"I urge Donald Tusk to respect Polish law and order" - Polish President comments on the reform of state media in the country
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Polish President Andrzej Duda criticizes the government's reform of state media for violating constitutional principles and disregarding the legal order. The President calls on Prime Minister Tusk to respect Polish law when implementing the changes.
The new government of Poland headed by Donald Tusk, is carrying out reforms of the state media - the day before adopted a resolution on the impartiality of state media and appointed new supervisory boards of companies. But according to Polish President Andrzej Duda, the implemented reforms are tantamount to "anarchy," and the political goal does not justifies violation of constitutional principles, he said on the X-platform , UNN reports.
A political goal cannot be an excuse for violating constitutional principles and the law. Therefore, in connection with today's actions of the Minister of Culture against the state media, I call on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the Council of Ministers to respect the Polish legal order
Also, the Polish president also commented to the private broadcaster Radio Zet, saying that the sudden way in which the changes were implemented violated the constitution, as they skipped the relevant parliamentary procedures.
These are absolutely illegal actions. This is anarchy .
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The statement of the The President's statement was also quoted in a post on Platform X by Donald Tusk, who also also responded to it.
Mr. President, as I have already informed you, today's actions are aimed at restoring the rule of law and common decency in public life, in line with your intention. You can count on our determination and ironclad consistency in this matter
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The new Polish government has changed the management of the largest state-owned MEDIA OUTLETS. The Minister of Culture of Poland dismissed the chairmen of the boards, members of the boards of directors and supervisory boards of state MEDIA OUTLETS: Polish Radio, TVP, and the RPA news agency.