Sławomir Mentzen is the president of the President's MP and candidate for president, founded by Janusz Korwin-Mikke. Members of New Hope are also members of the confederation. In turn, the Confederation of the Renewal of the Republic of Poland Freedom and Independence (Korwin) is represented by Janusz Korwin-Mikke, removed from the confederation after the parliamentary elections. Later, he founded his party, which now at the PKW request can be removed from the records.
On Friday, the National Electoral Commission published a message according to which among others These parties did not submit financial statements for 2024 on the required period, which expired on March 31.
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Pursuant to the Act on political parties, if the political party does not submit a report on the required period, the PKW shall apply to the court to delete the party's entry from the records.
Seven parties did not submit a report
The obligation to submit reports was on 97 political parties entered in the records of political parties (EWP), kept by the District Court in Warsaw.
“In the statutory date, 90 political parties submitted the report, of which 37 parties attached the report of the auditor to the report on the examination regarding influence on the election fund. Subjective auditor reports regarding political party reports: European Democrats Union, Polish National Community and Law and Justice were not drawn up for reasons beyond these parties” – says the PKW message.
“Political parties did not submit reports: Organization of the Polish Nation – League Polska (EWP 213), New Hope (EWP 399), Local Government Agreement (EWP 448), Camraci compatriots (EWP 454), OK Polska (EWP 462), Confederation of Renewal of the Republic of Poland Freedom and Independence (EWP 463), Healthy Poland (EWP 465)” State Electoral Commission.
Rejected report of sovereign Poland
The announcement of the National Electoral Commission published on Friday is dated May 5. On the same day PKW, among others She rejected the financial statements of the Sovereign Poland party, founded by the former Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro, currently a member of Law and Justice.
The report was rejected due to violation of the Act on political parties. In the resolution, the Commission indicated that the party was promoted at the convention organized on May 3, 2023 by another party – Solidarity Poland, also founded by Ziobra. Before the convention, a change of name Solidarna Polska to sovereign Poland was announced, while – according to the records kept by the Court – both of these parties operate: both sovereign and Solidarity Poland.
At the convention of May 3, 2023, Solidarna Polska presented, among others Spot informing about the creation of the Sovereign Poland party. The leaders also encouraged that “their new hashtag + sovereign Poland + beaten the internet”.
According to the PKW, one party was promoted by the other. As we read in the resolution, PKW submitted a query to the chairman of sovereign Poland in this matter. In response, he was to state that the party did not organize the Convention of May 3, 2023, because Then the party did not exist yet. PKW indicates, however, that the application for the creation of the Sovereign Poland party was submitted to the court on April 26, 2023. The Commission recognizes that on the day of the convention the party was already existing. “This means that the Sovereign Poland party has used the advertising service […] provided by another political party – solidarity Poland, which is unlawful ” – indicated in the resolution.
A report of Solidarity Poland also rejected
On that day, the financial statements of Solidarity Poland for 2023 were rejected. As we read in the resolution, the decision is the result not giving the answer to the PKW questions by Solidarity. This, in turn, prevented the committee from finding out whether the party obtained financial resources in accordance with the regulations.
In the event of rejection of the annual financial statement, the party is threatened with losing the subsidy provided for the parties that got into the parliament.
PiS will receive a PLN 15 million subsidy
The National Electoral Commission also decided on Monday that in a letter to the Minister of Finance Andrzej Domański on party subsidies at 2025. The amount of the subsidy for PiS will be placed by PLN 11 million and The sum of the subsidy for the confederation is less than 87 thousand. zloty.
According to PKW, the subsidy For 2025, PiS should amount to approx. PLN 15 million, and for the confederation – about PLN 8 million.
