Today at midnight, the deadline passes for election committees to submit their candidates for the upcoming Sejm and Senate elections, along with lists of support. At noon, Civic Platform will organize a press conference inaugurating their election campaign – with the participation of chairman Grzegorz Schetyna. Also at 12:00 PM, Lewica will summarize its committee registrations.

At 10:00 AM, a closed-door meeting of the verification committee for Warsaw's reprivatization will take place. Around 11:00 AM, the team will present its decision regarding the property at Puławska 107B. At 1:30 PM, Civic Platform's investigative team on state security threats will convene, focusing on the Pegasus system, reportedly used by the Central Anticorruption Bureau.

At 5:30 PM, President Andrzej Duda will participate in the annual meeting with Polish ambassadors organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In Krynica-Zdrój, the XXIX Economic Forum, lasting three days, begins at 12:00 PM. At 4:45 PM, a briefing by the Marshal of the Senate, Stanisław Karczewski, is scheduled.

- During a direct conversation with the delegation, President Pence stated that this declaration is strongly upheld by President Trump, that this visit is not cancelled, only postponed. President Pence spoke directly about autumn, meaning in the nearest future - said Paweł Mucha in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

- Please note that it was President Andrzej Duda who spoke about this matter at this [war reparations] political level many months, if not years ago. As for this sphere today, we are at the stage of parliamentary work. We are waiting for the publication. The President spoke very clearly in an interview with one of the German press titles about it being, on the one hand, a responsibility, and on the other hand, a matter of moral duty when it comes to these issues. This is a consistent stance. Yes [he discussed this with German authorities]. He spoke about it many months ago, it was a topic, you can even find it on the internet - stated Paweł Mucha in a conversation with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

- 920 people on the lists, full lists. There will be a press conference today. My dream is to gather half a million signatures. We will see if dreams come true - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News's "Graffiti" program.

- I would like there to be one club and for all of it to cooperate very closely. I know I probably shouldn't say this, because every party has its orthodox members, they are probably not happy about this, but this is the time. Either the Left will cooperate very closely with each other, or PiS will rule - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- This is the beginning of the election campaign, and everyone wants to enter it with a bang. We want to enter in good style, I'm talking about the Civic Coalition - stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on "Trójka's Political Salon".

When asked about media reports claiming an Israeli consulting firm advised him to step back due to being too aggressive even for the Civic Coalition's electorate: - I am saying that this is part of the election campaign launched with a bang, using certain media. There will be a lot of lies and slander. I hope that the election and judicial mechanisms will work, allowing all of this to be rectified, but it's all ahead of us. That's precisely why I say I hope that in other matters, specifically personal attacks between candidates, the election and judicial mode can be utilized to correct these issues. Here, I can only smile with pity at the unreliability of this report and these journalists.

- I don't want to complain anymore. It's great with Kosiniak-Kamysz, I spoke with him yesterday. It's great with local government officials. It's poor with Civic Platform. I've even come to terms with it – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- I wanted to fight a battle. I wanted to confront courage, masculinity, but when I collided with political blackmail, that battle actually turned into a battle for democracy. I believe we are at a very dangerous moment. In the coming years, we risk losing freedom. It's not hard to imagine a scenario where the government buys out Agora or TVN, and in a moment, we'll be left without free media – said Patryk Vega in an interview with Beata Lubecka on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

„The President was the first politician of this rank to officially raise this issue in talks with President Steinmeier. I remember that meeting because I listened in. He said that this is a political problem that must be solved politically. Mr. President opened this discussion, and now we await the work of other state bodies, as the Sejm is still working on it, and the government has not yet adopted any position on this matter. The President did what was necessary, he opened this issue and acknowledged it with President Steinmeier as a political problem that needs to be solved” – said presidential minister Krzysztof Szczerski in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.

- I fear radicalism and fanaticism in all their forms. In reality, PiS gained its popularity by following what I do, which is sociological research. And from research commissioned in Western Europe, they found that they should strongly focus on the refugee issue in Poland. They built their popularity on the refugee issue. In reality, this was the seed of hatred that continues to this day, where this enemy in the form of a refugee is replaced by subsequent enemies. Now we have LGBT - said Patryk Vega in an interview with Beata Lubecka on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- I was talking about today. There will be top candidates, Senate election candidates, this Senate pact. There is [the Senate pact] - stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on "Trójka's Political Salon".

- From the information I have, it is everywhere [the Senate pact]. It's a non-competitive option. There is no formal cooperation, but we are not competing - continued the PO leader, emphasizing that there is no conflict in Wrocław. - Today is important because the lists are being finalized today - he added.

- These are lists that have a great chance to win, to build an advantage in the Senate - stated the opposition leader.

- Both Polsat and TVP refused to advertise 'Polityka'. Generally, they do not want to distribute this film. We also experienced pressure online, where the company that was supposed to handle our online advertising was blackmailed by state-owned companies, stating that if they advertise 'Polityka', these companies will cease advertising through them - said Patryk Vega in an interview with Beata Lubecka on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.

– Generally, we don't want to end with one part of 'Polityka'. There will be a continuation. It won't be in the spring – said Patryk Vega in an interview with Beata Lubecka on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- His declaration [by Donald Tusk], I can quote it, that in December he will announce his political plan. He must conclude and finish his European activities. The issue of Brexit, these European-British relations, they are truly a great challenge today. It seems to me that this is already keeping him up at night and he will do everything to conclude these matters in good style. This will be the end, the finale of his term, so I believe these issues are most important to him today – stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on "Trójka's Political Salon".

Asked if Tusk would somehow join the Civic Coalition's campaign, the PO leader replied: - No, no, but I don't expect it either. I believe it's always his decision. He will certainly vote, as he himself said, he is interested.

- I believe that [Donald Tusk] is not on the front lines of the election campaign either. It's hard to imagine that he would be. He is currently fulfilling the role of President of the European Council. He has, as I said, truly big things to do regarding Brexit – he emphasized.

„Our candidate [for president in 2020] will be Andrzej Duda. Nothing indicates otherwise. That speech [on September 1st] certainly solidified his position. This must be said clearly. The best speech I have heard in recent years” - said Senate Marshal Stanisław Karczewski in an interview with Krzysztof Ziemiec on "Political Quarter of an Hour" on TVP1.

„We are holding talks. A representative of the Greek parliament was here yesterday. I know that these talks took place in the Sejm. I saw MP Mularczyk there. They were probably discussing this too. This matter is not closed. Listening to President Steinmeier's statement, I heard him say that this is not the end. I did not hear in his statement that the matter is settled, that we have apologized, that we have put it all behind us” - said the Marshal of the Senate, Stanisław Karczewski, in an interview with Krzysztof Ziemiec on TVP1's 'Political Quarter Hour'.

- My dear friends, we are starting. The campaign is truly kicking off. We are hitting the road. Not a concert tour this time, but a programmatic, electoral tour. Together, we can play great tunes, programmatic ones for Poland. It's simply necessary, like "Pension Without Tax," like accessible healthcare, like voluntary social security contributions - says Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in a recording published

- Pension free from tax. Ladies and gentlemen, by what right should a person who has worked their entire life still have to pay solely because they are alive? Voluntary social security contributions for micro-entrepreneurs. The micro-entrepreneur themselves knows perfectly well whether they can afford to pay these contributions at a given moment or not - Paweł Kukiz continues.

- All of this will be discussed at meetings in every voivodeship, every electoral district. This is our joint effort. Not a concert, but a programmatic one - emphasizes WKK. - And a common cause. Help us build a rational, pro-Polish center. A normal, united, Polish family - adds Kukiz.

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- Both sides of the political dispute are trying to use this issue in different ways. On the one hand, the authorities raise this matter because they are aware of the sense of injustice in Polish society, and on the other hand, the opposition also tries to emphasize this fact, saying that they have achieved nothing. So, the issue is being used by both sides - stated Zbigniew Girzyński in an interview with Łukasz Kijak on Gazeta.pl.

- We've done it. The Left's candidate lists have been submitted across the country, supported by hundreds of thousands of signatures. On October 13th, Polish women and men will have the opportunity to vote for change, for a modern, European welfare state, for the Left. These are lists of understanding and cooperation – said Adrian Zandberg during a press conference in front of the Sejm.

- An end to the rule of Law and Justice is possible. PiS does not have to win the upcoming election. Change is possible. I know that millions of Polish women and men fear that this change might be a return to what was. The Left guarantees pro-social policy – added the leader of the Together party.

„There are a thousand of us. A thousand Civic Coalition candidates. Each one known by name and surname. Each ready to sacrifice everything for Poland and for Poles. From today, we all move forward at full steam to fight for a free, respected, and happy Poland” - said PO leader Grzegorz Schetyna during the inauguration of the Civic Coalition's election campaign.

We prepared for this day diligently. For three months, we traversed Poland from end to end. We spoke with people across the country. In marketplaces, on streets, in smaller and larger halls. These weren't official displays with questions on cards and smiles for the cameras. No, this wasn't a cardboard spectacle that you can see on state television. These were authentic conversations, painfully honest, with difficult questions, with persuading each other, with smiles and emotions. Always ending with a handshake. Thank you for these meetings," said PO Chairman Grzegorz Schetyna during the election campaign launch of the Civic Coalition.

„Wisdom is in the people. You just need to listen to them. I myself have a whole notebook filled. Places, issues, advice, questions. Everything is recorded and nothing will be lost. And our meetings – this is our commitment – will not cease. They are too important for us and for this campaign. No one who wants to govern well can disconnect from the people, from ordinary life. We will never make this mistake again” – said PO leader Grzegorz Schetyna during the inauguration of the Civic Coalition’s election campaign.

– There is one more question, or rather a demand, that I've heard almost every time. People are demanding peace and reason. They would like someone to emerge who can reconcile everyone. That's what they say. Someone who would introduce normalcy, order, and agreement. Someone before whom even the worst yappers would have to temper their tongues. Someone who will think about people and ordinary life matters. They want a new quality. Someone who won't engage in political warfare, but in diligent work. Someone who won't pay attention to other politicians, but will focus on human issues. The longer I listened to this, the more I came to the conclusion that there is only one such person. And it is precisely she who should be our common candidate for the position of prime minister. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is the people who have chosen our candidate for prime minister. And this is written here – said PO chairman Grzegorz Schetyna during the inauguration of the Civic Coalition's election campaign.

– Today I announce that I will propose the Civic Coalition's candidate for prime minister in the person of Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska – informed the opposition leader. – One must listen to people, truly listen to people, and Małgorzata, a Varsovian, a woman of success, a mother, listens to people, she knows how to listen. With the same attention and respect, she talks to an ambassador in the philharmonic as she does to a saleswoman at a city market. In both cases, she can establish an equally warm and cordial relationship with her interlocutor. She knows life, she knows what Polish families need. She was an excellent Marshal of the Sejm. She always wants to reach an agreement for the good of Polish women and men – Schetyna continued.

– Today, from this place, I declare unconditional support in my name and on behalf of all of us, and I ask all members and sympathizers of KO, and millions of Polish women and men, for it – he added.

- In a few days, together with Robert Biedroń, together with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, but also together with local leaders and list candidates, we will embark on a bus tour across Poland. We will visit all electoral districts. We will visit dozens of cities and towns. We will be on the streets and in halls, under various circumstances, convincing Poles about the leftist agenda – said Adrian Zandberg during a press conference in front of the Sejm.

“We have an agreement on the Senate, and for that, I sincerely want to thank all partners. Thank you. We must look ahead. Nothing is decided yet. Next month, all party mandarins will have grim faces. People are asking if we will win. To that, I have a short answer. We will continue to work hard. We will earn your recognition and we will win in October” - said the Civic Coalition leader, Grzegorz Schetyna, during the inauguration of the Civic Coalition's election campaign.

“I will repeat it for the hundredth time. Nothing that has been given will be taken away. This is our commitment. The entire Civic Coalition and my personal one. People are wondering today where PiS gets its money from and whether this money will not run out. Money doesn't come from nowhere. All the jets for VIPs, limousines, scandals, billions for propaganda television, farms of hate sowers on the internet, support for Rydzyk, bonuses, emoluments. They are paying with your money, the citizens' money” – said PO leader Grzegorz Schetyna during the inauguration of the Civic Coalition's election campaign.

"Poland is worth being a country without hatred. I would like, I dream of Poland being a country where people on the streets smile at each other, when they help everyone in need, and know that only together can we change the world" - said the Civic Coalition's candidate for prime minister, Deputy Marshal Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska.

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Scandals in Poland are not a new occurrence and have involved various government institutions. If you compare my reaction to how Donald Tusk reacted to the scandal involving the leaked conversations at the famous 'Sowa i Przyjaciele' restaurant, or the 'info-affair', and the consequences that were drawn, then what I did is an exemplary reaction, even though this is not as big a scandal as those. It's not as if we are dealing with gigantic corruption, with dozens of suspects, but it was highly reprehensible behavior" - said Minister Zbigniew Ziobro.

„When I learned about such behaviour, which I do not accept, I immediately drew consequences, announcing that they would be drawn with equal severity against anyone directly connected with behaviour that would be illegal or constitute a flagrant violation of the principles that should apply in the environment” - said Minister Zbigniew Ziobro.

"I lament the deep divisions within the judiciary. We are witnessing a family squabble among judges. All the judges who have been revealed are officials from one institution, namely Iustitia. Mr. Deputy Minister Piebiak was once the president of Polish Iustitia. Mr. Markiewicz is the current president of Iustitia. Individual judges who appear in various roles have also been part of this organization. Let us remember that such conflicts usually unfold emotionally, and when strong emotions are aroused, reason falls asleep. This behavior, apart from being reprehensible, is evidence that reason has been severely undermined and was not at the forefront," said Minister Zbigniew Ziobro.

- Given that the economic results are very good, the Polish economy is developing very dynamically, therefore we have created, this is my government, the government in which I am the Minister of National Defence, therefore I feel like one of the co-authors of this success, we have created the formal and financial basis for the dynamic development of the armed forces - said Mariusz Błaszczak during the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce.

- I want our arms production to be as modern as possible. I want us to be innovative in this area, for you to conduct research. Why? Because we are an ambitious nation, because we want to ensure the security of our homeland, our soldiers, and our region in the best possible way, with all that I have spoken about – said President Andrzej Duda during the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce.

- Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska's daily behavior indicates the direction we are heading. Because we want to leverage what unites Poles, not what divides them. We want to stop what PiS has offered so far, which is very deep divisions and the reinforcement of those divisions within Polish society. We do not want to be anti-PiS – said Janusz Cichoń during the Economic Forum in Krynica, arguing that these are the expectations of Poles.

- We have a plan for Poland that addresses and resolves a series of issues in key areas from the perspective of Polish society and Poles, and these are matters such as healthcare – the Civic Platform MP continued.

- Today, our chairman presented the foundations of our program. Tomorrow, we have a special panel dedicated to it. I don't want to pre-empt the facts regarding the details of this program, but it is truly oriented towards fulfilling the expectations of Poles, who are acting rationally and assessing these proposals rationally as well, and our proposals are grounded in the realities of the Polish economy - stated Janusz Cichoń during the Economic Forum in Krynica.

- They will allow us to keep public debt in check, rationalize expenditures somewhat, but also stabilize the public finance situation so that we can avoid risks like those currently faced by one ruling party, and which some nations have experienced – I'm thinking of Greece - he continued.

- The Prime Minister's Chancellery - twice as high expenditures in 2019 as in 2015. Prime Minister Morawiecki spends twice as much as Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz spent in 2015 - said Janusz Cichoń from PO during the Economic Forum in Krynica.

- The issue of a balanced budget - we have a raid on the cash [OFE], a transformation fee, almost PLN 20 billion. Thanks to this, it can be balanced - he continued.

„It's like a box. When the communists falsified elections in Poland in 1947, Poles coined a rhyme about it being a strange box. You put in Mikołajczyk, and Gomułka pops out. The residents of Wrocław and Lower Silesia were collecting signatures for a list that included Ms. Kidawa-Błońska” – said PiS MEP Joachim Brudziński in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on Polsat News's „Gość Wydarzeń”.

„Obviously, Ms. Kidawa-Błońska deserves compliments, but there is such a thing as a realistic political assessment. It is always difficult for us, but not because Grzegorz Schetyna is retreating once again, this time to his Wrocław lair, but because we are aware of our responsibility and the enormity of the tasks that lie before us” - said PiS MEP Joachim Brudziński in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on Polsat News's „Gość Wydarzeń”.

"They're creating a spectacle, selling smoke. Today that smoke is Mrs. Kidawa-Błońska. Mrs. Kidawa-Błońska will be a token gesture for Stanisław Gawłowski, Sławomir Neumann" - stated PiS MEP Joachim Brudziński in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on Polsat News' 'Gość Wydarzeń'.

– What Civic Platform is doing today is also a certain realization of our strategy. For many weeks of the campaign, Grzegorz Schetyna was presented as the leader, the prime minister, the one who is supposed to defeat Law and Justice, the United Right, Schetyna's 'six,' trips around Poland. We see that Platforma's strategy is completely chaotic – said Sebastian Kaleta in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Wydarzenia i Opinie" on Polsat News.

- Minister Brudziński spoke very positively about Marshal Kidawa-Błońska's personal culture. No one will deny that. However, beyond personal culture, the substantive content of statements is crucial, and Ms. Kidawa-Błońska became known for stating that, for example, since nature did not excavate the Vistula Spit, there is no point in doing so now. She became known for stating that several billion [zloty] went missing from the Open Pension Funds when she was government spokesperson – said Sebastian Kaleta in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program “Wydarzenia i Opinie” Polsat News.

- The coalition leaders jointly concluded that Kidawa-Błońska should be the candidate for prime minister. Until now, it was said that Civic Platform, Civic Coalition, was two lengths behind PiS, that the lists were being drawn up too slowly. Today I can clearly say that Civic Coalition is two lengths ahead of PiS. PiS did not expect this situation - said Cezary Tomczyk in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Events and Opinions" Polsat News.

- The task of the Polish government, and the priority of the PiS government, the government of Mateusz Morawiecki, is security. We brought the situation under control, and unfortunately Mayor Trzaskowski underestimated the consequences of what happened last week - said Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Michał Adamczyk on the program "Gość Wiadomości" on TVP Info.

- This is evidence of chaos in the ranks of the opposition party. After all, voters feel let down. They signed support lists for Ms. Kidawa-Błońska in Wrocław, and for Grzegorz Schetyna in Warsaw. Meanwhile, it's the opposite. In my opinion, he fears defeat. He's trying to dilute responsibility for the loss - said Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Michał Adamczyk on TVP Info's "Gość Wiadomości" program.

“It's a complete surprise for our political opponents. It was also a surprise for me, but I assess it as a very good political decision. I have been cooperating with Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska for many years. We have traveled thousands of kilometers across Poland together” – said Bartosz Arłukowicz from Civic Platform (PO) in an interview with Monika Olejnik on TVN24’s “Kropka nad i”.

„Grzegorz Schetyna raised the white flag. A strange coincidence. Yesterday, "Wprost" reported that an Israeli consulting firm advised the Civic Platform [to have Schetyna step aside]. The next day, Schetyna resigns. It's somewhat misleading to his voters, the people who signed the support lists for the Civic Platform” – stated Jan Kanthak, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice, in an interview with Monika Olejnik on "Kropka nad i" on TVN24.

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Today, Minister Ziobro said that he had dismissed Deputy Minister Łukasz Piebiak in a model fashion. What disappeared has disappeared, and what we read, we read. UB-like methods were used. I will use [such formulations] because sensitive data was extracted, and addresses were passed on" - said Monika Olejnik on TVN24's 'Kropka nad i' program.

"Minister Ziobro acted exemplarily by dismissing Deputy Minister Piebiak. On the other hand, we have the representatives of the judges who are questioning the authenticity of these screenshots and have filed 25 lawsuits and private indictments," said the spokesman for the Ministry of Justice, Jan Kanthak, in an interview with Monika Olejnik on "Kropka nad i" on TVN24.