Zbigniew Bogucki, head of the Presidential Chancellery, said that convening the council for the repair of the state system—announced by the head of state, Karol Nawrocki—is a matter of the near future. In addition to experts, politicians will also be able to join the council.
As a reminder, President Karol Nawrocki has announced work on a new constitution, scheduled to be drafted by 2030. In his address delivered immediately after being sworn in, he also announced the creation of a council for the repair of the state system. The goal of this body will be to prepare proposals for systemic changes, and its membership is intended to include representatives from across the political spectrum.
When will the council be established?
During the online segment of an interview on RMF FM, the head of the Presidential Chancellery was asked when the council would be formally appointed. He replied that, in his assessment, this would happen in the coming weeks. “Just yesterday I even discussed the matter with one of the constitutional law professors,” he added.
When asked about the council’s composition, Minister Bogucki indicated that it would primarily include lawyers and constitutional law experts, but also practitioners and figures from the political world—provided they have a genuine contribution to make.
In response to a question about the pluralism of this body and its independence from the president’s immediate circle, Bogucki emphasized that what mattered most was for the council to consist of people capable of working together.
A New Constitution of the Republic of Poland
Opposition politicians have repeatedly spoken about the need to initiate work on a new constitution.
“If indeed there were a situation where a constitutional majority emerged in the next term of the Sejm and Senate, then yes—it would be the right moment to finally break with the Third Republic. Breaking with the Third Republic also means changing the system of government in Poland, because the current one is extremely harmful to the country. We are dealing with a constitutional straddle between presidential, semi-presidential, and parliamentary-cabinet systems, with the president’s competencies essentially ‘pulled out.’ And that is what needs to be changed, more broadly. In this new reality, we need a new Constitution,” said Przemysław Czarnek, Law and Justice MP, in an interview with Gazeta Polska.