Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Tuesday that a motion to dismiss the head of the National Bank of Poland (NBP), who took over under a former conservative government and has been heavily criticized by the current liberal government, will be submitted to parliament. .

Polish law gives the head of the National Bank wide independence, and both his appointment and dismissal can only be decided by an absolute majority of votes in the parliament, reports EFE agency, quoted by Agerpres.

But a recent ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Court, where most of the judges were appointed under a conservative government and whom the current liberal government is also trying to replace, requires a three-fifths majority to replace the head of the NBP. However, Tusk’s ruling coalition has only a simple majority in the legislature.

Changing the head of the National Bank of Poland, Adam Glapinski, is one of a hundred campaign promises made by Prime Minister Tusk, who came to power in December after the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, which ruled for eight consecutive years. , lost its majority after the October elections. Since then, there has been a political struggle between the current and former authorities, the main stakes of which are justice and the press.

What is the head of the National Bank of Poland accused of

As for the head of the National Bank, Prime Minister Tusk accuses him of lack of independence, active support of the former government in the election campaign, and the fact that he is not able to control inflation, which was over 12% last year.

Adam Glapinski also drew criticism from across the political spectrum after his decision to leave the key interest rate unchanged for years, which he then raised nine times to try to curb inflation, but to no avail.

Tusk also accuses Glapinski of obstructing the government’s access to data and information about Poland’s monetary policy and politicizing the institution by hiring several officials from the former government.

Following the allegations, the governor wrote to the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, who assured him that EU law protects the independence of national central banks facing politically motivated court cases.

In his message on Tuesday, Prime Minister Tusk clarified that in the coming days, the request for the dismissal of the head of the National Bank will be submitted to the State Court, as a procedural step before sending the motion for impeachment to the parliament.