On August 6, 2010 (June 26, 2010 in the lunar calendar), Komorowski was sworn in as the new president of Poland. After Komorowski was elected president, he and his wife greeted supporters. On August 6, 2010, Polish President-elect Bronislaw Komorowski was sworn in at the National Assembly (joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate) held at the Polish Parliament Building on the 6th. At 10:00 am local time, under the chairpersonship of the Speaker of the Polish House of Representatives, Grzegorz Schetina, Komorowski was sworn in and then delivered a speech. He said that every effort will be made to realize the expectations and aspirations of the Poles. He said that after 20 years of democratic reform and development, Poland has become an independent and democratic country that is respected by the world. He expressed that he will continue to complete the construction of democracy in Poland, and strive to seek cooperation and coordination between the president, prime minister and parliament, and to facilitate cooperation between various parties. When talking about domestic policies, Komorowski said that it is his responsibility to create conditions so that every Polish citizen has the opportunity to receive education, so that they can have life and health security, so that every part of Poland, whether it is a big city or a remote village, can be developed materially and spiritually. When talking about Poland's foreign policy, Komorowski said that Poland should play its role in the European Union, strengthen cooperation within the European Union, so that the European Union can speak with one voice. Regarding Poland's military presence in Afghanistan, Komorowski said that as a NATO country, Poland has the responsibility to send troops to Afghanistan, but this responsibility should be limited. In the second round of voting in the Polish presidential election held on July 4, Komorowski, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the candidate of the ruling Civic Platform Party, defeated Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the chairperson of the opposition Law and Justice Party and the twin brother of the late President Lech Kaczynski, to be elected President of Poland. The previous president, Kaczynski, died in a plane crash, making this election the most high-profile presidential election in Poland's history