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10/10/2018
06:10
At 11:00, President Andrzej Duda will receive the oaths of office from new Supreme Court judges. The appointments will be based on three resolutions from the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS), which were delivered to the Presidential Chancellery on Monday.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will visit the Podlaskie Voivodeship. At 11:00, he will participate in the inauguration of the academic year at the Medical University of Białystok, at 13:40 he will be in Sokółka, and at 17:00, he will attend an information meeting as part of the "Clean Air" program in Suwałki. The final event – at 18:10 – is a meeting with Rural Women's Circles.
At 13:00, a press conference will be held by Patryk Jaki, the PiS candidate for Mayor of Warsaw. At 12:00, Rafał Trzaskowski will hold his briefing in front of the headquarters of the Mazovian Chamber of Crafts and Entrepreneurship. The Civic Coalition candidate for Mayor of Warsaw will participate in a meeting with representatives of Warsaw's artisans and entrepreneurs.
At 10:30, Adrian Zandberg and activists from the Razem Party from Lublin will organize their press conference regarding the Equality March in Lublin. At the same time, the leader of the Polish People's Party (PSL), Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, along with MPs Piotr Zgorzelski and Paweł Bejda, will meet with journalists in front of the monument to Wincenty Witos.
At 11:30, a session of the Civic Platform's Shadow Cabinet will take place in Krakow. A press conference is scheduled for 13:30.
In the village of Berżniki in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, the ceremonial conclusion of the "Around Independence" run will be held. Joachim Brudziński will participate in the event. The border guard relay team is expected to reach the finish line in Berżniki around 13:50.
07:51
Miller:
I'm Wondering Who I'll Vote For in Warsaw. Either Trzaskowski or Śpiewak
- I'm wondering [who I will vote for in Warsaw], because there are many candidates. I'm wondering who I will vote for. I haven't made a final decision yet. I think it will be either Trzaskowski or Śpiewak – stated Leszek Miller in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
07:52
Miller:
I Won't Be at the SLD Convention. I Don't See My Place There
08:07
- Barbara Nowacka has tried several solutions that ended in failure over the past few years. The last time as the leader of Lewica Razem, we all remember her failed television debate, which cost us at least 1 percentage point – a decisive one – stated Leszek Miller in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piasecka".
- What can a politician, or perhaps she would prefer to be called a female politician, who still has many years ahead of her and wants to play a significant role in politics, do? Going her own way has proven ineffective, so she needs to ally herself with someone stronger who is readily available. There is Platforma Obywatelska and Grzegorz Schetyna. She is acting logically – he added.
08:26
"The act, which would potentially aim to fix the broken situation in the Polish media space, meaning the situation where in recent years we have allowed a very large segment of the media to be in the hands of foreign capital, is being developed in the ministry. We have several variants, concepts, modeled on the legislation of various Western European countries" - said Deputy Minister of Culture Jarosław Sellin in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.
"We have a concept that we can turn into a law and put on the table at any moment. Only this requires a political decision on whether we are already addressing this issue, whether we are introducing it into public debate. This decision belongs to the leadership of my political environment. It could happen at any moment, because we see that this is not a normal situation" - he added.
08:35
- If such a motion is submitted, we will certainly consider it. I believe that such a decision should not be made before October 21st, which is before the first round of local elections, because the emotions are currently too high to make rational decisions - said Adam Bielan in an interview with Marek Pyza on TVP1's "Political Quarter of an Hour".
08:42
Bielan:
I believe in the wisdom of Łódź residents. If they learn the details of this matter, I am convinced they will not vote for this candidate.
- In this matter, we have a legal inconsistency. On the one hand, we have the electoral law for local government, which states that someone who has been convicted cannot hold office, but they must be sentenced to imprisonment. On the other hand, we have the act on local government employees, which clearly states that elected officials cannot have any convictions on their record, and this is the case with Mayor Zdanowska - said Adam Bielan in a conversation with Marek Pyza on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".
- I believe in the wisdom of Łódź residents. If they learn the details of this matter and understand what problems they could bring upon their city by deciding to elect Ms. Zdanowska for another term, I am convinced that they will not vote for this candidate – Bielan added.
08:51
08:56
Kukiz:
I Voted to Lower MPs' Salaries, But That Doesn't Mean I Agree with Mayors Earning More Than Presidents. We Need to Create a Salary Scale
- I'm reading in Super Express that Kukiz is demanding raises. I never used such a word in my conversation with the editor. I can afford to speak about this freely because I receive more money from royalties than from my Sejm salary, where I get about 5.5 thousand PLN net. I donate 1/4 of my salary to charity, but is the situation where the leader of the third parliamentary force earns less than a deputy mayor in the municipality where he lives, normal? I'm talking about abnormality. I'm not complaining and I'm not demanding. What's more... I myself voted to lower MPs' salaries, but that doesn't mean I agree with the situation where a mayor earns more than a president. We need to create a salary scale and do something based on multipliers - stated Paweł Kukiz in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Polityczne Graffiti".
08:58
- Lately, I've been talking with PiS less often. When I saw all these awards and listened to the Prime Minister, I stopped deluding myself that this change is good or better. Mentally, they differ little from Civic Platform. In the context of elections, the fight is not for the citizen's interest, but for state treasury companies, money, and sinecures for family members - stated Paweł Kukiz in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Polityczne Graffiti." Asked how PiS differs from PO, he stated: - By name. Perhaps by their looks.
09:18
Mucha:
NSA Rulings Do Not Concern the President; He is Not Their Addressee
– I disagree with any voices that would indicate some flaw here. We are dealing with a situation where the National Appeal Court (NSA) rulings do not concern the president, neither the president nor the Chancellery is a party to the proceedings. This is being verified at the stage between the NSA and the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS). The KRS, however, acts in accordance with the provisions of the KRS Act – stated Paweł Mucha in "Sygnały dnia" on PR1.
– It cannot be negated because an individual candidate disagrees with this decision, as the legal provision precisely describes this procedure. Only in the situation of an appeal by everyone could one speak of this effect not occurring – added the presidential minister. As he emphasized, the court cannot interfere with the procedure for amending the law.
09:40
Kierwiński:
Jaki should withdraw his candidacy for Warsaw Mayor
- I don't take Mr. Guział's statements seriously in themselves, because he is an unserious person who sold himself to PiS in exchange for forming a coalition in Ursynów. Later, when the residents of Warsaw, the residents of Ursynów, thanked him, he received a position in a subsidiary of a company managed by the State Treasury during the PiS government. But there is a more important statement that you mentioned. Minister Jaki, who says that the PiS government will not provide funds for bridges for Trzaskowski. This is the entire philosophy of PiS, a scandal and a disgrace that a member of the Polish government could say something like that. After such a statement, Jaki should withdraw his candidacy for Warsaw Mayor. It is disgraceful to tell the residents of Warsaw that they will not receive government funds if my opponent wins. It is disgraceful to tell the residents of Warsaw that bridges are being built for some politician. It is disgraceful to suggest to the residents of Warsaw that they will be punished for having their own opinion. Such a person has no right to be a Polish politician - stated Marcin Kierwiński in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.
10:01
Czaputowicz:
Some Western Elites Believe Democracy Means Society Elects Leaders They Prefer. Poles Chose PiS, and That's Disliked
10:08
“The Court of Justice does not deny the reforms, only certain elements, e.g., the issue of lowering the retirement age for judges. In that case, we will have to consider how to implement these provisions. They do not concern the entirety of the reforms. On the contrary, we are told that we can reform, but some elements, such as whether the authorities could lower the retirement age from 70 to 65. If that were to be questioned, individual cases of particular judges who are in retirement would need to be considered” – said Minister Jacek Czaputowicz on Radio Three.
10:32
Trzaskowski:
Treating the budget like a party piggy bank is a huge scandal
- We heard that investments in our capital will only be government-funded if PiS wins. We also heard that the government will not support bridges for Rafał Trzaskowski. These are scandalous words. Investments are not for me, they are not for Patryk Jaki, they are for the people of Warsaw. It is unbelievable that PiS is trying to blackmail the people of Warsaw, telling them that if they don't win here in Warsaw, there is no chance of good cooperation with the government, no chance of important investments for Warsaw. I want to remind you that the people of Warsaw pay taxes in Warsaw. These investments are financed, among other things, from their money. Treating the budget like a party piggy bank is a huge scandal – said Rafał Trzaskowski at a press conference.
- The people of Warsaw will certainly know how to respond to such blackmail, the people of Warsaw have never been intimidated and can respond to such blackmail with a red card for those who try to blackmail the people of Warsaw. Such a red card can be shown to the ruling party on October 21st – the candidate for the capital's mayor continued.
- I have a letter with me, addressed to Mr. Minister Kwieciński, in which I ask if it is true that investments for Warsaw will only be implemented by the government if the minister's colleagues win. I hope that the minister will deny these words – added Trzaskowski.
- Furthermore, I am asking when Warsaw can count on financial support, because this money is not allocated in the current budget for the next year. I am asking if this money will appear only after 2019, how the government plans this - he stated.
10:36
Jaki:
I Will Always Help the Capital, Regardless of the Results. However, It's Difficult for the Government to Fund Bridges if Trzaskowski Wins, Since He Himself Said Warsaw Doesn't Need Bridges, but Pedestrian-Cycle Paths.
Patryk Jaki is referring to his yesterday's words about bridges on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/PatrykJaki/status/1049940854356541441
10:39
- In reference to media reports and comments on this matter, the Sejm Information Centre clarifies that the opinion of the Legislative Committee of October 4th regarding the so-called 'de-UB' law passed in December 2016, concerning the incompatibility of Article 15c, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the law with the Constitution, is not the official stance of the Speaker of the Sejm. Pursuant to Article 121, paragraph 2 of the Sejm's Rules of Procedure, the opinion of the Legislative Committee is merely advisory and does not bind the Speaker of the Sejm. In the assessment of the Speaker of the Sejm, the provisions adopted almost two years ago are entirely consistent with the Constitution – this position will be presented to the Constitutional Tribunal – the CIS informed in a communication.
11:14
WKK:
We Call on All Political Forces and Their Leaders to Debate
https://twitter.com/nowePSL/status/1049948919571107840
https://twitter.com/nowePSL/status/1049947192834908160
https://twitter.com/nowePSL/status/1049950333651349509
12:20
Trzaskowski:
I Declare My Willingness to Help Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Craftsmen, and Guilds
– Once again, I am meeting with representatives of crafts, small and medium-sized enterprises in Warsaw. Thanks to you, Warsaw is growing, changing before our eyes. Our craftsmen, these unique professions that are still operating, attest to the character of our city – said Rafał Trzaskowski after a meeting with representatives of the Mazovian Chamber of Crafts and Entrepreneurship.
– I declare my willingness to help small and medium-sized businesses, craftsmen, and guilds. Primarily through a flexible rent policy. A resolution of the city council allows for decision-making. I would like the president to be more involved, because I want our city to have more places where businesses that have been operating for generations can develop. I would like these true specialists to be protected in Warsaw, through rent policy, through issues related to leasing. Where the city will support vocational education, we will absolutely do so – Trzaskowski added.
12:20
https://twitter.com/pisorgpl/status/1049965658656710658
12:27
„[ACTA2] is a difficult directive because it seeks to find a compromise between powerful groups on both sides. Somewhere in there are individual internet users and freedom on the internet, but on both sides we have large corporations. We, for many reasons, including the specific characteristic of Polish society and its attachment to freedom, are proponents of Internet freedom. We will not allow any provisions that would restrict freedom” – said the minister, Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński, in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on wPolsce.pl.
12:29
- At the request of the National Judicial Council (KRS), President Andrzej Duda has appointed judges who will sit in the Civil, Criminal, and Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chambers of the Supreme Court - stated Paweł Mucha at a briefing in the Presidential Palace. - Thus, another stage of the judicial reform, which is extremely important to us, has been realized, because judges who will adjudicate in the Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chamber have also been appointed - added the Presidential Minister. A total of 27 people were appointed.
12:34
Mucha:
There is no doubt that the President's activity is constitutionally and statutorily grounded
13:00
After laying flowers before the Monument to the Victims of the Smolensk Tragedy of 2010 on Piłsudski Square, the Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jarosław Kaczyński, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and the Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak entered a limousine surrounded by State Protection Service (SOP) officers. The informal meeting, captured by a Polsat News camera, lasted for over a dozen minutes. Afterwards, the politicians dispersed to their respective cars. The recording was published on the PN website.
13:35
“I am presenting the first 5 decisions I will make if I become the Mayor of Warsaw. The first 5 decisions that I will sign in the first week of my term, should the residents decide so. I have already signed 3 pledges: commencing the construction of the 3rd and 4th metro lines, building 50 nurseries and kindergartens, and initiating the process of building a city of the future. Today, the fourth decision. If I become the Mayor of Warsaw, my fourth decision will be to build new parking spaces” – said Patryk Jaki, the United Right candidate for the Mayor of Warsaw, at a press conference.
“I want parking spaces to be built in every district of Warsaw. I will decide to commence an unprecedented, largest process of building parking spaces in years. On every larger housing estate, I will look for places where new parking can be built. Additionally, I will start the process of building underground parking lots, including at Teatralny Square and Powstańców Warszawy Square” – he added.
13:40
Jaki:
If I have projects that Trzaskowski doesn't want to implement, it's difficult for him to secure funding for them
„I did not authorize Piotr Guział's statement. I will always support Warsaw, our beloved city, regardless of who wins the elections, but there are some projects that are solely my projects. Rafał Trzaskowski questions them, like the construction of new bridges. Trzaskowski says that new bridges are not needed, pedestrian and cycling footbridges or the 'district of the future' project are sufficient. If I have projects that Trzaskowski doesn't want to implement, it's difficult for him to secure funding for them” - said Patryk Jaki at a press conference.
13:44
Jaki:
If Trzaskowski Asks for My Help Mediating Government Aid, I Will Gladly Be an Intermediary Between Him and PiS Ministers
"If Rafał Trzaskowski asks for my help in mediating government aid, even if he were to ask for such help today, I will gladly offer assistance and act as an intermediary between him and the PiS government ministers. I will certainly try to help him secure a commitment for his ideas," said Patryk Jaki at a press conference.
14:13
Morawiecki:
Our Goal is a Modern Healthcare System with Shorter Waiting Lists
- With immense joy, I want to confirm here that we are investing in the operating block and specialized equipment at the hospital in Sokółka. Earlier, I also familiarized myself with the needs of this hospital. I know there are further needs, and we are coordinating with the district governor and the hospital management to ensure our hospitals have the best possible equipment. I would like to remind you that last year we allocated several hundred million zlotys, and counting other expenditures, it was over a billion zlotys in additional funds for equipment investments in hospitals. This year, too, we are allocating many additional resources. Specifically for this hospital in Sokółka, which treats several hundred patients, we are allocating approximately 1.5 million zlotys and are also agreeing on further investments so that our citizens, our patients, can be treated with the best possible equipment – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the Independent Public Healthcare Unit in Sokółka. He added:
"I would like to sincerely thank all doctors, nurses, and medical staff for their immense effort and great dedication throughout the entire process of treating patients. I am convinced that these investments we are making, long-term ones – let’s be honest – today, the total number of medical students, both full-time and part-time, is around 23,000 individuals pursuing medical professions, while over twenty thousand doctors have left Poland in the last twenty-odd years. This is a huge loss, which is why we want to create the best possible conditions for doctors and all medical staff so that they stay here, in the country. Hence, our investments in equipment as well, because everyone wants to work with the best possible equipment, and patients want to be treated in the best possible conditions, and that is what we are striving for. This is why we made such a commitment not long ago to allocate increasing amounts of funds relative to GDP. Today, it is about 4.86%, and for the next year, it is planned to be around 4.9%, as the Minister of Health told me an hour ago, which is already close to 5% of GDP."
14:26
Schetyna:
We Will Draft Our Parliamentary Election Program in Accordance with Local Governments
- We want the project, the program, that we will be writing for the 2019 election campaign, to deeply and openly draw upon the experiences of local governments. Both municipal ones, and also, or perhaps primarily, those of the marshals' offices. Małopolska serves as a model for us – stated Grzegorz Schetyna at a press conference in Krakow.
- We will be writing the program for the parliamentary elections in agreement with the marshals' offices and with those regional programs that we are currently submitting and presenting in the local government election campaign – he continued. The Civic Platform leader announced the re-submission of the "Poland Without Smog" project to the Sejm.
14:42
Budka:
The President disrespects the Constitution. He is already a repeat offender in breaking the law
- The President clearly and unequivocally sides with those who break the Constitution. He disrespects the Supreme Court's resolution, the NSA's judgment, but most importantly, he disrespects the Constitution. He is already a repeat offender in breaking the law, and it is absolutely unacceptable for the guardian of the Constitution to become a passive executor of political orders coming either from the Ministry of Justice or from Nowogrodzka Street [referring to the headquarters of the ruling Law and Justice party]. The President has absolutely not matured to his role – stated Borys Budka at a press conference in Krakow.
14:45
Schetyna:
There is no Trzaskowski Bridge
- There is no such thing as a [Trzaskowski] bridge. There is the Silesian-Dąbrowa bridge, various bridges, but no Trzaskowski bridge. All bridges belong to all residents of Warsaw. If someone speaks in such a way and frightens Varsovians, wanting to force them to change their electoral preferences, I say: it's a dead end, you will lose these elections and all subsequent ones if you treat Poles the way Jaki treats the residents of Warsaw. Shame - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at a press conference in Krakow.
15:21
Laskowski:
The President Ignored the NSA's Interim Measures. This is Not a Good Sign for Society
17:50
Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, has shared a photograph on his Twitter account featuring him alongside Bono, the frontman of the Irish rock band U2. The image also prominently displays a poster with the word "Konstytucja" (Constitution) on it. The post, linked to a Twitter URL, appears to be a political statement or commentary, though the specific context and intended message are not detailed within the provided text snippet.
19:47
Kopacz:
I will encourage Tusk to run for president because the dignity of the presidential office needs to be restored
19:49
Rostowski:
When I decided to step down as Finance Minister last summer, I asked Mateusz Morawiecki if he'd like to take the role. He said no.
- In September 2013, when I had already decided last summer that I wanted to leave my post as Finance Minister, I asked Mateusz Morawiecki if he would like to become Finance Minister. And he said no. If, as PiS claims, everyone knew that fraudsters were running rampant – which is a blatant lie, by the way – then if Mateusz Morawiecki also knew about it, why didn't he make a patriotic decision to join this government, become Finance Minister, and fight these fraudsters, since he claims to be so capable of doing so? – Jacek Rostowski said in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".
19:53
„The President is implementing the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and the act on the Supreme Court. There is no body that has influence over the President exercising his prerogative. The Supreme Administrative Court has no competences in this regard. The President is not a party to any proceedings. This is perhaps a question for the National Council of the Judiciary” – said Minister Paweł Mucha on Polsat News's "Wydarzenia i opinie", when asked why the President did not wait for the ECJ ruling before appointing new Supreme Court judges.
19:56
Mucha:
Tusk Behaves Like an Active Opposition Politician. He Has That Manner
„Donald Tusk behaves as if he were an active opposition politician. He has that manner. I listened with astonishment to the Prime Minister [Tusk], who said that from morning to night he follows what is happening in Poland: in Warsaw, in Krakow, in Gdansk. I started to worry a little about our European problems, what will happen with Brexit” - said presidential minister Paweł Mucha in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on Polsat News.
20:04
Sienkiewicz:
The 'Tapes' Case Was Handled Very Flawed by the Prosecution. The Court Did Everything to Avoid Clarifying It. The Justice System Chose the Path of Least Resistance
„The ‘tapes’ case was handled very flawed by the prosecution. The court did everything to avoid clarifying it. The justice system chose the path of least resistance. I ask myself whether it was opportunism, fear, or other factors. It's difficult for me to judge. Suddenly, after 4 years, the case is revived at the least expected moment” - said former Minister of the Interior, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, on Polsat News.
20:08
Sienkiewicz:
We are in the midst of the fourth election marked by tapes. This means future elections will also be defined by tapes
„[PMM tapes] have destructive power. What is most terrifying in this whole story is that it's unknown who possesses them, apart from the collection held by the prosecution. Strangely, they are leaking through right-wing journalists. We are in the midst of the fourth election that is passing under the sign of tapes. This means that the next elections will also be passing under the sign of tapes. We are increasingly becoming a theoretical state, not less” – Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz said in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on Polsat News.
20:11
Sienkiewicz:
I've Never Seen Such a Brutal Local Election Campaign
"I have never seen such a brutal local election campaign. There is no symmetry, because this brutality is mainly on the side of those in power, who have the instruments and the strength, which they are demonstrating in an astonishing way. I have the impression that we need a calm conversation among Poles without partisan beatings" - said Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz in Polsat News.
20:36
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21:38
???? If we were to highlight nearly 3,000 tenement houses that were taken from people by privatization mafias, then today Warsaw would be one giant red stain of shame for the Civic Platform. #TuByłDom pic.twitter.com/kWyHpzLFeJ
— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) October 10, 2018
⁉️ We are asking the question: what is at stake in these elections? Will it be a government that scorned people, like here in Warsaw, for example, or a government represented by Law and Justice - an honest one, for whom people are the most important? #TuByłDom pic.twitter.com/MhWc6Fa2xw
— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) October 10, 2018
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