Coalition gov’t needs a 'reopening,' PM says
Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, has said that the ruling coalition undoubtedly needs a 'reopening' and an agenda directed towards the future.
Tusk remarked, during a press conference in the central Polish town of Karczew on Friday, that during his participation in the Polish Armed Forces Day celebrations in Warsaw on Thursday, he had held a conversation with Szymon Holownia, the speaker of the lower house of parliament, who also heads Poland 2050, a coalition partner, about "several projects that were being discussed within the October 15 coalition."
One of those projects was "in broad terms, the necessity for a 'reopening,' which is undoubtedly something that is needed."
The prime minister said that he was aware that the first year of his government "would be a 'grind,' and would consist mainly of 'cleanup work,'" and that "over these months the government was actually such a large, collective facility for cleaning up the state."
However, at this moment, he expressed that all coalition partners were in agreement that "a new agenda should be announced, one focused on the future."
"Certainly, prior to October 15, we will be prepared to present this shared agenda to the entire ruling coalition for the upcoming phase of our term," he said. "We will refrain from engaging in arguments; rather, we will seek the most effective and optimal solutions regarding housing loans and general construction," Tusk further remarked.
Furthermore, he mentioned that the team working on holding the former Law and Justice (PiS) government accountable for its actions would continue; however, "increasingly, it will be exclusively the domain of the prosecutor's office and the judiciary." "We will no longer need to engage as deeply in this matter," concluded the prime minister. (PAP)
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