PM Kopacz: President-elect should use loving language

“I'm surprised by this aggression, this confrontation. I wish they would hold until the [parliamentary elections in the autumn – ed.] with this language of love, consensus, [indulge in the] joy of winning and constructive work for Poland,” PM Kopacz said, referring comments made by President-elect Duda following the mass of resignations in the cabinet of the Prime Minister.

Commenting on the changes in the makeup of the government due to a leak of sensitive documents related to the investigation into the so-called finance-tape scandal, Andrzej Duda said the Civic-Platform-led government had extinguished all the trust it had been given by the electorate.

“I would like to appeal to the whole political class, and especially to those who are still in power and have a parliamentary majority, I would like [the changes] to happen without any major hiccups, and follow the normal rules of a democratic state. I call again and ask that in the last few months [before the election] the government does not make any significant changes to the political system such that will change the shape of the Polish state,” President-elect Duda said.

In an earlier interview, Duda said that “One can only express astonishment that the so-called tape affair is something that has been out in the open in Poland for over a year, yet we only have personnel changes today.”

“Unfortunately, this also shows the quality of the politicians in the ruling camp,” he concluded.

Duda is a former MEP with the opposition Law and Justice party (PiS). He handed in his credentials after winning the second round of the presidential election on 24 May.

On Friday PM Ewa Kopacz met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. (rg)

Source: PAP