The President's initiative to waste. End of word game

Already in 2024, during a visit to the US, The head of the Polish Armed Forces argued that NATO countries should allocate 3% of GDP to defence (Since 2014 they gotta pay 2% of GDP, but not all of them meet these requirements – ed.). The fact is, Poland is simply a leader across NATOOn that point.

This year's budget 4.7% of GDP on defenceAnd the rulings are convinced that in the future up to 5 per cent may be exceeded. Moreover, the unpredictable administration Donald Trump puts us as a model across NATO.

Regardless, the president decided to take matters into his own hands and On 7 March he submitted a draft to the Sejm to change the constitution. Andrzej Duda argues that the record, concerning the investments in armaments, should be included in the basic law in case the cabinet is to regulation in Poland in the future, which will challenge the expenses related to the safety sphere.

– present we are upgrading the army and expanding our armed forces all the time. We buy the most modern equipment for our armed forces. But This is an endless process, due to the fact that you will gotta keep this equipment in the future, you will gotta renew it and modernize it. The costs will always be associated with this," said the president of Poland.

Constitution and arms. Andrzej Duda wants a change

Although in early March, Donald Tusk did not criticize the president's idea and assured that it should be analysed, until now there is no clear position of the KO. But erstwhile we talk to members of the club's bureau, They don't hide their skeptical attitude.

– The constitution is not a document, where it is written, how much to spend, for example, on education or defence. I think that's it. A clean play by Andrzej Duda for the end of the campaign – tells us Marek Owl With KO.

– We have no problem with army spending, army retrofitting, and the geopolitical situation requires quite a few money from us. And we realize them – he emphasizes.

Ko Club vice-president stresses that the budget has now been secured close PLN 190 billion.

– The request for discipline and determination in the implementation in the time horizon for about a decade. These expenses will surely be importantly higher than usualbecause that's the time we have – he passed on to the politician. – There is simply a timetable for processing specified projects, as Donald Tusk said, we request to seriously analyse the matter. There is no danger that defence spending will fall below 4% of GDP. It's just not possible. He said.

While the Platform continues to "analyze" the President's idea, The PiS position is clear.

– We support all solution connected with strengthening the Polish army. Undoubtedly, the increase in military spending is an increase in investment, in armaments and in our security. so We will vote for the President's proposal – we heard from Rafała Bochenka, spokesperson for the PiS Club.

You can't change the Constitution to snap a finger

It is well known in the Presidential Palace that changing the constitution is not easy. It takes a majority of two-thirds of the vote. 307 mandates In the Sejm. In practice, this means that Only adequate opposition from the club KO, counting 157 Members to make the thought fall.

If the task were to pass the PiS votes, the club would gotta find... 117 people from another parties, including the Civic Platform (All Members outside the Law and Justice Offices are 113-ed.). However, the odds are, to put it mildly, poor.

– The president made a public statement, but he didn't address us. I remember that in the past, erstwhile he sought support for his solutions, it was different. This is not the case right now, so I think it is simply a postulate of a publicist character – says Interii Anna Maria ŻukowskaThe head of the Left Club.

As we heard, coalition activists gathered under baton The Wizard And yes did not intend to support the changes imposed by the head of state. Although the head of the parliamentary club explains that she perfectly understands the intentions of Andrzej Duda.

– Hypothetically, in the future 4% of GDP may be excessive expenditure. For example, erstwhile Russia simply falls and does not pose a threat to us, Żukowska believes.

– The Constitution does not form for a short time horizon, a fewer years. The question of whether in 100 years we will besides gotta allocate akin amounts for reinforcements – he wonders and emphasizes that he is in favour of arming the army.

A Constitution to Change? ‘Imaging character’

Changes in the Constitution are besides opposed by Poland 2050. “This government shows how much money it spends on shopping, what is the responsibility. If the situation threatens the safety of Poland, on defence we spend more than 4% of GDP – he told us Paul Slipper, Head of Parliamentary Club of the 3rd Way.

Although the Confederacy has not yet made its decision, and Sławomir Mentzen He's been seeing Andrew Duda lately, 16 Confederate swords, purely arithmetically, do not change much.

"The likelihood of a consensus to change the constitution is low. The thought has an image of the President, a contribution to the defence debate. We are in hard times for state finances. It's hard and it'll be harder – the Deputy Marshal thinks Krzysztof Bosak.

Jakub Szczepański

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