The Polish Monitor has just published the resolution of Sejm Speaker Szymon Hołownia regarding the swearing-in of President-elect Karol Nawrocki as head of state. This means that Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who had been delaying this decision for a long time (the resolution was signed by Speaker Hołownia on July 7th), has clearly given up on his scheming.
"Although the Constitution does not provide for a deadline for its issuance, the delay in announcing the act necessary to conduct the swearing-in ceremony of the new head of state may be perceived as an action bordering on abuse of powers by a legislative body," says the Lawyers for Poland Association.
After nearly two weeks of delay, Prime Minister Donald Tusk published the resolution convening the National Assembly in the Official Journal of the Republic of Poland. This means that Karol Nawrocki will officially assume the office of President of the Republic of Poland on August 6, as planned.
BUT. There is always "but" with PM Tusk.
It seems that the delay was caused by the scheming related to the annotation illegally added to the Supreme Court resolution confirming the validity of Nawrocki's election as president. The annotation was intended to serve as a "back door" into the process, allowing the PM to delay the swearing-in long enough for the Speaker of the Sejm to assume the office and sign all the bills that the current president had refused to sign, and which the incoming president would also refuse to sign.
The Prime Minister’s office added a note to the resolution stating that the case law of European tribunals does not allow the Supreme Court bench in this case to be considered a “court established by law.”
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Professor Małgorzata Manowska, filed a report alleging that a crime was committed in connection with the publication of the resolution validating the election of the President of the Republic of Poland. "Adding an annotation to the Supreme Court's resolution validating the election of President Karol Nawrocki constitutes unlawful interference by the executive branch and a brazen attack on the independence of the Supreme Court," the statement reads.
PN: So the PM finally allowed the resolution to be published, hoping to avoid the investigation and maybe even prosecution.
- Based on reporting by Wpolityce(.)pl
