The Sejm will resume its proceedings at 5:00 PM – for now, only a block of votes is scheduled. Earlier, at 2:00 PM, a meeting of the parliamentary committee on special services will take place, which will provide an opinion on the Prime Minister's motions for the appointment of the head of the CBA and the deputy head of the CBA, as well as the dismissal of the deputy head of the CBA. Another item on the agenda is to provide an opinion on the Prime Minister's motion for the appointment of the deputy head of the ABW.

- This is a snippet of the whole, and the whole picture looks completely different. The Polish Army is growing numerically; when the PiS government took power in 2015, there were 95,000 soldiers, now there are 107,000 professional soldiers and 24,000 Territorial Defence Force soldiers - said Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Krzysztof Świątek on "Sygnały dnia" on Polskie Radio Program 1.

- I have signed agreements regarding the purchase of Patriot systems, HIMARS missiles, F-35 aircraft - the most modern aircraft in the world. The army is developing, and if someone has a political agenda to attack, well, that's the world we live in. One can use some exception, some fragment, but it's an untrue picture, the one presented in that newspaper [the NIK report was presented by "Rzeczpospolita"] - he added. 

- Many signs are coming in, indicating that PO wants to change their candidate, that Kidawa-Błońska, and this is visible in the polls, is indeed achieving very low ratings. But I remind you, Trzaskowski is the mayor of a city that not so long ago had enormous sewage problems, poisoning the Vistula because Mayor Trzaskowski couldn't cope. It was the Polish Army, please, another example of how the WP saved the situation, essentially doing Rafał Trzaskowski's job for him by setting up a pontoon bridge and creating a pipeline to move waste from the left bank to the right bank, because there is a sewage treatment plant on the right bank. So, a failure - said Mariusz Błaszczak on Radio Jedynka.

- This is not a calculation [abstaining from voting on the presidential election bill], but a desire to end this chaos and legal vacuum that has been functioning. Poles expect the election date to be set and the elections to be held. It's good that the elections did not take place in May, which I have advocated for from the very beginning. It's good that the National Electoral Commission (PKW) is returning. We could not accept this bill due to the procedural method and the lack of set dates, but we also want to introduce certain amendments, such as a longer opening of polling stations. We discussed this yesterday at the invitation of Lewica; a so-called round table meeting of all groupings took place, and there, perhaps not decisions yet, but directions for work on Senate amendments were taken. This is now a good moment to introduce various solutions that will enable improvement and, in reality, the possibility of accepting the bill - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- Now we can corner PiS a bit in the Senate. We don't have such an opportunity in the Sejm because we are in opposition, but in the Senate, we can present specific amendments and also make the duration of the Senate's process and the bill's passage dependent on the acceptance of these amendments - the leader of PSL continued.

Yesterday, I asked about the election date from PiS representatives, as they have the best contact with the Marshal of the Sejm. And I received a very specific answer. That the last possible date, to avoid a situation where the office of the president becomes vacant after August 6th, is June 28th. And I think it can be assumed with a high degree of certainty that the elections, regardless of how long the discussion process in the Senate lasts, will be held on June 28th. This automatically, the later the law comes out of the Senate, will shorten the election campaign. So from this point of view, for candidates, it is obviously an unfavorable situation to have a short election campaign, because one cannot carry out their activities, which are already very difficult due to the coronavirus, and now they are completely impossible. So I would like us to reach an agreement as soon as possible and for there to be no need for lengthy work. It all depends on the ruling party, whether they want to quickly reach, or at all, reach some kind of agreement, to agree on some amendments or not - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in the TVN24 program “Rozmowa Piaseckiego”.

- If PiS wanted to be smart, they would quickly reach an agreement on the amendments in the Senate now, and I think this process could conclude next week - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

'I introduced significant amendments that will enable correspondence voting for all Poles. I could have gotten offended, taken my toys, and said, 'Oh well, I won't vote anymore,' and then Poles truly wouldn't have had this chance. After my amendments, they realistically have a chance' – Łukasz Szumowski said in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM's 'Morning Conversation'.

- The Civic Coalition can make its own decisions, and I will be the last one to have any desire to influence them. Just as I wouldn't want anyone to influence us. It is their free decision [regarding the presidential candidate] - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" program.

- I think the Civic Coalition will manage the signature collection, and if some absurd deadline were imposed, I believe all opposition forces should then help with this signature collection. I am also ready for that, because it would simply be an unfair action that prevents a candidate from being replaced, and that is not how one should behave. So, we would definitely offer support and assistance to ensure a fair fight. Let them decide. The sooner they make a decision, the better for them. That's all I can advise with goodwill, but it's their business - he continued.

- The goods did not have a falsified certificate. We have a certificate for these masks, but they simply do not meet the standards. We have other batches where there are also certificates, and unfortunately, they do not meet the standards - Łukasz Szumowski said on RMF FM.

- Discussions had been underway for two weeks regarding the return or exchange of the goods, and only after receiving information that this return or exchange of goods would not happen, did we then file [filed] a report with the prosecutor's office - he added.

"It was a government decision, exemplified by the decisions issued by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, but it was a joint decision, a shared responsibility of the entire government. The entire government adopted a resolution in which it accepted these actions. We took these actions as a government and Prime Minister Morawiecki felt a responsibility for Poland because the May 10th date was binding on us. That was the date set by the Speaker of the Sejm, which no one rescinded. At the same time, we were aware that due to the obstruction in the Senate, there would not be enough time to prepare for elections on May 10th after the Senate adopted this act. We had to prepare in advance. It was a good decision" - said Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on Radio Trójka.

“If Marshal Grodzki wants to show that he wants the elections to take place, he should simply fast-track this bill and not hold it for 30 days, as he did with the previous bill, preventing the May 10th elections from being held. We are, of course, ready, our declaration is clear,” said Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin on Polskie Radio Trójka.

Currently the Mayor of Warsaw, who is being mentioned as the most likely candidate for Civic Coalition after a potential resignation by Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, is participating in a teleconference of city mayors with Aleksandra Dulkiewicz and Tadeusz Truskolaski, hosted by Daniel Stenzel.

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- If the Senate proceeds with this bill [on presidential elections] for several weeks, as you said, prolonging this time, then it will likely also work to the disadvantage, as you say, of Civic Platform, in changing their candidate. But that is their decision. It is known that, no matter how you look at it, the deadlines will probably be shorter then. That is their decision, we have absolutely no influence over it. June 28th seems like a very good date, but it is already the Marshal's decision whether she will actually choose it or perhaps some other date - Łukasz Schreiber stated in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

- We read all of them [the opposition's amendments to the presidential election act], we saw which ones could be chosen. In principle, only one was suitable. They were absolutely unrealistic amendments, such as introducing online voting without any details, just one article stating that we are introducing such voting and that's it - stated Łukasz Schreiber in a conversation with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

Work is underway at the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. I believe there's a chance for some form of this supplement, as the president postulates. I wouldn't say at this moment that it would be in a more limited form. I would rather say that the details will be presented soon. It will definitely not be this week [introduced], but I think it's a shorter rather than longer timeframe. There is definitely a chance [for it to be introduced in May] - stated Łukasz Schreiber in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus, when asked about President Duda's proposal regarding the solidarity supplement.

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Trzeba zacząć od tego, że jeszcze nie ma ustawy w ostatecznym kształcie, dlatego że dopiero będą prace w Senacie. Nie wiemy, jakie poprawki Senat przyjmie, jak później będzie wyglądało przyjęcie tych poprawek przez parlament. Mam nadzieję przede wszystkim, że w tej chwili ten cały proces będzie dużo bardziej uporządkowany. Mam nadzieję, że terminy, które zostaną założone, będą realistyczne, tak żeby ten termin założony i zadeklarowany przez marszałek Witek dał odpowiednią ilość czasu na przygotowanie tych wyborów. Mam nadzieję, że również samorządy będą skonsultowane a propos technicznych aspektów przygotowania tych wyborów. Na razie, patrząc nas projekt, już dzisiaj widać, że pojawia się parę problemów. Najważniejszym problemem jest oczywiście problem finansowy, dlatego że nakłada się na samorządy bardzo dużo dodatkowych obowiązków. jeżeli chodzi o zabezpieczenie komisji wyborczych, o zabezpieczenie członków komisji wyborczych, sprzęt, ochrony osobistej, kupno jednorazowych długopisów. To się wydaje banalne, natomiast w przypadku dużych gmin, Warszawy, to są koszty idące w dziesiątki, o ile nie setki milionów złotych. Sam zakup długopisów w ilości miliona, bo przecież nie wiemy, ile osób pojawi się tak naprawdę w komisjach wyborczych, no to są miliony złotych - stwierdził Rafał Trzaskowski w trakcie wideokonferencja Unii Metropolii Polskich. Jak mówił dalej:

"Kolejna kwestia to kwestia dotycząca samych okręgów wyborczych, dlatego że pojawiają się takie pomysły dotyczące tego, żeby ewentualnie te okręgi mogły być mniejsze, żeby łączyć ze sobą komisje w jednym okręgu. To też jest problem, dlatego że w niektórych miejscach w Warszawie takie komisje byłyby większe niż komisja w niejednej gminie i myślę, że podobnie jest w innych dużych miastach. Kolejny problem i chyba jeden z najważniejszych problemów to są nie do końca wyjaśnione kwestie związane z obowiązkami gmin dotyczącymi przygotowywania wyborów korespondencyjnych, dlatego że kwestia możliwości rejestrowania się, jeżeli ktoś chce uczestniczyć w wyborach korespondencyjnych, kwestia dostarczania pakietów, gdzie też można załatwić sprawę w gminie, patrząc na ten projekt, powoduje spory chaos. Nota bene z tego, jak czytam ten projekt ustawy, wynika że zupełnie inaczej wygląda doręczenie pakietu, jeżeli robi to gmina, inaczej jeżeli robi to poczta. Gmina musi dostarczyć ten pakiet bezpośrednio. W związku z tym tu pojawia się mnóstwo problemów, również czysto organizacyjnych, jak to przygotować tak, żeby to miało sens"

- No i ostatnia kwestia z tych kwestii, które chciałem poruszyć, to kwestia liczby członków komisji, dlatego że w tym projekcie pojawia się pomysł, żeby umożliwić ograniczanie liczby członków komisji, natomiast normalnie przynajmniej 5, a nie 3, to jest ta liczba, która jest potrzebna, a jeszcze przy dodatkowych obowiązków dot. Zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa, próba ograniczenia liczby członków komisji nie jest na pewno sensowna. Sporo tego typu technicznych problemów, poza finansowymi. Mówię, dziesiątki milionów złotych, ale poza finansowymi, techniczne problemy, które po prostu trzeba omówić i przygotować. Tak żeby później nie było problemów z organizacją wyborów. Więc nasz postulat jest bardzo prosty: ważne jest to, że jeżeli pojawią się merytoryczne poprawki w Senacie, które nie doprowadzają do jakichś daleko idących zmian, tylko przede wszystkim do respektowania prawa, ale również do uporządkowania tego całego procesu, no to one muszą być wzięte pod uwagę i warto byłoby też, żeby rząd skonsultował się z samorządami w tej sprawie, tak żeby ten termin wyborów, który zostanie określony przez panią marszałek Witek, był po prostu realistyczny - zaznaczył prezydent Warszawy.

- The rise in energy prices in Poland is caused by the EU's certification and CO2 emission trading policy. Poland, having the highest share of electricity generated from coal, bears the highest costs and is thus discriminated against by more developed Western countries. Let us also recall that CO2 emissions from Poland constitute less than 1% of global CO2 emissions, and the entire EU policy in no way changes the global situation, as the largest emitters do not impose the same restrictions, and industry is fleeing Europe, moving outside Europe to highly emitting countries. Today, we call on the Polish government to boldly reject EU regulations and, under the pretext of overcoming the crisis and fighting for economic development, to raise this issue on the EU stage – said Krzysztof Bosak during a press conference.

- We call on the Polish government to bravely and assertively defend our interests on the European stage, just like the Czechs. Secondly, I call on the Polish Sejm to pass a special resolution on this matter, similar to the Czech Senate. Today, I am presenting a draft of such a resolution. This resolution aims to call on the Polish government and also call on all European countries to renegotiate and repeal this unequal and unjust treatment of Poland – he added.

A beautiful quote, isn't it? We must win the elections against PiS, we must win the elections against Duda. We need to organize, gather, and move against the opponent effectively, as a whole formation and Platform. That's all – stated Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska in a conversation with journalists. Party is a party, we really need to regain Poland and get rid of what they are doing. Look at what is happening in the Supreme Court, in the Sejm, in the Senate. This must be stopped, because soon there will be nothing left to salvage, and for this, full unity and solidarity of the entire Platform, the coalition partners are needed, and we all must act together. We need to re-group, as they say, to strike the opponent – she continued. When asked if she was being persuaded to resign, the KO candidate replied: For now, we are closing ranks, everything is ahead of us. But the most important thing is that we have all realized that this is the moment for the great unity of the Platform, which we must show. At this moment, yes [I am running]. I want to win the elections. We will talk about this. For me, right now, the most important thing is that we all truly move together, because we cannot allow what is happening in Poland to happen, because the situation is truly very serious, very dramatic, and every action, every day of this government, of destruction, will be impossible to undo later. We need to get ourselves together, and I hope this will happen quickly.

"We can do it at a good pace, even a fast pace, but I expect cooperation from all parliamentary clubs, especially the ruling party's club. We are submitting an amendment regarding the opening hours of polling stations. We want to extend them, so they are not from 7 AM to 9 PM, but from 6 AM to 10 PM or 11 PM. This increases the security of the electoral process, and I would like the ruling party to declare whether they are able to accept this amendment and to accept it," said the leader of the Polish People's Party (PSL), Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, at a press conference. 

„At this moment, PO's candidate is Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska. So far, all the information we have clearly indicates that she wants to run, does not intend to give up, and remains in the race” – said presidential candidate Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

„I am primarily waiting for Kidawa-Błońska's decision. She is the candidate in this race. If a new candidate emerges, we will consider it. I am not interested in the party. I am interested in the candidate, the person, the program. Whoever it is, they will not have an easy task, because if the elections take place on June 28, then effectively, for the election campaign, gathering signatures, and agitation, there will be one month left. That is very little” – he added. 

President Andrzej Duda discussed the "Clean Air" program with the Minister of Climate, Michał Kurtyka, and the President of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, Piotr Woźny. - We will facilitate access to the "Clean Air" program; subsidies for lower-income families will be larger - President Andrzej Duda assured at the Presidential Palace during a press conference where key changes to the program were presented.

Ministry of Health: In the issued regulation, we will extend the school closure until June 26, i.e., until the end of the school year

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Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, former Mayor of Warsaw, has strongly criticized the Law and Justice (PiS) party's alleged intentions regarding the capital city's governance. In a statement posted on her Twitter account, she urged citizens to reject the idea of a PiS-appointed commissioner taking over the administration of Warsaw.

The former mayor expressed deep concern that such a move would represent a significant setback for the city's democratic development and autonomy. She emphasized that Warsaw's residents have repeatedly demonstrated their will through democratic elections, and that their choices should be respected.

Gronkiewicz-Waltz called for a collective stand against what she described as an attempt to undermine local self-government and impose a political agenda from the central government. She urged citizens to "come to their senses" and recognize the potential dangers of allowing unelected officials to control the capital.

The statement, shared via a link to a tweet from her official account (https://twitter.com/hannagw/status/1260918946619969536?s=12), reflects a broader debate in Polish politics concerning the balance of power between central government and local authorities, particularly in major cities.

“The proceedings at the so-called round table yesterday, where we precisely outlined the deadlines foreseen in this act, and from which we will not deviate, because the president elected for another term must be in the Presidential Palace on August 7th, also provided grounds for slight optimism. This optimism was and still is present, but it is somewhat diminished due to the words of MP Kosiniak-Kamysz, who, instead of talking about consensus, which he spoke about so nicely yesterday, today began to talk about some kind of cornering of the Law and Justice party. Is he independent, or is he falsely accusing candidates of being dependent while he himself is not independent, but is stuck in the coalition of retirement age 67 and continues to be dictated to by Mrs. Kidawa-Błońska” - said Przemysław Czarnek from PiS at a press conference in the Sejm.

"If today we hear various voices of dissatisfaction that the election calendar might be short, that there might be little time for individual activities. I want to explain clearly. If the election calendar is short and someone complains, they should direct their complaints solely at the opposition. If the opposition wants the election calendar to be reasonably long for snap elections, they should immediately get to work in the Senate" - said Przemysław Czarnek from PiS at a press conference in the Sejm.

„[Obstruction in the Senate] was the main, direct cause why the elections did not take place on the planned date of May 10. As the newly elected Deputy Marshal of the Senate, I appeal to Marshal Grodzki and the Senate majority to undertake the fastest possible work on the electoral law” - said Deputy Marshal of the Senate Marek Pęk at a press conference.

- Today we are presenting an initiative prepared by Mr. Rafał [Foryś], which aims to support agricultural communities and Polish food producers in times of crisis. Shortening the supply chain, consumer patriotism, and economic efficiency are the main assumptions on which we want to organize Polish trade and the production of healthy food, as well as Polish consumers' access to good quality Polish food produced here in the country by our neighbors, the inhabitants of the countryside – said Krzysztof Bosak during a press conference.

- We have created a portal based on direct sales, rolnikhandluje.pl. Here, every farmer will be able to present their products and encourage consumers to buy them. And consumers will be able to choose whatever they want and choose their favorite farmer. We also support all ecological initiatives, and we try to use reusable packaging. You don't have to buy a pig in a poke, as happens in retail chains, where products are of unknown quality, and all this is conveyed to us not entirely truthfully. Let's bypass that. Why must consumers spend hours in queues, in crowded shopping malls, which is very important considering the general state of epidemiological threat, when they can go directly out of town, meet a local entrepreneur, a farmer, maybe buy whatever they want and see with their own eyes how a given product is manufactured – said Rafał Foryś during the conference.

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I'm waiting for an explanation and summary of this stage [of the campaign]. I don't have any complaints about the [poll] indicators, because I believe they are indicators that are inadequate to the situation. We simply don't have a real campaign. The question is - what to do next. That is a question, first and foremost, for Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, on how she will behave. I have full respect for what she has done. And there is a second question - whether, if a new electoral calendar is formally opened, there is also a need to collect signatures, and whether it is even possible to collect them during a pandemic. I have a number of formal questions, but of course, whether this second chapter will mean that she will lead the campaign with the same person, in the same direction” - said Andrzej Halicki from Civic Coalition in an interview with Karolina Lewicka on TOK FM's "Political Interview."

„I believe that [elections] cannot again be held in a chaotic and fictitious manner, and we will fight for this consistently. I am surprised that [Left MPs] want to be lackeys in the PiS process, because that is what it must be called. I believe that 30 days [to consider changes to electoral law] is too little, but the Senate must manage within 30 days” – said Andrzej Halicki from Civic Coalition in an interview with Karolina Lewicka on TOK FM’s „Wywiad polityczny” (Political Interview).

- It's not that we built what we built solely on Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska's weaknesses. We built it on thousands of people, on the wonderful actions they carried out, on the genuine enthusiasm that exists across the country. However, we are watching what's happening in PO closely, though in places it's starting to resemble a Brazilian telenovela - said Szymon Hołownia in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

- 'I'm absolutely not afraid of that [changes in support due to Rafał Trzaskowski's potential candidacy] because the machine we've set in motion is truly moving. And as I said, please don't treat this as a rhetorical flourish. If there are 10,000 people across Poland, that's probably a bit more than the PO has members, who are truly convinced that Poland needs a non-partisan president now. We've toughened up throughout this entire campaign; strange it may have been, but strange. We've accomplished a lot. 18 branches, 100,000 citizen donations, 80,000 requests sent to the Prime Minister. We are in a completely different place than we were. This yellow revolution is already happening' - said Szymon Hołownia on Polsat News.

Frankly speaking, they don't ask your name – I meant all those people from the medical staff, doctors, paramedics, nurses, who don't ask anyone's name and provide help. Deep down, I also had my cousin in mind, who as a doctor provided help to people and contracted the illness himself, got infected with coronavirus, and despite the existing risk and his illness, and being in quarantine, he bravely returned to the hospital, believing it to be his calling, and he fulfilled it to the end. He fell ill, but fortunately, he is now recovering. So, I meant all those heroic doctors, all those heroic nurses, male nurses, paramedics, all the heroic medical personnel who provide help, without looking back, without asking anyone's name. They simply help people. These are the heroes of our times, to whom we are immensely grateful, immense respect, and from the bottom of my heart, I thank them for it, and primarily for them, as a token of my respect and support, this piece was created. Some might not have liked it, but I will say this: leaders worldwide also participate in various types of charity events. Boris Johnson supports an initiative in Great Britain, and in other parts of the world, other leaders support charitable and aid campaigns, and it seemed to me that there was nothing wrong with that, especially since I want to pay tribute to the Polish medical staff. I believe they are wonderful people, many of whom, by demonstrating their responsibility and extraordinary calling to perform these beautiful professions, which are extremely dedicated and important to us, have shown great class and heroism in these days. As for the 'sharp shadow of the fog,' each of you must answer for yourselves in this context what that 'sharp shadow of the fog' means to you. Simply put - stated President Andrzej Duda on Facebook during a Q&A session.

Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, a prominent figure in Polish politics and former Mayor of Warsaw, has publicly stated that Radosław Sikorski would be the ideal candidate for their party in the upcoming elections, emphasizing the importance of retaining control over Warsaw and the Senate.

In a statement disseminated via her Twitter account (https://twitter.com/hannagw/status/1260987593593884674), Gronkiewicz-Waltz argued that safeguarding the capital city and the upper house of the Polish parliament are crucial objectives.

She believes that Radosław Sikorski, a seasoned politician with extensive experience in foreign affairs and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Defence, possesses the necessary qualifications and preparedness to lead their party to victory. According to Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Sikorski's background and expertise make him uniquely suited to the challenges of national leadership and electoral campaigning.

The former mayor's endorsement highlights the strategic importance placed on these upcoming elections and the perceived strengths of Sikorski as a potential leader to achieve those strategic goals.

There is another very important aspect of conducting a campaign, namely campaign financing. Campaign financing will not proceed or be unfrozen until the bill is signed by the President, so it's not entirely the case that holding this bill in the Senate is the same as or could have been the same as holding the Sasin-envelope bill - said Szymon Hołownia on Polsat News.

- I truly feel sorry for Kidawa-Błońska. I genuinely respect her and believe that many of her colleagues are behaving outrageously ungracefully towards her. It's simply unfair, we must also say that honestly. That tweet, perhaps a bit Aesopian, which appeared on Twitter yesterday, a quote from Gen. Patton, also showed her state of struggle. She wants to fight, she wants to contend, she wants to achieve that rebound she is constantly hoping for. However, it's not a good feeling when you are dismissed without your awareness or knowledge on Twitter or Facebook or elsewhere - Szymon Hołownia said on Polsat News. 

„It's clear that hysteria has taken hold in Civic Platform (PO) regarding what to do to save the party. If the candidate from the Platform were to achieve such a result, it would be the beginning of the end for this formation. Rafał Trzaskowski's potential candidacy would be a bid to save the party. This would pose the greatest threat to Hołownia, as they have a very similar electorate. They will be vying for similar types of voters” – stated MEP Adam Bielan in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program „Wydarzenia i opinie” (Events and Opinions) on Polsat News.

„Hołownia grazed and fed on the Civic Platform electorate. I think the leaders of PO got scared of this, that their candidate would achieve a compromising result in the elections, and this would, of course, question Borys Budka's leadership and the very existence of the entire PO” - said PiS MEP Adam Bielan on Polsat News.

„Humanly speaking, I sympathize with Madam Marshal, because I wouldn't want to have such party colleagues as Madam Kidawa-Błońska has. She fought to the end as best she could, as she was able, and at the same time, her colleagues were already stabbing her in the back” - said PiS MEP Adam Bielan in Polsat News.

-- 300POLITYKA LIVEBLOG: HOŁOWNIA ON THE CIVIC PLATFORM'S BRAZILIAN TELENOVELA GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ INSTEAD OF SIKORSKI THE PRESIDENT ON WHOM HE MEANT FROM "THEY DON'T ASK FOR YOUR NAME" https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/05/14/ -- PRESIDENT DUDA AT POLFA TARCHOMIN SPOKE ABOUT THE REBUILDING OF THE POLISH PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: As I said at the beginning: I believe that in the near future it will be a serious player not only in the European market, but also globally, thanks to which Poland will return to its traditional role as a serious player in global pharmacy, also in terms of conducting research and development goals in this area, for an innovative industry. I believe that soon we will again be at the European and global forefront. -- THE PRESIDENT ON THE RECAPITALIZATION OF POLFA: But these are great plans for the plant's development, these are - as I said - PLN 200 million that have been allocated to the recapitalization of Polfa Tarchomin in recent years; these are investments of PLN 48 million realized in the last two years alone; this is primarily development for the future. And currently, it is one of the foundations of the fight against coronavirus here in Poland. ***** POLSAT NEWS -- A CHANGE AFTER ALL, ACCORDING TO UNOFFICIAL INFORMATION, RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI IS TO REPLACE MAŁGORZATA KIDAWĄ-BŁOŃSKA AND RUN IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. -- BEFORE NOON, AN INFORMAL MEETING WAS CONVENED AT THE CIVIC PLATFORM HEADQUARTERS WITH MAŁGORZATA KIDAWĄ-BŁOŃSKA'S FORMER CAMPAIGN TEAM – Mira Skórka. -- THERE HAVE BEEN TURBULENT DISCUSSIONS AT THE CIVIC PLATFORM FOR MANY DAYS ABOUT A POSSIBLE CHANGE OF CANDIDATE – Skórka continues. -- ACCORDING TO UNOFFICIAL INFORMATION, YESTERDAY BORYS BUDKA WAS PERSUADING MAŁGORZATA KIDAWĄ-BŁOŃSKA TO WITHDRAW FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE – Skórka. -- TOMORROW AT 10 AM, THE CIVIC PLATFORM'S BOARD, ACCORDING TO UNOFFICIAL INFORMATION, IS TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT CHANGING THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE; RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI HAS THE GREATEST CHANCE – Skórka continues. -- THE MAYOR OF WARSAW POSTED A VIDEO ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE TODAY, WHICH MANY INTERPRETED AS AN INFORMAL CAMPAIGN VIDEO – Skórka. -- ALTHOUGH DOUBTS HAVE ALREADY APPEARED – Skórka continues. -- HANNA GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ'S TWEET ABOUT THE COMMISSIONER. -- ACCORDING TO SOME MEDIA, RADOSŁAW SIKORSKI IS ALSO TRYING TO RUN – Skórka. -- AS WYDARZENIA HAS LEARNED, THE CIVIC PLATFORM HAS ORDERED INTERNAL SURVEYS, AND DONALD TUSK PERFORMED BEST IN THEM, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE MAYOR OF WARSAW – Skórka continues. -- IF THE CIVIC PLATFORM DECIDES TO CHANGE ITS CANDIDATE, IT WILL HAVE TO COLLECT SIGNATURES OF SUPPORT AGAIN, BUT ONLY AFTER THE MARSHAL ANNOUNCES NEW ELECTIONS, AND HE HAS NOT DONE THAT YET – Skórka. -- NO CHANGES ON THE INFECTION MAP, SILESIAN REGION REMAINS THE LEADER, A NEW CORONAVIRUS FOCUS HAS ALSO APPEARED IN THE LARGEST NURSING HOME IN POLAND AND EUROPE IN LEGNICKIE POLE. ***** TVN FAKTY -- IF KIDAWA REALLY RESIGNS, THE MOST PROBABLE CANDIDATES ARE TRZASKOWSKI AND SIKORSKI – in the preview. -- EVERYTHING INDICATES THAT MAŁGORZATA KIDAWA BŁOŃSKA WILL NOT EVEN TRY TO CROSS THAT DOOR – Krzysztof Skórzyński on footage of Kidawa walking from the Civic Platform office to the Sejm next to the Presidential Chancellery. -- MK: We are starting a new chapter, because these will be new elections. New signature collection. Everything is ahead of us, it's important to win them. -- THE DECISION IS TO BE MADE TOMORROW AFTER 10 AM, AND FORMALLY THERE WILL BE NO PRIMARY ELECTIONS BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIME FOR IT – Skórzyński. -- JAN GRABIEC: It's about choosing the candidate who, today – in these specific conditions, at this moment, with not fully democratic elections – will convince most Poles. And this is the task facing the Civic Platform board today. -- TRZASKOWSKI IS ALMOST A CERTAIN NUMBER 1 SUCCESSOR TO MK AND THE CHAIRMAN AND THE ENTIRE LEADERSHIP OF THE CIVIC PLATFORM – Skórzyński. -- BOGDAN ZDROJEWSKI: If changing the candidate, then only to someone who guarantees a better result one hundred percent. -- SKÓRZYŃSKI ON TRZASKOWSKI BEING THE FAVORITE IN INTERNAL POLLS: According to TVN "Fakty" information in the survey studies commissioned by the Civic Platform in recent days, Rafał Trzaskowski has the best ratings among the party's voters. The most intense talks with Trzaskowski about running were likely held in the past few hours. -- SKÓRZYŃSKI ON THE BACKGROUND OF KIDAWĄ'S AGREEMENT TO RESIGN FROM RUNNING: According to unofficial TVN "Fakty" information, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, in a conversation with party leader Borys Budka on Wednesday evening, declared that she would resign from running in favor of another candidate. However, after this conversation, Kidawa-Błońska posted on Twitter: "Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way." -- THE CIVIC PLATFORM WILL ALSO START TO CARE ABOUT TIME: The decision to change the candidate by the Civic Platform may mean that the Senate will accelerate work on new electoral law. Then the party will start to care about time. Changing the candidate means that signatures of support must be collected again. At a different pace than usual and under different conditions than before the COVID-19 pandemic. If Rafał Trzaskowski ran and won the election, the ruling government would introduce a commissioner in Warsaw. The Civic Platform leadership is also considering this argument. -- The Ministry of Health has notified the prosecutor's office in connection with the scandal involving masks purchased from a friend of Minister Szumowski's family. The masks were expensive and lacked certificates, but no one checked this before the purchase. The minister reacts differently to the issue of masks from the EU. -- RESIGNATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF BIEBRZA NATIONAL PARK. ***** TVP WIADOMOŚCI -- 26 THOUSAND CORONAVIRUS TESTS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. MASSIVE TESTING OF MINERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS UNDERWAY IN SILESIAN REGION – preview. -- MONDAY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD PHASE OF LIFTING RESTRICTIONS – Karol Jałtuszewski. -- 600 THOUSAND MASKS FROM THE EU DO NOT MEET STANDARDS – THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAS REPORTED – Jałtuszewski. -- PAD VISITED THE POLFA TARCHOMIN FACTORY. -- WILL THE "MR. GLITCH" FROM THE WARSAW CITY HALL TAKE CARE OF POLAND? – Edyta Lewandowska -- JUNE 28 IS CURRENTLY THE MOST PROBABLE, ALTHOUGH NOT DECIDED, DATE FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – preview. -- THE OPPOSITION IS PLAYING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS – banner. -- THE QUESTION IS NO LONGER "HOW" TO VOTE, BUT "WHEN" – Konrad Wąż. -- FOR THE MARSHAL OF THE SEJM TO BE ABLE TO CALL ELECTIONS FOR JUNE 28, A QUICK DECISION FROM THE SENATE IS NECESSARY – Wąż. -- PAD'S APPEAL FOR SWIFT WORK IN THE SENATE. -- PAD SPOKE WITH THE MARSHAL OF THE SENATE YESTERDAY – Wąż. -- OTHER CANDIDATES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MAJORITY OF CLUBS AND COUNCIA ARE ALSO EXPECTING A QUICK DECISION FROM THE UPPER HOUSE – Wąż. -- THERE IS NO LACK OF OPINIONS THAT THE SENATE MAY AGAIN PLAY FOR DELAY – Wąż. -- STANISŁAW KARCZEWSKI HAS RESIGNED FROM THE POSITION OF DEPUTY MARSHAL OF THE SENATE, BUT IN HIS CASE IT IS NOT ABOUT FALLING POLLS, BUT ABOUT THE HYPOCRATIC OATH – Wąż. -- GRODZKI FORBADE COMBINING THE FUNCTIONS OF MARSHAL AND DEPUTY MARSHAL WITH THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. HE HIMSELF CHOSE THE MARSHAL'S SEAT – Wąż. -- WITHOUT A SENATE DECISION, THE NATIONAL ELECTION COMMISSION CAN ONLY WAIT – Wąż. -- KIDAWA-BŁOŃSKA IS WITHDRAWING FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – THIS IS UNOFFICIAL INFORMATION, BUT THE CIVIC PLATFORM BOARD IS TO ANNOUNCE SUCH A DECISION TOMORROW – preview. -- RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI HAS THE GREATEST CHANCE TO REPLACE HER – Lewandowska. -- KIDAWA-BŁOŃSKA IS NOT GIVING UP, ALTHOUGH THERE IS MUCH TALK ABOUT HER RESIGNATION IN THE CORRIDORS – Krzysztof Nowina-Konopka. -- IT IS CLEAR TODAY THAT SHE IS NOT SETTING THE DIRECTION – Nowina-Konopka. -- TOMORROW THE BOARD IS TO DECIDE ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF HER CANDIDACY – Nowina-Konopka. -- NOW IT TURNS OUT THAT THE DEMOCRATIC DECISION OF CIVIC PLATFORM ACTIVISTS MAY BE MEANINGLESS FOR PARTY LEADERS, WHO WILL ARBITRARILY DECIDE ON THE CANDIDATE EXCHANGE – Nowina-Konopka. -- THE COMPETITION CAN HARDLY HIDE ITS SATISFACTION – Nowina-Konopka. -- EVERY WEEK OF THE CAMPAIGN BROUGHT FURTHER COMPROMISING STATEMENTS AND SITUATIONS THAT CAST DOUBT ON WHO THE CANDIDATE WAS – Nowina-Konopka. -- KIDAWĄ'S UNCERTAINTY, WHICH SHE HERSELF STRUGGLED WITH, DID NOT HELP EITHER – Nowina-Konopka: Nor the figures she surrounded herself with. -- Another day in a row, a reminder of Sikorski's proposal to Monika Olejnik. -- TRZASKOWSKI HIMSELF DECLARED NOT LONG AGO THAT HE WANTED TO IMPLEMENT HIS PROGRAM IN WARSAW – Nowina-Konopka. -- THE QUESTION IS WHETHER TRZASKOWSKI WILL DECIDE TO DECEIVE VOTERS – Nowina-Konopka. -- 1 IN 4 RESPONDENTS BELIEVES THAT KIDAWA-BŁOŃSKA SHOULD CONTINUE TO RUN – SOCIAL CHANGES POLL FOR WPOLITYCEPL. -- 41% – SHOULD WITHDRAW, 26% – CONTINUE TO RUN, 33% – UNDECIDED. -- THE KO ELECTORATE IS DIVIDED HALF AND HALF. -- RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI, AS THE MAYOR OF WARSAW, HAS BUILT A REPUTATION AS A SPECIALIST IN GAFES AND GLITCHES – SUCH AS THE CZAIKA FAILURE – preview: He became known for organizing LGBT marches and unwanted relaxation zones. All of this was costly. -- AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITY HALL REFUSES TO PAY COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF ILLEGAL REPRIVATIZATION – Lewandowska continues. -- WARSAW FACES ANOTHER WASTE CRISIS. THE CITY AUTHORITIES ARE PROPOSING A DRASTIC INCREASE IN FEES – Konrad Warzocha. -- TRZASKOWSKI – AS ALWAYS WHEN HE HAS TO JUSTIFY AN UNPOPULAR DECISION – CLAIMS IT IS THE FAULT OF THE POLISH GOVERNMENT AND IT DRAINS THE POCKETS OF WARSAW RESIDENTS – Warzocha. -- TRZASKOWSKI SERVED UP A SERIES OF UNWANTED ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SPOTS. THE RELAXATION ZONE AT PLAC BANKOWY IS A SYMBOL – Warzocha. -- TRZASKOWSKI SPENT PLN 100,000 ON AN INSTALLATION MADE OF BEAMS AND STICKS, POMPOUSLY CALLED A BEACH IN BIAŁOŁĘKA – Warzocha. -- THE BEACH DISAPPEARED IN FEBRUARY. ALLEGEDLY FOR MAINTENANCE – Warzocha. -- THE CITY HALL HAS ABANDONED MANY INVESTMENTS THAT TRZASKOWSKI PROMISED DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN – Warzocha. -- HE BECAME KNOWN FOR AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR A DOOR WITH DUCT TAPE. WARSAW RESIDENTS STARTED CALLING HIM "MR. GLITCH" – Warzocha. -- HIS PRESIDENCY IS A TIME OF MAJOR FAILURES – Warzocha. -- THE CZAIKA FAILURE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHES IN EUROPE – Warzocha. -- TRZASKOWSKI WAS COMPLETELY HELPLESS. HE COULD NOT FIX THE SMELLY LEAK – Warzocha. -- TRZASKOWSKI WAS INDIFFERENT TO THE FATE OF RESIDENTS OF AREAS ALONG THE VISTULA NORTH OF WARSAW, WHICH WERE FLOODED WITH FOUL SLUDGE – Warzocha. -- THE CRISIS WAS CONTROLLED AFTER INTERVENTION BY THE ARMY AND THE GOVERNMENT – Warzocha. -- Warzocha recalls the death of goats on a Vistula island. -- UNDER TRZASKOWSKI'S PATRONAGE, A SERIES OF MARCHES PROMOTING LGBT IDEOLOGY TOOK PLACE, AND BY SIGNING THE LGBT+ CARD, HE WANTED TO INTRODUCE SEX EDUCATION FOR THE YOUNGEST – Warzocha. -- WARSAW RESIDENTS REGRET THAT THE PRESIDENT, WHILE DETERMINED REGARDING RIGHTS FOR GAYS, LESBIANS, BISEXUALS, AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, IS NOT SO IN THE MATTER OF REGULATING THE FEES PAID BY THE CITY'S RESIDENTS – Warzocha. -- TRZASKOWSKI IS KNOWN FOR HIS LACK OF EMPATHY. A FEW YEARS AGO, HE HANDED AN ELDERLY WOMAN 20 GROSZES – Warzocha.