Hołownia responds sharply to Tusk. "I also have candidates"

Even though nothing has changed formally, everything has changed in the sense that Katarzyna (Pełczyńska-Nałęcz) decided to announce such a decision to you, to us, through the media, after yesterday's block of votes, after yesterday's session of the Sejm - said Szymon Hołownia, head of the Poland 2050 club, during a press conference in the Sejm.

MP Ewa Schadler also said that so far Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz has not officially informed either the party board or the club about her decision. Until we went to this conference, the party had not obtained a written resignation from her from the position for which she was elected by us, namely the chairwoman of the Poland 2050 party. When we obtain such a resignation, we will take all statutory steps to prepare our party for the next elections, to elect the chairman or chairwoman once again, she informed.

"We remain in Poland 2050, even when others leave"

During the conference, Hołownia emphasized that the Polish 2050 MPs did not intend to leave the party. We, of course - and I want to declare this clearly and firmly - remain in Poland 2050, even when others leave. We do not always have to agree with everything in all assessments, but we still believe that such a group is what Poland needs today and that today Poland needs stability within the Polish ruling coalition - emphasized Hołownia.

He also assured that Poland 2050 will not leave the coalition. We're not going anywhere. We are in a coalition, he emphasized. I want to tell you this clearly once again. If there was no Poland 2050, there would be no victory for this coalition in 2023, Hołownia noted.

Hołownia reacts to Tusk's words

As he said, after Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz leaves the government, the position of Minister of Funds should remain with Poland 2050. Otherwise, he announced that he would recommend other ministers associated with the party to leave the government. I believe that this place, since Poland 2050 was assigned to this division of responsibility, should remain with Poland 2050 - emphasized Hołownia.

This morning, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who is in India, announced that he has two "excellent" candidates for the position of head of the Ministry of Finance. He noted that these were women.

Referring to the Prime Minister's words, Hołownia emphasized that he also had "candidates for this responsible position of Minister of Funds and Regional Policy." He expressed hope that after the head of the government returns from India, they will have the opportunity to talk about "what the scope of responsibility for the Polish state by 2050 should look like in this government."

When asked whether Poland 2050 would leave the coalition if no consensus was reached regarding the election of the head of the Ministry of FiPR, Hołownia denied it. We will not leave the coalition, but we will not participate in the work of the government, he announced. He stressed that he did not assume such a scenario.

"She deserves this thanks"

Hołownia also emphasized at the conference that he would like to thank Pełczyńska-Nałęcz. She deserves this thanks. I may not always agree, and I assure you I did not always agree with her point of view and some of the decisions she made. I don't have to understand, because I don't understand the decision to give up the mandate that was so hard won only a few months ago and leave the organization at such a moment. But I must give her credit for the fact that during the seven years that we were together in politics, she did a lot of good for Poland. Really. This is not any coquetry on my part - said Hołownia.

Pełczyńska-Nałęcz about her departure from the government

Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz - Minister of Funds and Regional Policy and leader of Poland 2050 - announced on Thursday evening on the X platform that she was leaving the government. "I am leaving Donald Tusk's government because values ​​are more important to me than positions," she wrote. She also added that "she leaves the party in the hands of its founder, who left but came back." This is Szymon Hołownia, deputy speaker of the Sejm, former party leader.