“We have a party today that is the only one in our democratic history to possess a parliamentary majority. I do not question this. It is a democratic, electoral decision. More and more people in Poland are seeing that it would be better if SLD Lewica Razem were in parliament. We would then have better control over the actions of the authorities, a richer, more reasonable, wiser public and political debate. We would have a much more pluralistic image of Polish society in parliament, and we might have a chance to prevent the worst solutions implemented after 2015, which directly mean breaking the Polish constitution and marginalizing us in European life, or to critically assess them” - said former President Aleksander Kwaśniewski during the SLD Lewica Razem coalition convention.

"These elections are the most important. Strong local government – democratic Poland – is not an accidental slogan. There is no democratic Poland without strong local government. A zloty lying on the pavement in Łódź is better seen from Łódź than from Warsaw. This must be understood. Not everything needs to be centrally managed. You don't need to control everyone. You need to believe in people. A democratic, civic society is strong local government. We would like more investment in people in the upcoming term, and less investment in infrastructure. It is important, but the time has come when if Poland is better, then people must be better off" – stated the leader of the Alliance, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, at the SLD Lewica Razem convention.

"The SLD Lewica Razem coalition should focus on those who cannot afford it, who were born into poorer families, who have worse access to education, to healthcare, to development, to what is happening in the country. This is the role of the left" - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty at the SLD convention. 

- Some accuse us of being against local government. [Local government] is an obvious part of the democratic system. There is no democratic system, no democratic state without local government. But intellectual honesty, simply honesty, compels us to look at the circumstances in which local governments were established in Poland. They were established in 1990, in May, if I recall correctly. And it was indeed the first big step towards democracy, because the elections of 1989 were not democratic, and consequently, the government did not have such true democratic legitimacy. This was of course very good, but it happened in a certain special atmosphere, an atmosphere created by great turmoil in the public, economic, and also moral spheres, by turmoil whose essence, or a very important element, was an implicitly, but in various indirect ways, sometimes almost directly, accepted tolerance for abuses - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during a convention in Krakow.

- There is no more credible party when it comes to a plan, because for now it is just a plan, for implementing change, than PiS. That is why PiS keeps its word and will keep its word in local government as well, and what I am talking about here, leading this principle as dominant, because let's not believe in miracles that nothing bad will happen anywhere, that is precisely our goal - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during a convention in Krakow.

- Great coordination is needed in Poland. Coordination of local governments at all levels, which can be variable, and cooperation with government authorities. This is what creates synergy, which yields effects in the form of accelerated development - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during a convention in Krakow.

- We restored basic state governability and institutional efficiency, manifested primarily in the financial system, because you know these sayings, which are very simplistic, but nonetheless say a lot. The state is taxes; the state lives when it can function. Failed states, in essence, do not have a functioning state apparatus. And we have restored basic efficiency to state institutions - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a convention in Krakow.

- We have also restored control over our foreign policy. Fundamental values in foreign policy, the rationale for Poland's state interests, the principle that every step in foreign policy must serve Polish interests, first and foremost Polish interests. This is evident in many examples; I will mention only two. We have a dispute with Israel over the narrative, the true story regarding recent history. This dispute, which concluded with our victory in the form of signing this declaration, where our narrative, the heroism mentioned therein, and the anti-Semitism we jointly condemn, confirms that it was worth fighting in this manner for Poland's good name on the international stage in this difficult struggle - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a convention in Krakow.

– The second example is the concluded resolution at the European Council at the end of June. Something that our predecessors, through presidents from Platforma, Nowoczesna, recently signing an agreement to accept as many refugees as necessary to bypass our will, the will of the Polish nation, they wanted to do, and one of the points in PO's program – the liquidation of voivodeship offices – probably also served this purpose. This was to eliminate state control on the ground, and we responded to this with tough negotiations with the EU and with beautiful cooperation with the Visegrad Group – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a convention in Krakow.

– We convinced others that for the stability of the EU, this uncontrolled migration must be stemmed, and that it is sovereign states that should decide whom they accept and when, and we said 'no' and will not accept refugees – added PMM.

- We restored social justice, at least at this basic level. The weaker ones, who perhaps have less, the least, they are important to us today. This person, who was important. It is for them that our social programs exist - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a convention in Krakow.

- One of the ailments of the Third Polish Republic was the sell-off of national assets, including the media. Today, these media do not represent our interests. And what interests should they represent when they belong to representatives of another state? They are interested in the interests of another state. Therefore, we must demonstrate immense commitment and mobilization now, in the final week and the following two weeks, as we fight in the second round. We will have to reach millions of Poles over the heads of the media, because that is the only way to convey to them that our policies truly serve them - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a convention in Krakow.

- Another beautiful day on the streets of Warsaw. We are working all the time, in all districts of Warsaw our candidates for councillors are encouraging people to vote, to be at the polling stations on October 21st. They are explaining how important these elections are. They will have a decisive impact on what Warsaw will be like, whether it will develop. This is an extremely important matter. I am in Śródmieście today, I was handing out leaflets, talking to the residents of Warsaw. We are heading to Ochota shortly, where we will also be working. This is because on the final weekend before the first round of voting, we want to talk about the importance of these elections and the full mobilization of the entire electorate - stated Rafał Trzaskowski at a briefing.

- We have a very, very busy week ahead of us. We start tomorrow, and we will be discussing local government funding, how to secure funds for the development of our cities and towns. Then, a very intensive week that will conclude on Thursday with a convention, followed by 24 hours for Warsaw. We will be working non-stop until the election silence - stated Rafał Trzaskowski at a briefing.

„We are colliding our campaign, a large number of ideas for solving local problems with a wave of political lies, the party-line, centralist lies of PiS. That is why, until the end of the campaign, we will very clearly repeat how important it is to seek truth in political language, to seek truth in relations with voters, not to lie, not to deceive. I tell Prime Minister Morawiecki: please stop lying. This is not the language Poles expect” - said the Civic Platform leader, Grzegorz Schetyna, during the KO convention in Legnica. 

- We were not crushed, nor were we misled by various false whispers. But for the continuation of good change, so that this change is for the good, a good change for good, it is also necessary that we communicate with society over the heads of the media, because we must have direct contact with the people. Therefore, I ask all of you for direct engagement and mobilization in this final week. Only when we win these elections will we be able to change Poland in local government, just as we have changed it in national government - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Bochnia.

- We are also fortunate to have a government that has ensured the elementary rebuilding of the state's institutions, including the tax system, and we are also working on the efficiency of the judiciary. I thank MP Piotrowicz, who fights so hard for this, and our MPs from PiS. It's an unrewarding role when the whole world attacks, when everyone looks for fault. I want to tell you that we are implementing sound principles. Starting this year, we have implemented the principle of random distribution of court cases, so that Judge Milewski from Gdańsk... This can no longer happen. Courts must be just and fair. That's what our reform is for. We will consistently pursue it – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Bochnia.

- We won't read this in the mainstream media. Somehow, this upgrade of our rating [by S&P], our creditworthiness, wouldn't have happened if there had actually been some attack on the courts. So, those who vote with their money, who confirm creditworthiness, have simultaneously stated: oh, in reality, there are some political disputes there, but they are doing a good job in Poland. Because we are doing a good job for the people, for the whole society - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Bochnia.

- We need to secure funding for them [programs like 500+]. Well, to secure funding for them, the state also needs to be reformed. This theoretical state, which our political opponents maintained, was a state that would not have been able to do this. We haven't raised taxes. They raised them about 20 times, but the revenue from these taxes is much higher, and thanks to this, we can implement this social program, as well as other economic and defense programs - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Nowy Sącz.

- I believe that Ms. Iwona Mularczyk, with her pedagogical and life experience, and her historical education, will be able to achieve more than her predecessor. To obtain various kinds of approvals and agreements, which are in turn needed for decision-making in Warsaw. That together this will create the synergy we so often talk about. Synergy between local and central government is needed - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Nowy Sącz.

- We need agreement, not war. Because we have a chance to, in a relatively short period of time, historically very short, within a human lifetime, not a long one, to bring our country to the level of those states to the west of our borders, at least as far as GDP per capita is concerned - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Nowy Sącz.

- If we are united, united at the level of local governments and the government, if we build social activity, which has particularly strong traditions in these lands, then we can achieve a great deal. And here, in Nowy Sącz, and on a national scale, as well as on the scale of Małopolska - added the PiS chairman.

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The upcoming week in politics is dominated by the final stretch of the local government election campaign, with the first round of elections scheduled for Sunday. Major parties and candidates in the largest cities, including Warsaw, are planning their activities. President Andrzej Duda has a visit to the Vatican planned, an EU summit will take place in Brussels, the General Affairs Council will address the rule of law in Poland, and farmers' protests are scheduled in Warsaw.

Jaki's Plans. Patryk Jaki has traveled to Madrid, where on Monday he will meet, among others, with the Mayor of Madrid, who – as the candidate wrote on Twitter – built approximately 50 km of metro in one term. "This is almost as much as Civic Platform in Warsaw, which built over 9 km in 3 terms," he added. Jaki will also have meetings concerning Smart City and with the Polish ambassador to Spain. On Tuesday, a meeting will be held at the Ministry of Investment regarding the metro, as well as meetings with ambassadors from many countries on new technologies and city development, and a KW (Political Council) session. Wednesday is dedicated to a conference with Minister Adamczyk at Okęcie. On Friday, a 10-hour #JakiLive event will take place, which – as his campaign team emphasizes – is the first such live video conversation marathon in Poland. The campaign will run until the election silence.

Trzaskowski's Plans. Rafał Trzaskowski has announced a convention for Thursday, followed by "24 hours of non-stop work on the streets of Warsaw." "We will visit places that are important to the people of Warsaw. This final sprint, after Thursday's convention, will continue non-stop until the election silence," he said at a briefing. It is possible that a national convention for Civic Coalition will take place on Friday. Civic Coalition will also continue its "convoy of shame" campaign.

PAD in the Vatican. President Andrzej Duda and his wife will pay a visit to the Vatican on Monday and Tuesday. The schedule includes, among other things, an audience for the Presidential Couple with Pope Francis, a meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, as well as participation in a plenary session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and a meeting with the Director-General of FAO.

Visit of the Czech Prime Minister. On Monday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will meet with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who will be visiting Poland. Discussions will begin at 11:00 AM, with a press conference planned for 11:45 AM.

General Affairs Council on the Rule of Law in Poland. On Tuesday, a session of the EU General Affairs Council will be held, during which the situation regarding the rule of law in Poland will be discussed – this is one of several items on the agenda. Poland's hearing on this matter took place earlier, at sessions on June 26 and September 18.

Ćwiąkalski's Hearing. On Thursday at 10:00 AM, the parliamentary committee investigating VAT fraud will hear testimony from former Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski. Last week, the committee was scheduled to hear from Jacek Rostowski, but the session was canceled, or in other words, postponed.

EU Summit. On Wednesday and Thursday, a European Council meeting will take place in Brussels. The European Council will focus on migration and internal security. Subsequently, an enlarged meeting of the Eurozone summit will be held. The leaders will also meet as the European Council of 27 member states to discuss Brexit.