"As of today, we are forming an Accord parliamentary group," the leader of the party and former deputy PM Jarosław Gowin announced on Thursday in the Sejm. "As of today, Accord goes its own way. There's fewer of us, but we know what unites us and it makes us stronger," he stressed.
On Wednesday, upon request by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, President Andrzej Duda dismissed Jarosław Gowin as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Technology. Also that day, a spokesman for Accord Jan Strzeżek announced that the party left the ruling United Right coalition.
"We stay faithful to the values shared by the United Right, we feel we stay honest towards our voters, to those who trusted us, bearing in mind that there have been situations since the start of this term in which PiS tried to push solutions detrimental to Poland and Poles," said the founder and leader of the Accord party.
To make his point, he listed the attempt to veto the EU budget, media tax and the amendment to the Broadcasting Act, which in his view violates freedom of speech and conflict Poland with the USA.
"As of today, Accord goes its own way. There's fewer of us, but we know what unites us and it makes us stronger. We want a proud Poland, a wealthy Poland, Poland respecting internal pluralism of our society, Poland reckoned-with and respected around the world," said the former deputy prime minister.
"We're open to cooperation with all centre-right circles," Gowin added.
Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP
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