Duda suggests increase of President's powers
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In the interview with the newspaper "wSieci" the new Polish President Andrzej Duda refers to a controversy that has been implied by scholars of the constitutional law for years. According to them it is contradictory that the President has a strong mandate but very limited power.
Thereofore the new President suggests that the head of state could be given more power over the army. Moreover he implies that a President should have an influence on the election of the Minister of National Defence. He does not demand the alone selection, however implies that this issue could be consulted with him. Moreover Andrzej Duda would like to have a word to say in the appointment of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The last section, in which he would like an increase in his powers, is the judiciary branch. President Andrzej Duda asks if the head of state should not have the power to force the court to take up a case again, if he has the power to cancel a court's verdict.
