The President met on Monday with the signatories of the letter in which they appeal to him to veto the amendment changing the Electoral Code provisions regarding the European election rules.
Less than a fortnight ago, members of Kukiz'15, Polish People's Party, Razem Party and Right Wing of the Republic, on the initiative of the Jagiellonian Club wrote a letter to Andrzej Duda in which they appeal to him to veto the amendment to the Electoral Code that changes the rules of European elections.
The meeting in the Presidential Palace on Monday commenced at 16:30 and lasted about 90 minutes. All of the signatories of the letter were represented.
"President is leaning towards vetoing the bill, we're in the stage of analysis," said Andrzej Duda's aide Paweł Mucha. He added that the President is should announce his decision "no later than on Thursday".
In July the Polish parliament approved an altered election rule that favours big parties like PiS and the biggest opposition group Civic Platform (PO) and disadvantages smaller groups or individuals.
"I do not see a need of such a fundamental limitation of access to the European Parliament. In practice this eliminates smaller parties. I question this from the democratic point of view," Dziennik Gazeta Prawna quoted Andrzej Duda as saying in an interview.
"I am strongly inclined to block this proposal."
Duda is a PiS ally but his potential veto would mark another twist in his relations with the ruling party, which have been volatile since the president unexpectedly vetoed controversial bills intended to reform the court system a year ago.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 International, PAP
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