No one will put pressure on the President regarding when to sign or not sign.
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07:52
Siemoniak:
If, for example, Izabela Leszczyna ran for club leader, she would have my vote
- I agreed, potentially, if there was such a need, in the old Sejm [to serve as the head of the PO-KO club], because it was unknown how it might turn out. However, there will be new MPs, a completely new deal. I do not have such aspirations - stated Tomasz Siemoniak in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
- There are people in Platforma [Civic Platform] or Civic Coalition who have the trust of all sides and will lead the club well. I don't want to name names. I see wonderful female MPs, for example, Izabela Leszczyna. I don't know if she is even thinking about anything like that. If, for example, Izabela Leszczyna ran for club leader, she would have my vote. But I have absolutely no idea how it will all unfold. We will find a solution, please be calm, that the club will be stronger than ever - the PO politician continued.
07:33
Sasin:
We are discussing, and this discussion will definitely end with Mateusz Morawiecki as Prime Minister, leading a very good government
07:39
Sasin:
Districts Where We Didn't Nominate Incumbent Senators Due to Their Conduct Cost Us 2-3 Mandates
- We indeed did not follow the path our competitors took, of nominating compromised individuals like Gawłowski or Mr. President Kwiatkowski. We exposed ourselves to competition from within our own ranks in many districts where we did not nominate our incumbent senators, because we considered that they did not behave properly during the last term. This indeed cost us those 2-3 mandates - said Jacek Sasin in an interview with Grzegorz Jankowski on Polskie Radio 24.
07:42
Sasin:
Even if Irregularities Are Found, PiS Legally Cannot Force Banaś Out
- Even if we assume that the audit reveals some irregularities, today, as the Law and Justice party, we do not have the legal means to force Mr. President Banaś to resign from his position - said Jacek Sasin in an interview with Grzegorz Jankowski on Polskie Radio 24.
07:51
„If you equate, if you equate communist thugs today with democratically elected politicians, with a democratically elected government, then a question for Grzegorz Schetyna. Have these lost elections, Mr. Schetyna, gone to your head, to your reason? Are you fighting the 'young wolves' in PO so desperately that you no longer control what you write? For anyone who has seen the body of the tormented, suffering priest Jerzy Popiełuszko and compares it to this idiotic post by Schetyna, there can only be one question. Has he gone mad or lost all restraint?” - said PiS MEP Joachim Brudziński in an interview with Michał Rachoń on TVP Info.
07:53
Brudziński:
We're Already Gearing Up for the Presidential Campaign. We'll Announce the Campaign Staff Soon
„We are already at the starting block of the presidential campaign. We will be announcing the composition of the campaign staff shortly, of course, in agreement with President Duda, who is the United Right's candidate for president for another term. The decisions are primarily on President’s side, but the political backing, which is the United Right and Law and Justice, will probably also be reflected in the personnel decisions” - stated PiS MEP Joachim Brudziński in an interview with Michał Rachoń on TVP Info.
08:05
Siemoniak:
If We Have a Leader, We Should Be Loyal to the End, as Long as He Is the Leader
- If we have a leader, we should be loyal to the end, as long as he is the leader. He is not refusing to undergo electoral verification early next year. So this sharpening of teeth, especially in the media, anonymously in the media, I don't like it - stated Tomasz Siemoniak in a conversation with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" program.
08:16
Gowin:
I am sure Solidarna Polska will also formally support Morawiecki this week
08:16
- Let's look for a candidate in the opposition who has the greatest chance of winning, who mobilizes the least negative electorate and most mobilizes opposition supporters – I read from Donald Tusk's statement that he is ready, but wants to know where he stands – Tomasz Siemoniak stated in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
- [Tusk] says: let's check this and choose the strongest opposition candidate. I think this is a very responsible approach – the PO politician continued.
08:20
Gowin:
I Think We Have a Few Too Many Ministries
- I think we have a few too many ministries, and I was an advocate, I spoke about this during the election campaign as well, to limit this number of ministries, to consolidate certain things - Jarosław Gowin said in an interview with Joanna Komolka on the program "Gość Radia ZET".
08:23
- We don't rule them out, we are about to discuss them, the primaries. It worked in 2010. Internally within the coalition. We are before talks with our partners. I think both Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Robert Biedroń see these polls and see that politicians from Civic Coalition have the greatest chances. We will be talking. It's hard for me to imagine primaries where three or five parties would be deciding - stated Tomasz Siemoniak in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
- Grzegorz Schetyna spoke about this. It's December. By December, we should be ready so that afterwards, after the new year, we can dedicate ourselves solely to the election campaign - he continued.
08:26
Siemoniak:
As Far As I Know, Opposition Leaders Are Arranging Talks for This Week
- As far as I know, [opposition leaders] are arranging such talks for this week. Grzegorz Schetyna with Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, Robert Biedroń, Adrian Zandberg. After these talks, we will know where we stand - stated Tomasz Siemoniak in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
08:44
Bielan:
Gowin Had Productive Talks with Jarosław Kaczyński and Mateusz Morawiecki. I Know Ziobro Also Met with Kaczyński. These Discussions Will Continue This Week.
- We have a well-constructed coalition agreement. We have already given our word. Meetings of the leaders took place after the elections. Jarosław Gowin had productive talks with Jarosław Kaczyński and Prime Minister Morawiecki. I know that Minister Ziobro also met with Jarosław Kaczyński. These discussions will continue this week. We have plenty of time, and although this timeline is very accommodating for us, as the process of forming the government will essentially be the second half of November, because the President has convened the first session of the Sejm only for November 12, I believe the most important decisions will be made earlier – stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Paweł Lisiecki on "Salon polityczny Trójki".
08:51
Bielan:
Two Years Ago, We Would Have Taken Maintaining an Independent Majority 'In a Blind Bet'
09:08
Bielan:
The Senate Campaign Could Have Been More Effective
- If there is anything I am disappointed about regarding the election results of October 13th, it is precisely the results for the Senate. Especially since our list in the Senate garnered more votes than the opposition pact for the Senate, yet we have fewer votes than the entire opposition, although it must be clearly emphasized: we are the largest club. We have 48 mandates, and Senator Staroń, with whom we closely collaborated in the previous term and whom we supported in these elections. That makes 49 senators, and we'll see how the vote on November 12th unfolds - stated Adam Bielan in a conversation with Paweł Lisiecki on "Salon polityczny Trójki" (Political Salon of Trójka).
- But yes, we need to draw conclusions from what happened in these elections. It seems to me that the campaign for the Senate could have been – I would say – more effective. Senators in these contested districts were often left a bit to their own devices. They were treated like Sejm candidates, while Sejm candidates competed a bit amongst themselves on the lists, due to the electoral system. Meanwhile, Senate candidates fought for a majority for all of us. The Senate has perhaps spoiled United Right a little over the last 4 years, because we won all votes, except for one, a controversial one concerning the arrest of Senator Kogut, but that was a secret ballot. Lessons were learned from that, and the regulations were changed. There will be no more such secret ballots. We won all other votes, and it seems to me that our colleagues from the Sejm assumed the Senate would manage somehow anyway. Marshal Karczewski did enormous work, traveling all over Poland, but the Senate campaign could not have been solely the Marshal's trips. There should have been greater support, and it seems to me that this was lacking in those few contested districts - the MEP continued.
09:16
Bielan:
If Allegations Against President Banaś Are Confirmed, We Will of Course Expect His Resignation
09:26
Kidawa-Błońska:
I am an independent person, I have never done anything I wasn't convinced of. If Julia Pitera wants to talk to me, I invite her.
„I haven't spoken to Julia Pitera for a long time, perhaps if we spoke more often, she would know that I am not afraid of conversations. And those who know me know that I talk, present my opinion, and always do what I am convinced of” - said the Deputy Marshal Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska from Civic Platform in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.
„You know me, others know me, they know I am an independent person. Of course, one can always label someone, but I am not afraid of answering this question. I have never done anything I wasn't convinced of, and I won't. And I will tell anyone to their face what I think. If Julia wants to talk to me, I invite her for a conversation” - she added.
09:53
- I think so, I will do so soon [join Solidarna Polska]. Solidarna Polska, Zbigniew Ziobro, and Patryk Jaki are people who bet on me in constituency 16, recommended me in the elections, and supported me very strongly. Minister Ziobro visited my constituency multiple times. Patryk Jaki visited more than five times, we had meetings. So I received very significant support, and another layer that connects me with them is, of course, a shared program and the desire to reform the justice system - stated Jacek Ozdoba in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.
10:05
Miller:
Dreams of a United Opposition Presidential Candidate Can Be Shelved. Tusk Should Be in the Second Round Alongside PAD.
- There's little that can be done here. That's why dreams of the opposition fielding a single candidate [in the presidential election] can be put on the shelf. It should be expected that each of the significant formations will put forward its own candidate. If only to popularize their program, and then the decisive showdown will concern the second round - stated Leszek Miller in an interview with Dominika Wielowieyska on TOK FM.
- When it comes to the second round, because I assume it will happen and that Andrzej Duda will definitely be in it. The question mark only concerns his rival, and I have no problem answering the question of who it should be. It should be Donald Tusk, because as I imagine the presidential debate, on one side is Andrzej Duda, and on the other, well, who? Donald Tusk is undoubtedly capable of winning such a debate with Andrzej Duda - the former prime minister continued.
10:59
Tomczyk:
As long as Banaś remains NIK President, we live not in a just Polish state, but in a Banasiowa Republic
„In the latest PiS election program, on page 48, the President of NIK is presented as a model civil servant. As it turns out, despite the disclosure of further threads of the scandal, nothing has changed in this matter. President Marian Banaś returned to work a few days ago. Unfortunately, he did not find the time to face public opinion and explain the charges against him. Mr. President, it is time to face Poles and explain the nature of your contacts with a gangster and the origin of your fortune. Without this, you have no moral right to hold office” - said PO spokesperson Jan Grabiec at a press conference in front of the NIK headquarters.
11:44
- I think if that were the case [if Donald Tusk ran for president], I would rub my hands together. Truly, welcome. And that would be super. However, I don't think it will be that good. If Chairman Tusk wants to run, I would be very happy about it, but I think he is rational enough to calculate and won't do it, though please do. It will certainly be interesting and joyful - Ryszard Czarnecki stated in an interview with journalists in the Sejm.
11:56
President Andrzej Duda has referred the so-called law on the transparency of family assets of key state officials to the Constitutional Tribunal under preventive control proceedings – 300POLITYKA has learned.
- The main reason is the fact that criminal liability threatens an individual for information contained in the declaration, which the person submitting it cannot verify, and sometimes cannot even obtain – our source says, emphasizing that President Duda agrees with the intentions of the law, but the matter is so fundamental that there can be no legal doubts in this regard.
The proposal submitted by PiS concerned "expanding the scope of data contained in the asset declarations of persons holding public office to include information concerning, in addition to personal assets and assets covered by marital property community, also the personal assets of the spouse and the personal assets and assets covered by marital property community of own children, spouse's children, adopted children, and persons living in a common-law marriage with the person obliged to submit the declaration, as well as expanding the categories of persons obliged to submit asset declarations”.
The ruling party submitted the draft at the end of August. The Sejm adopted the law on September 11, and the Senate approved it without amendments on September 26.
Photo: KPRP
13:05
"PiS, along with the president, wants to hide the assets of the Morawieckis. I don't know why, but the doubts are growing. If they go so far as to include unconstitutional provisions in the bill simply to give the president a pretext to send it to the Tribunal, that despite the word Jarosław Kaczyński gave six months ago that information about the Morawiecki family's assets would be disclosed immediately, and it still hasn't happened, it all shows that something significant is truly being hidden there, that serious irregularities may have occurred. Clearly, the Prime Minister has something to fear" – stated PO spokesperson Jan Grabiec in an interview with Justyna Dobrosz-Oracz for wyborcza.pl.
"No one would be surprised if the Tribunal doesn't even take up this matter for the next 5 years, if it remains under consideration. The aim is to hide these assets, and the Tribunal will help with that" – he added.
13:10
- In connection with the allegations of unconstitutionality raised against the act, the President has decided to submit it to preemptive judicial review. The President's doubts are raised by the consequences that may arise from a person obliged to submit a property declaration providing information concerning the assets of their close relatives, especially the risk of criminal liability for individuals obliged to submit the property declaration for providing information in the declaration that they have no opportunity to verify, and sometimes even to obtain - informed the President's Chancellery. This confirms the information from 300POLITYKA.
- Issues concerning the assets of adult children, both one's own and adopted children of the declarant, as well as the children of their spouse, are protected by the constitutional right to privacy and informational autonomy, therefore it is difficult to impose an obligation on individuals obliged to submit a property declaration that they will be objectively unable to fulfill or will fulfill it improperly - it was stated in the communiqué, which emphasized that the President "expresses full support for the objectives that the amendment was intended to serve".
13:19
- It is as it was planned by PiS. This law [the Politicians' Asset Transparency Law] is gone. The opposition pointed out that it was poorly constructed, but this law should exist, because politicians cannot be allowed to hide their assets from the public. Everything must be clear and transparent, but from the beginning, we knew that by introducing flaws the president could highlight, the law would end up in the trash, and indeed it did. So, PiS's plan has been perfectly executed - stated Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.
13:31
Tomczyk:
We Received Notification from Prosecutor's Office Declining to Launch Investigation into 'Two Towers' Case
- We are here to provide the latest information we have received. Over half a year ago, along with MPs Kierwiński and Brejza, we filed a notification with the prosecutor's office regarding the 'two towers' case. Specifically, that JK wanted to build skyscrapers in the center of Warsaw. This was after all of Poland saw recordings in which Kaczyński stated that to build two towers in Warsaw, one must win the elections. He lost in Warsaw, but the recordings remain, and are still unresolved to this day. Let us remember that Jarosław Kaczyński has not yet been questioned by the prosecutor's office. Let us remember that while he should have been questioned by the prosecutor's office, Kaczyński was visiting Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro. Just a moment ago, we received a notification from the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw stating that the 'two towers' case is being shelved. We have received notification that in connection with our notification, this case is being dismissed and that the prosecutor's office is refusing to launch an investigation into the 'two towers' case - stated Cezary Tomczyk at a briefing in the Sejm.
- This is an exceptional case. Because the 'two towers' case, the Srebrna case, shows the entire PiS state like in a magnifying glass. This Banas republic, which we showed earlier in front of the Supreme Audit Office (NIK). Today, we can prove beyond any doubt that the Polish state has ceased to function, that the prosecutor's office, even without questioning the main witness, and perhaps not just the witness, is capable of refusing to initiate proceedings in such a scandalous matter, which all of Poland has seen. This refusal to initiate proceedings has a date on it. Do you know when this case was thrown into the bin? October 11th. On the Friday before the elections. So that Poland could not learn that the prosecutor's office, under the leadership of PiS and Zbigniew Ziobro, had dismissed Jarosław Kaczyński's 'two towers' case. This is the situation we are in today. This is what the conspiracy of silence looks like, the Banas republic, a situation where a 'paradyktator' (dictator-like figure) Jarosław Kaczyński stands at the head of the state. Zero responsibility. Not even the prosecutor's office can question him - added the Civic Platform-KO MP.
15:05
- PiS has filed election protests in two districts concerning the recounting of votes. In both instances, it involved situations where the two Senate candidates had a small vote difference, and simultaneously, there was a large number of invalid votes. There were more invalid votes than the difference between the candidates. Protests can be filed until midnight today. We are still analyzing other districts. We do not rule out that there might be more such cases - stated Radosław Fogiel in a conversation with journalists.
18:10
"A week after the elections, a motion is filed for a recount of votes in a situation where all election commission protocols have been signed. In every single smallest commission, there were representatives from all election staffs, including PiS. I don't know of any case, in either district, where any representative of an election staff questioned the election results. A week after the elections, the result is being questioned. What happened during that week? Who guarded those votes, which are presumably stored in the provincial offices? Who will transport them to Warsaw for recounting? Who will guard those votes?" - said Michał Kamiński from PSL-UED in an interview with Karolina Lewicka on TOK FM.
18:14
Schetyna:
Request for Recount Smells of Undermining Election Results
Grzegorz Schetyna, the leader of Civic Platform (PO), has stated that the request for a recount of votes in the parliamentary elections "smells of undermining the election results." He made these remarks in reference to the actions taken by the opposition after the election was over.
Schetyna emphasized that the election results are final and have been announced by the State Electoral Commission (PKW). He also pointed out that the vast majority of votes have already been counted and that any attempts to question these results would be an attempt to destabilize the political situation.
The leader of PO also commented on the fact that the opposition parties, particularly those that did not achieve satisfactory results, are now resorting to such measures. He suggested that instead of questioning the election, they should focus on analyzing their own electoral performance and drawing conclusions for the future.
Schetyna's statement indicates a clear stance against any attempts to challenge the democratic process and the declared outcomes of the parliamentary elections.
18:17
„Opposition MPs were not listened to when, regarding the law on the asset disclosure of politicians' families, they pointed out an aspect that the President is now drawing attention to: that it is very difficult for a politician to be held responsible for their adult children and their assets, because they may simply have no idea about them. At the time, we pointed out that this matter could serve as a pretext for challenging the law before the Constitutional Tribunal. Apparently, that was the goal, for this law not to enter into force today” – said Michał Kamiński from PSL-UED in a conversation with Karolina Lewicka on TOK FM.
19:30
Siemoniak:
Loyalty is a Very Important Trait in Politics, and as Long as Schetyna is Leader, He Should Not Be Criticized. He Should Be Supported.
- I believe that loyalty is a very important trait in politics, and as long as Grzegorz Schetyna is the leader, he should not be criticized. He should be supported in this situation. He absolutely should not resign - said Tomasz Siemoniak in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.
19:37
- These are words that should not be said. Joanna Mucha has the right to run, and by the way, I saw a statement that she is considering running. However, I didn't hear such voices during the election campaign, I didn't hear any fantastic ideas. I understand that she worked in her constituency in Lublin, just like all of us. She had a very good result, and she should be congratulated. However, such noisy reckonings do not serve any of us - said Tomasz Siemoniak in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.
19:41
- I don't know who will run. These elections will be on November 12th or around that date. One needs to become a Member of Parliament to be a member of the parliamentary club. There is still some time. I believe there are people in KO who can unite everyone. For example, Izabela Leszczyna - said Tomasz Siemoniak in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program 'Gość Wydarzeń' (Guest of Events) on Polsat News.
19:45
Siemoniak:
PiS's Actions Are Astonishing. They Aren't Addressing Irregularities in the Electoral Process, But Questioning Vote Counting by Election Commissions
- What PiS is doing is astonishing. They are not referring to any irregularities in the electoral process, as has been the case in previous protests, but are questioning the vote counting by election commissions. This is a very strange situation – said Tomasz Siemoniak in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.
20:14
- With our committee, the National Electoral Commission (PKW) put our logo in a grid, and a huge number of voters simply placed a cross on our logo. We want to check this because perhaps these two cases will be challenged by the Supreme Court. The second is the case in district no. 25. In one instance, we want to check whether one of the candidates who ran from a local electoral committee, but used the Lewica logo, did not mislead voters - said Piotr Borys in an interview with Danuta Holecka on the program “Gość Wiadomości” on TVP Info.
- How many districts will this concern? - the journalist inquired.
- Two or three. Our lawyers are working on it. Protests will be filed tomorrow - Borys replied.
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Zandberg:
I know there are messengers on the Civic Platform's side saying the left is divided, so I want to reassure you: we have joint election plans
21:03
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