"I would like to sincerely thank those who have engaged in collecting signatures. Thank you very much. We've already reached 130,000 signatures on the counter, but knowing today's authorities, we need many, many more. It's important to have so many signatures that no trick can lead to any part of these signatures being questioned" - said Rafał Trzaskowski, the Civic Coalition's presidential candidate and Mayor of Warsaw, in Tarnów.

- We had the impression that - looking at the last few weeks - PiS politicians have stopped talking about anything else. In his speech in the Sejm, Prime Minister Morawiecki mentioned Trzaskowski, the Coalition, and Borys Budka more than 30 times. But the real obsession concerns President Trzaskowski. We decided to summarize these last few weeks - one of the central figures of the PO candidate's campaign told 300POLITYCE. The PO campaign strategists have reached for an age-old political marketing idea: showing the competitors' camp's "fixation" on their candidate. In this sense, it's a pastiche of PiS's ads from previous campaigns, where, to the music of a fragment from Grieg's suite "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt," Platforma politicians "sang" "PiS, PiS, PiS" along with the growing sounds of the bassoon. Prior to Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska's campaign, PO campaigns were characterized by a "heavy message," and the ads were forgettable, so a change is evident behind the campaign's scenes. In Kidawa's campaign, clips in a different style than before began to appear, for example, depicting the incumbent president entering the Palace gates in a limousine amidst confetti at the onset of the pandemic. However, due to the entirely different political atmosphere in March and April, they were practically unnoticed, despite the new format.

“That is why I want to win the presidential election, because I want to build bridges, not argue. Airports – that is what we need today. In short – to implement what is most important, that is, to build a sensible concern for the common good”, said President Andrzej Duda in Gózd.

“I want to implement building and I promise you this and I ask that you build together with me”, he added. 

- Today, a million of our compatriots still live on the British Isles, and many people live in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, or France. We still have a huge Polish diaspora in the USA. I would like to invite them all to Poland today and ask them to give the authorities of the Polish state another chance. Regardless of who holds power, I will always support the process of returning to Poland, to the homeland. This is how I differ from Andrzej Duda, who, when he ran 5 years ago, said: 'Today I cannot tell you to return to Poland.' In my opinion, these are words unworthy of a politician, a statesman, and a patriot. A politician, a statesman, and a patriot should always encourage a return to the homeland and change that homeland for the better, restore normality to Poland, normal human relations, give a chance for us to live in one country. Both a solidarity-based Poland and a liberal Poland, and one that sometimes still struggles to make a choice, some haven't yet. Everyone has a place in Poland; I ensure that place for everyone. This will not be a Poland for the chosen few, but a communal Poland where everyone will feel good here. I will not use slogans like 'slaughter the pack' or 'traitorous faces.' I propose a different Poland. Not a Poland of traitorous faces, not a Poland of slaughtering packs and politicians who espouse these slogans, but a Poland that respects everyone - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a press briefing in Dulcza Wielka.

New Elements of Duda's Plan. On Monday, President Andrzej Duda will hold a video conference with European think tanks, followed by participation in the Anakonda-20 exercises. PAD is campaigning by emphasizing the alliance with the USA, suggesting that PiS will question the opposition's ability to maintain the quality of this relationship. In the evening, a meeting with residents will take place in Lębork. On Tuesday, PAD will visit for meetings with residents in the Pomeranian and Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivodeships. Wednesday is planned for the presentation of a plaque in Sulejówek, alongside Deputy Prime Minister Gliński, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw, as well as meetings in the Łódź region. On Friday, there will be meetings with residents of the Lower Silesian voivodeship, and on Saturday – the Opole voivodeship. On Sunday, PAD will participate in the National Day of Remembrance of Victims of German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camps in Auschwitz. Additionally, throughout the week, the President will announce further elements of Duda's Plan. New Stage of Trzaskowski's Campaign. On Tuesday or Wednesday, Rafał Trzaskowski is expected to be officially registered as a presidential candidate. Andrzej Duda's main competitor has a scheduled meeting in Pabianice on Tuesday at 4:40 PM, and his campaign staff are announcing a new stage of the campaign for the coming week, with a slogan presentation planned for Monday. "I will speak in detail about the program in the coming days. We will certainly also address credit policy issues. A crisis is coming now, and I am ready to cooperate with the government regarding economic aid. However, it cannot continue that no one is watching what the authorities are doing," Trzaskowski told DGP. Prime Minister Morawiecki to Announce Shield for Large Companies. In the coming week, Prime Minister Morawiecki is expected to announce the launch of the Shield for Large Companies. We also hear that a conference on the Estonian CIT is planned. On Thursday, a V4 meeting will take place in Brno, and on Friday, the Prime Minister will participate in the convention of Gazeta Polska clubs. Deadline for Presidential Candidate Registration. According to the election calendar, June 10th – that is, Wednesday – is the deadline for submitting presidential candidates to the National Electoral Commission. In practice, it is already known that Rafał Trzaskowski will be registered, as he has collected over 100,000 signatures. On this day, the deadline also expires for re-registering presidential candidates whose formation notices were accepted by the National Electoral Commission in connection with the elections scheduled for May 10th. On Saturday, the deadline for notifying the relevant consul abroad of the intention to vote by correspondence will expire. Hołownia's Campaign Continues. On Monday at 8:00 PM, Szymon Hołownia – as announced by his campaign staff – aims to break a record in Polish politics on social media and gather 100,000 viewers simultaneously live on Facebook during a live broadcast. On Sunday, a record for citizen fundraising was broken, with half a million zlotys collected in 24 hours. On Tuesday, Hołownia will again join the "Belvedere on Wheels" (yellow camper) traveling across Poland and will visit Konin, Środa Wielkopolska, Lusowo, and Opalenica. On Wednesday, a briefing with Senator Wadim Tyszkiewicz will be held in Nowa Sól, and in Żagań, with General Mirosław Różański, concerning Poland's security. Kosiniak-Kamysz and Biedroń on the Road. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will visit the Łódź region, Greater Poland, and Warmia and Masuria in the coming week. Additionally, the PSL candidate for President of Poland intends to initiate a debate on agriculture with President Duda. Robert Biedroń will also continue his tour of the country. Monday includes visits to Częstochowa, Cieszyn, Bielsko-Biała, a rally, and a meeting across the fence with Czech social democrats on the bridge in Cieszyn. Then, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Opole, Kłodzko, Wałbrzych, and Wrocław. On Saturday, the first major convention is planned. The Lewica candidate intends to focus on fighting the crisis, the labor market, and the healthcare system. Photo: Twitter of Andrzej Duda