Duda wants to increase presidential powers
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Polish President Andrzej Duda, said in an interview with wSieci weekly that the head of the state in Poland should be given more power to coincide with his strong mandate.
Duda would like the presidend to have more say in selection process of selected ministers, such as the foreign affairs and the defence ones. He implied that such issues shoudl be consulted with the president, although he did not demand the the president should be the one doing the selection itself.
Duda would like an increase in his powers in the judiciary branch as well. He asked 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.
