Civic Platform MP Roman Giertych refuses to drop the issue of challenging the presidential election result. He is pressing ahead with his campaign despite Monday’s decision by the National Electoral Commission (PKW).
On Monday the PKW approved its report on the presidential election. Six commissioners voted in favour, one was against and two abstained. The report will now go to the Supreme Court, which will decide—on its basis—whether the election was valid.
This means the effort to overturn the will of Polish voters is drawing to a close. Apparently, that does not sit well with Roman Giertych, the lawyer who launched the media campaign for a recount. He posted a comment that flies in the face of the PKW’s actions.
“The PKW resolution, which states that irregularities could have influenced the outcome and leaves the assessment of that influence to the Supreme Court, means they don’t know who won. Without a valid resolution from the proper chamber of the Supreme Court, the National Assembly cannot therefore accept the oath of either candidate,” he declared on X.
Giertych is referring to an addendum the PKW inserted into the conclusion of its decision, which is described in the article below. In his post, he also casts doubt on the significance of the Supreme Court’s Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs—the very chamber whose ruling made him an MP. In a single message, he also wiped out two weeks of June, a point several commenters reminded him of.
“The PKW knows perfectly well who won because it issued the proclamation on 2 June and on 11 June handed over the certificate of election,” wrote Marek Mikołajczyk, a journalist with Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
He added that “few can rival the Counsel in the race for the top spot in spreading disinformation, manipulating facts and inciting the public.”
After examining all electoral protests and on the basis of the PKW’s report, the Supreme Court rules on the validity of the election of the President of the Republic of Poland. It must do so within 30 days of the announcement of the election results. This means the final deadline for the ruling is 2 July of this year.