President Andrzej Duda will invite all [electoral] committees one by one for consultations on the first step [in the process of forming a new government] next week." The presidential chancellery announced that these discussions will transpire on Tuesday and Wednesday at the presidential palace in Warsaw. The meetings will be conducted separately with each election committee, aligning with the results achieved in the elections. The term "electoral committee" in Poland refers to individual parties or coalitions participating in elections.

PiS secured the largest vote share at 35.38%, followed by KO (30.70%), Third Way (14.40%), The Left (8.61%), and Confederation (7.16%).

Within 30 days of the elections, the president must nominate a prime ministerial candidate and convene the inaugural session of the new parliament. Subsequently, a vote of confidence is conducted in the Sejm, the lower house of parliament, regarding the proposed new government.

19, Oct 2023

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