On Saturday, the Civic Platform, a day later – Law and Justice will announce their candidates who in next year's elections will run for who will take the place of Andrzej Duda in the presidential palace.
On Sunday at 4:00 p.m. there will be a “citizen meeting” in Krakow, attended by the president of PiS Jarosław Kaczyński. A decision will then be made to support the “unpartisan” candidate for president," said PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek.
The politician added that the gathering would be held at the Falcon Hall – a place, as he stressed, "historical and peculiar to the wide environment of Polish patriots". It was there 10 years ago that the PiS announced that the presidential candidate would be Andrzej Duda.
As the spokesperson said, the candidate was “recommended by a squad appointed for this by a Political Committee decision”. Bochenek added that the Sunday event has a social character, and the willingness to participate in it can be reported through the PiS parliamentary offices.
According to the media, late the PiS considered 3 people: the head of the INP Karol Nawrocki, b. Minister of Education Przemysław Czarnek and the Euro MP, b. candidate for president of the capital of Tobias Bocheński. On the last consecutive for the nomination only Nawrocki and Czarnek fought.
TV Republic reported Thursday afternoon that the PiS candidate would be Nawrocki. According to the portal inPolsce.pl, the head of IPN would run as a citizen candidate, and the PiS would only support him.
These reports were demented on Thursday by Bochenek on Twitter (X): "In connection with many questions about our candidate in the upcoming presidential election, as well as many media publications, I would like to say that no decision has been taken on this matter," he wrote.
More meetings and consultations were held on Friday on the candidate.
A peculiar squad was formed in the Law and Justice Service a fewer months ago to choice a candidate for the group as president. It was headed by Jarosław Kaczyński, and, according to PAP information, the squad included: the head of the club Mariusz Błaszczak, erstwhile talker of the Sejm Elżbieta Witek, erstwhile head of diplomacy Zbigniew Rau and the general secretary of PiS Piotr Milowański. The organization besides commissioned many studies to measure possible candidates. At first there were several. Last test results were due to go to the organization office mid-week.
Sikorski or Trzaskowski?
On Saturday, his presidential candidate will announce the KO; on that day the consequence of Friday's vote in the primaries, in which the president of the capital, deputy chief of the PO Rafał Trzaskowski and head of the MFA Radosław Sikorski compete. The National Council of the Civic Platform will meet at 11:00 in Warsaw.
Voting in primaries, in which more than 25 1000 PO activists, Modern, Green and Initiatives Poland were entitled, began on Friday morning and ends at midnight. KO activists choose between the president of Warsaw, Deputy Head of PO Rafał Trzaskowski and Head of the MFA Radosław Sikorski.
Since the final date of the primaries was announced, the results of the vote were to be made public to the public the day after they were completed, but it was not clear how.
It is expected that the National Council of the PO will formally approve the results before an open part for the media. According to PAP information, during the open part, Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the candidate who won in the primary are to take the floor. The full list of speakers is unknown.
The majority of media-driven polls indicate better chances for Trzaskowski, who has been treated as a "natural candidate" in subsequent elections since the 2020 presidential election. This trend was besides demonstrated by an interior survey ordered by the Civic Platform, whose results were published on Monday. It meant that Sikorski would lose to the candidate of Law and Justice in the first circular of elections, and in the second, despite winning, he would have little advantage than Trzaskowski.
For the president of Warsaw, the poll was a confirmation that he was the safest, recognizable candidate. Sikorski's supporters pointed out that he had competed from a worse position (the survey was carried out on 5 – 10 November, while the primaries were announced on 9 November), and inactive managed to accomplish a satisfactory result, yet ensuring victory.
Some parliamentarians taking part in the primary did not cover for whom they would vote. On the side of Trzaskowski, said: Head of the MEN, president of the Polish Initiative Barbara Nowacka, EU Minister, president of the Modern Adam Szpiek or Head of MSiT Sławomir Nitras. The vote for Sikorski was given by: Deputy Head of MS Arkadiusz Myrcha, b. Minister of Education Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska and Deputy Marshal of the legislature Gabriel Morawska-Staneck.
The start of the next year's presidential election was announced by Marshal of the Sejm and head of Poland 2050 Szymon Hołownia, Sławomir Mentzen of the Confederation and Marek Jakubiak of the Free Republicans.
The presidential elections will take place in May 2025.
Source: PAP
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