His party, which is part of the ruling coalition, is investigating the claims.
His party, which is part of the ruling coalition, is investigating the claims.
The speaker says the bills should not be discussed ahead of local elections but The Left has condemned his decision.
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One more person is due to receive the penalty.
The idea of standing jointly had been floated, but announcements by each group on Tuesday appear to have ended that possibility.
The two former PiS ministers were last month given prison sentences and banned from public office.
Szymon Hołownia invited homeless people, migrants and others in need to parliament for a Christmas event.
The pair was handed prison sentences yesterday but President Duda insists his decision to pardon them still stands.
But any change to the voting age would require an amendment to the constitution.
The opposition’s new parliamentary majority elected a speaker but will have to wait longer to form a government.
Szymon Hołownia, leader of Poland 2050, has proposed three measures.
Krzysztof Mularczyk
The alliance of PSL and Poland 2050 faces tough choices amid falling support.
The parties’ leaders say their alliance will offer Poles a “third way, an alternative to a Poland torn in half”.
16-year-olds “are more mature than many of today’s 40 or 70-year-olds”, says Szymon Hołownia, leader of Poland 2050.
Poland 2050 and PSL say the abortion law should be decided by the people, not “politicians or bishops”.