Roman Giertych, a member of Poland’s ruling Civic Coalition and a prominent lawyer, accused local election commissions of ballot tampering during a Wednesday press conference, citing newly obtained recount data. Prime Minister Tusk also addressed the issue today.
MP Roman Giertych of the Civic Coalition (KO) and renowned Polish lawyer held a live press conference on Wednesday, June 18, streamer on his YouTube channel. Photo: YouTube/@RomanGiertych
“This morning, I went to the Supreme Court after informants told me yesterday that the protocols received from district courts – the recount reports from local electoral commissions – showed evidence of electoral fraud in almost every case,” said Roman Giertych during a live-streamed statement on his YouTube channel.
Roman Giertych says election fraud cover-up alleged as access to key documents denied
The Civic Coalition MP added that he requested access to these documents, but was denied by both the Chamber of Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs – an institution whose legitimacy is disputed by the current ruling majority – and by the First President of the Supreme Court, Małgorzata Manowska.
Giertych claimed that the Chamber was created to conceal electoral fraud benefiting the Law and Justice party, a plan he attributed to party leader Jarosław Kaczyński.
Despite filing a legally valid request to review the recount protocols from disputed local commissions during the second round of the presidential election, Giertych was refused access, though he insists he has the right to see the documents.
Roman Giertych argues that this refusal itself is evidence of electoral malpractice.
In light of these circumstances, Giertych questioned whether the National Assembly should proceed with the planned inauguration of president-elect Karol Nawrocki, scheduled for 6 August 2025.
According to Polish law, the Supreme Court’s Chamber of Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs decides the validity of presidential elections – though its authority is contested by the ruling majority.
Poland’s Supreme Court under pressure over election complaints and recount calls
As of 18 June, the Supreme Court had registered around 7,900 election protests, with many more still under review. According to recent findings from money.pl, that number could approach 35,000.
The court must issue a final ruling on the election’s validity by 2 July after considering all complaints.
Nearly 300,000 people have signed a petition demanding a full recount of the presidential vote. The official result showed Karol Nawrocki, backed by the populist Law and Justice party (PiS), winning the second round by over 369,000 votes ahead of pro-European centrist Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw.
Polish PM urges trust in election results as protests near 30,00
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk addressed the issue following a National Security Council meeting, assuring that “no one in Poland should question the results of the presidential election.” However, he emphasized that “citizens have the right to be confident that their votes were counted accurately and fairly.”
According to the head of the Polish government, any form of manipulation must be prevented. He confirmed earlier reports that the number of election protests could exceed 30,000 today.
Donald Tusk stressed that it is not his role to decide which protests are justified but said he has already communicated to both the current president and the president-elect that it is in the interest of the Polish state – including both the president and the government – to dispel all doubts regarding the election.
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Source: YouTube.com/X/@RomanGiertych/@GasewiczJarek/TVP Info
