New Polish president pledges to change constitution, attacks euro during swearing in
'I will be the voice of the citizens who want sovereignty and security,' Nawrocki said in his inaugural speech.
'No to illegal migration, yes to the zloty, no to the euro.'
Poland does not currently have the European Union's common currency, and the conservative nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) opposition party, which backed Nawrocki, opposes adopting it.
Nawrocki also advocated for a 'sovereign Poland' and vowed to 'combat those who are leading the nation towards decline.' He emphasised the need to begin work on changing the constitution during his swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.
'Recently, the Polish constitution has been violated so regularly that we, as the political class, must begin working on solutions for a new constitution that will be ready for adoption, I hope and believe, in 2030,' he said.
Nawrocki, 42, a supporter of US President Donald Trump, won a June 1 election in a major blow for the pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a former European Council president.
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