The Law and Justice's amendment changing the European election rules will make the vote easier and more accessible for the citizens; we hope the President will recognise our intentions - Chief of Law and Justice's parliamentary club wrote on Twitter on Thursday.
On July 27, the Senate passed in full an amendment to the Electoral Code changing the rules of European elections. According to the changes, each constituency will have at least 3 candidates for MEPs assigned to it.
"The Law and Legal System Office in my Chancellery is preparing such analysis, but I'm also examining the bill and the history of its passing. Frankly speaking, I have serious concerns whether it should be a part of Polish legal system. I don't think it's necessary to limit access to the European Parliament in such a fundamental way," said President Duda in an interview for "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".
The Law and Justice's amendment changing the European election rules will make the vote easier and more accessible for the citizens; we hope the President will recognise our intentions - Chief of Law and Justice's parliamentary club wrote on Twitter on Thursday.
Last Friday, 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.
According to the opinion of the Senate Legislative Office, the constituency division proposed in the amendment "will make Poland the only EU state where the effective threshold will exceed threefold the EU's 5-percent".
"In Poland, the effective threshold will equal 16,5 percent. This will be the minimum nationwide vote a committee will have to get in order to win seats," the Senate legislators indicate.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 International, PAP