“It is extremely symbolic that today the president is appointing a council for a new constitution. The Constitution of May 3 also arose from the will to renew the homeland, to make it more just and resilient to such external influences. The PiS Parliamentary Club will, of course, take part in the work of this council,” said Mateusz Kurzejewski, deputy spokesperson for Law and Justice, on TV Republika.
Today, during the celebrations of the National Third of May Day, President of the Republic of Poland Karol Nawrocki will appoint the Council for a New Constitution.
It was recalled that after being sworn in, President Karol Nawrocki pledged in his address before the National Assembly to prepare a draft of a new constitution, which he identified as one of the main goals of his presidency.
“These will not be meetings over coffee and cookies, but concrete, substantive work. That is why the President is inviting representatives of parliamentary clubs and groups, because this is, after all, a decision of a political nature, regardless of how we look at it. The constitution is, of course, the most important legal act—the fundamental law—but it must be developed within a certain political consensus,” he announced.
Rafał Leśkiewicz added that the Council will consist of three components: political, expert, and social. As he noted, the essence of the rule of law and a transparent process of drafting a fundamental law is the clash of different views and opinions.
“Of course, at the beginning there will be a brainstorming phase, the development of a common draft, which will then be formally processed in accordance with the rules by the Polish parliament,” he clarified.
Kurzejewski: additional safeguards are necessary
Mateusz Kurzejewski, deputy spokesperson for Law and Justice, also appeared on Republika.
In his view, “it is extremely symbolic that the president is appointing a council for a new constitution precisely today. The Constitution of May 3 also emerged from the will to renew the homeland, to make it more just and resistant to external influences. The PiS Parliamentary Club will certainly join the work of this council, but let us also remember that within our party a draft of a new constitution will be developed as well, as announced by party leader Jarosław Kaczyński.”
“From my perspective, looking at what is happening in Poland, it is necessary to introduce additional safeguards that would prevent actions such as those currently undertaken by the government—for example, a situation in which the functioning of the Constitutional Tribunal is suspended by a parliamentary resolution, or laws are changed by regulations. Our best experts will be working on this,” the politician indicated.
He announced that “both of these bodies—the president’s council and the work being carried out within PiS in this area—will cooperate with each other in order to actually present the project and adopt a new constitution.”
“Let us hope that in the next parliamentary term we will obtain the kind of majority needed to implement these changes, because they are essential. Everyone says we should carry out a new constitutional reset and cooperate with those who are currently in power. But who are we supposed to cooperate with? With Żurek, who breaks the law at every step? With Tusk, who violates the Polish Constitution? You do not negotiate with terrorists,” he added.