NEWS

15/10/2019

13:11

Schetyna:

The Senate Pact, Finding a Model Where Opposition Candidates Didn't Compete, Was a Great Lesson in Democracy and Politics. It's a Chance to Win the Presidential Election and the Next Parliamentary Elections.

The results are known. A confirmation, a replication of the 2015 situation in the Sejm elections, but we won, the opposition won the Senate elections. 51 senators will decide on the new reality in the Senate. We are meeting to say that these were important elections, these are important decisions, and this is a great opportunity for us to return to the true role of parliament, specifically in the Senate. It is the Senate that should control the government, it should be a place for fair, open legislation. It is the Senate that should be a place where opposition rights and debate opportunities are realized. The Senate Pact, finding a model where opposition candidates did not compete with each other, led to victory. This is a great lesson in democracy and politics for us. Expanding integration, strengthening it, good cooperation between parties and environments is a chance to win the presidential election and to be ready for the next parliamentary elections. I believe that only an integrated opposition, cooperating with each other, offers a chance for electoral victory" said Civic Platform (PO) leader Grzegorz Schetyna.