The European Parliament election is scheduled for Sunday, 9 June. Polish citizens will also cast their votes to choose the politicians who will represent Poland in Brussels. The official campaign has commenced, and candidates are now striving to persuade as many citizens as possible to vote for them.

The lists for the European Parliament consist of numerous representatives from the ruling coalition. As a result, they will be unable to fulfil their ministerial responsibilities while campaigning. This has prompted citizens to question whether they would take leave. Thanks to the hosts at the Orientuj.Się channel on TikTok, everything has become clear.

On Monday, 20 May, a video was posted on the Orientuj.Się channel on TikTok. In the video, the authors questioned representatives of the ruling coalition about how someone could run for the European Parliament while simultaneously holding a ministerial position in Donald Tusk's government. Borys Budka, the former Minister of State Assets, was the first to respond to the query regarding taking leave.

"Ministers took leave because of clear instructions from Prime Minister Donald Tusk regarding the election campaign. If one is a candidate, one either resigns, as I did, or if one is a deputy minister, one takes leave. This is to ensure that public functions are not combined with electoral activities. It is crucial to demonstrate high standards, so there is no doubt that campaigning is conducted during personal time, not work hours," said Borys Budka.

Bożena Żelazowska of the PSL, Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage, confirmed Borys Budka's statement. In an interview with the Orientuj.Się channel, she stated that she is already on leave to campaign for the elections. Michał Gramatyka, Deputy Minister of Digitalisation, also mentioned that he would comply if Donald Tusk required him to go on leave. Krzysztof Śmiszek added that those in power are doing everything possible to ensure transparency, which is why he will not be working during the campaign.