Minister of Health £ ukasz Szumowski he announced his resignation on Tuesday. He stressed that after leaving the ministry, he would return to the function of a member of parliament and a medical profession. – I am not disappearing anywhere, I am not leaving, I will remain an MP. Of course, I am returning to the profession, I am a cardiologist, I am an electrophysiologist, I would like to return to the clinic, treat patients – Łukasz Szumowski said.
He noted that he had already planned his departure in January or February. However, he explained that he stayed in the ministry for the sake of pandemiê koronawirusa.
At the end of July, in an interview with St. Polsat Newsthat he did not intend to resign. – Reconstruction theme rz±du has been rolled mainly by the media for two weeks. God forbid, I don’t want to leave. Here is the coronavirus challenge right now, he said Łukasz Szumowski.
He repeated the declaration a few days ago in the program “Tlit” in Wp.pl. – In the situation we have, you can’t talk about “leaving the ship”. I am a sailor and helmsman, and I know that such things are not done – he said.
Łukasz Szumowski: I am very ashamed
When asked about this inconsistency on Tuesday evening in Polsat News, Szumowski admitted with a smile that “he is very ashamed”.
– It is obvious that you cannot discuss matters such as changing the constitutional minister outside the cabinet and the privacy of offices. The prime minister knew it perfectly well, and Mr. Kaczyński, the president, with whom I also talked. These are the three people who knew. You can see the reactions, thank God that it was so, because I performed my function, my tasks in a very difficult period for the country, for patients
– said Łukasz Szumowski.
– I am ashamed, I am speaking directly, because I am simply not used to speaking directly to people I like very much, something that is not true. Mea culpa, but on the other hand you cannot talk about such things in public – he added.
