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10/16/2023

07:30

Monday's Political Agenda: The Presidential Couple Attends the 45th Anniversary of John Paul II's Election in Rome and the Vatican
Today, President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda will participate in celebrations in Rome and the Vatican marking the 45th anniversary of the election of Saint John Paul II.

07:35

Czarnek:

Confederation's Final Result Will Completely Alter the Seat Distribution
- I am not particularly surprised by [Confederation's] result, because it must be said that Confederation has essentially not conducted an election campaign in the last few weeks. Have you [the public] heard anything [...] apart from Mr. Sławomir Mentzen's video regarding a million zlotys for potentially revealing tapes that would compromise the Prime Minister? No election campaign at all. When you don't conduct an election campaign and communicate with your electorate, the result is what it is. It seems to me that this final result [...] will be around 8-8.5%. This is already evident, and it will also completely change the seat distribution - said Przemysław Czarnek in a conversation with Dorota Kania on the program "24 pytania" on PR24.

07:40

Czarnek:

Lewica's Very Weak Result, I Thought It Would Be 10-11%
- Probably yes [Civic Coalition "consumed" Lewica's support], that's how it looks, indeed a very weak result for Lewica, I also thought it would be around 10-11%, but let's wait until the end - said Przemysław Czarnek in PR24.

07:44

Czarnek on potential opposition government attempts: The war will truly begin there
- I would also hold off on Mr. Włodzimierz Czarzasty's return to governing, at least for another dozen hours, because even if the polls held [...] it would require a dozen or so groups to form a government. [...] The war will truly begin there, over every smallest position - said Przemysław Czarnek on PR24.

08:01

Late Poll Results Are In

According to the late poll conducted by IPSOS on behalf of TVN, Polsat, and TVP, PiS can expect 198 seats, KO 161, 3D 57, Lewica 30, and Konfederacja 14.

PiS - 36.6%

KO - 31.0%

Third Way - 13.5%

Lewica - 8.6%

Konfederacja - 6.4%


08:33

Brudziński:

Whether there will be any room for maneuver in the mandate distribution to talk about continuing to govern – that remains to be seen

- You have rightly noted – we won. I will call it a success, if only for the reason that this is my third post-election Monday in your studio; I accepted this invitation in 2019, and in 2020 during the presidential elections – stated Joachim Brudziński in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.

- Late polls show essentially the same thing [as exit polls]; if they are confirmed, then no matter how you look at it, we won. This is indeed largely, but above all, PiS's fourth parliamentary election victory since 2005, and the third consecutive victory. As for whether there will be any room for maneuver in the mandate distribution to talk about continuing to govern, that remains to be seen – he continued.


08:35

Brudziński:

There is One Undisputed Winner

- There is one winner, and it is undisputed, and I don't think you, Mr. Editor, will be able to deny it. This winner is the award, it is society. The level of turnout we managed to achieve shows that the nation has woken up to all politicians, to the entire political class. It clearly indicated that you can prance and jump around all you want, but if we go to the polls, we can sweep you away in a single day – stated Joachim Brudziński on RMF FM.


08:39

Brudziński:

For Me, Morawiecki is the Obvious Candidate for Prime Minister

- A custom has been established over the years since 1989, or rather since the 1990s, that subsequent presidents have entrusted the mission of forming a government to the leaders of the parties that won. Therefore, it seems obvious to me, though of course it is not my prerogative and I can only think so, that President Duda will entrust this mission to PiS. For me, Premier Morawiecki is such an obvious and natural candidate - stated Joachim Brudziński on RMF FM.


08:42

Brudziński:

The Question Remains How Many PSL Parliamentarians Will Enter the Sejm Within the Third Way Coalition

- We will wait for the final allocation of mandates. It is also a question of how many parliamentarians the PSL will manage to introduce into the Sejm within the framework of the Third Way coalition. Whether this drain, forgive me for this colloquial term, which has worked here, this obvious outflow of electorate, it seems to me, from Confederation and Third Way, has fueled votes and possibly mandates for the other coalition partner, namely Poland 2050 – stated Joachim Brudziński on RMF FM.


08:50

Fogiel:

We Respect Democracy, We See the Verdict of Poles Which Gives Us Victory

- We respect democracy, we see the verdict of Poles which gives us victory. This is a historic moment in Polish politics, regardless of how everything turns out later. Until now, no party has won three times in a row. I believe our victory is undisputed - stated Radosław Fogiel in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.


08:53

Fogiel:

We Must Wait for Official Results Announced by the National Electoral Commission for Everything

- Really, keeping emotions in check serves well in situations like these. We must wait for official results announced by the National Electoral Commission for everything – stated Radosław Fogiel on the program „Gość Radia Zet”.


08:56

Fogiel on the Government-Formation Mission: If PAD Decides PiS Should Nominate the Prime Minister, PiS Leadership Will Decide

- If PAD decides that PiS should nominate the prime minister, then PiS leadership will decide. Prime Minister Morawiecki is very much a possibility. He is the prime minister today, but it will depend on many factors, for example, largely on the composition of parliament - stated Radosław Fogiel in the program "Gość Radia Zet".


08:57

Brudziński:

We Lost Voters Disappointed with Our COVID Policy and Inflation Fight

A portion of our voters, demonstrably so according to hard data, did not, however, go to the polls. We lost those voters who were disappointed with us over our policy regarding the global pandemic, meaning our COVID policy, they were disappointed over our policy concerning, for example, the fight against very high inflation, which affected their wallets, they were disappointed with us, or perhaps were frightened by the political dispute so saturated with negative emotions, which was constantly stoked and dripped here, and we will obviously analyze and examine this – stated Joachim Brudziński on RMF FM.


09:00

Fogiel:

Talks with anyone in the Sejm who thinks patriotically and would be willing to resist Tusk's dictate

- Talks with anyone in the Sejm who thinks patriotically and would be willing to resist the dictate of Tusk, which is visible around the corner. If the opposition were to form a government, let's not delude ourselves, but the fate of the late Zyta Gilowska, Jan Rokita, or many other Donald Tusk collaborators should serve as a warning - stated Radosław Fogiel on the program "Guest of Radio Zet".


09:08

Brudziński:

The Switch Was Flipped After October 1st. PO Politicians Disappeared from TVN, Trzecia Droga Politicians Appeared
The only chance to remove PiS from power was – forgive me for another colloquialism – to pump up Trzecia Droga, because if 3D had fallen below the threshold, and that was very probable before October 1st, due to it being attacked primarily by PO and Donald Tusk personally, and by media supporting PO. What happened after October 1st? The switch was flipped. PO politicians disappeared from TVN, and Trzecia Droga politicians appeared – stated Joachim Brudziński on RMF FM.

10:09

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

We Will Divide Seats Fifty-Fifty with Poland 2050

- I think that with these [results] around 50 [seats]. I think it will be fifty-fifty, the seats will be divided based on affiliation, which constitute the Third Way - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.


10:10

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

I Wouldn't Mind If There Was One Club

- Yesterday, when we spoke together after these results, we said that it was written [that there would be two separate clubs], but of course, the Third Way formula proved itself. I also wouldn't mind if there was one club, but we will talk about it once the final results are in; that wouldn't be a bad solution either - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on RMF FM.


10:10

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

I Rule Out a Coalition with PiS

- I rule out such a coalition [with PiS] because we ran with the slogan: either the Third Way or PiS's Third Term. This slogan resonated strongly with many voters. Those who voted for us want change, they want a change of government, they want PiS removed from power - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on RMF FM.


10:11

Kosiniak-Kamysz on Prime Minister Choice: 'There Will Be Talks, There Will Be a Decision. I Won't Count My Chickens Before They Hatch Today'

- All scenarios are possible if the formations that can form a coalition, meaning the formations of the Senate Pact, which have entered into a Senate Pact for the second time. There will be talks, there will be a decision. I won't count my chickens before they hatch today, because we will see the final results - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on RMF FM.


10:12

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

Before Entrusting Someone with the Mission of Forming a Government, the President Should Consult with Formations Capable of Creating Such a Government

- If I could, I would appeal to the President that before entrusting someone with the mission of forming a government, he should conduct consultations with formations that can create this government - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on RMF FM.


10:14

Czarnecki:

Results Will Be Significantly Better Than Post-Election Polls

- This will probably change significantly. It seems, as experts emphasize, that a very large number of voters, by refusing to say who they voted for, have misled those surveyors who then reported the results - stated Ryszard Czarnecki in the program "Salon polityczny Trójki" (Trójka Political Salon).

- This means that these are people who voted mainly for us, and possibly also for Konfederacja. Therefore, I think that these results will be significantly better than, in a sense, the post-election polls - he added.


10:15

National Election Commission Releases Results After Counting Votes from 28.56% of Polling Stations

PiS - 40.05%

Civic Coalition (KO) - 26.38%

Third Way - 14.12%

The Left - 8.03%

Confederation - 7.37%

Non-Party Local Government Officials - 1.87%


10:23

PKW Releases Partial Data on Election Turnout

The National Electoral Commission (PKW) has released data concerning the turnout in the parliamentary elections from 8,995 polling districts (28.56% of all electoral districts).

- The number of people eligible to vote in these districts, meaning the number of individuals included in the voter rolls in the districts from which data was received, was 6,642,920. In the districts from which data was received, 4,782,539 votes were cast, valid ballots, which constitutes [...] 71.99% of the number of eligible voters in these districts - said the Chairman of the PKW, Sylwester Marciniak.


10:26

Tomczyk:

Tusk is the Natural Candidate for Prime Minister

- Everything points to it, and today one can probably say directly that the rule of PiS in Poland ended on October 15, 2023 – said Cezary Tomczyk in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- Donald Tusk is the natural candidate for prime minister. I respect my partners, and I also respect my superiors. The leaders of the parliamentary groupings will now sit down at the table; after all, these negotiations and these talks are just beginning when it comes to personnel matters – he continued.


10:26

Tomczyk:

The Nation Has Decided Who Rules Poland. Andrzej Duda Will Not Decide That

- The greatest pressure on the president comes from the votes of Polish men and women. President Andrzej Duda was elected in democratic elections, receiving over 10 million votes. The democratic camp received approximately 11 million votes. The nation has decided who rules Poland. Neither Andrzej Duda, nor Andrzej Dera, nor Jarosław Kaczyński will decide this. Only the people. I believe the primary mission of the President of the Republic is to respect the will of the nation – stated Cezary Tomczyk on TVN24.


13:40

National Electoral Commission Announces Results After Counting Votes from 52.84% of Polling Stations

PiS - 38.13%

KO - 27.92%

Third Way - 14.40%

The Left - 8.22%

Confederation - 7.33%

Non-Partisan Local Government Officials - 1.91%


13:45

National Electoral Commission Releases Partial Voter Turnout Data

The National Electoral Commission (PKW) has released data regarding voter turnout in the parliamentary elections from 16,923 polling districts (53.73% of all polling districts).

– *The number of people eligible to participate in the elections in these specific districts, meaning the number of people included in the voter registers in the districts from which data was received, was 13,772,265 people. In the districts from which data was received, 10,032,564 valid ballots were cast, which constitutes 72.85% of the number of eligible voters in those districts* – stated PKW Chairman Sylwester Marciniak.


13:50

Duda:

This Near 73% Turnout is a Sensational Result. Democracy in Poland is Stable
- I appealed for this turnout, moreover, I have been appealing for it from the very beginning, since I took office as President of the Republic of Poland, and I am very grateful for it. First and foremost, I am very grateful to all my compatriots, to all of you who went to cast your vote yesterday [...]. Yesterday, we truly showed [...] that we are responsibly taking matters into our own hands. This near 73% turnout is a sensational result - said President Andrzej Duda. - We are waiting for the results, for now, the results that are available are exit poll results [...]. I hope that tomorrow, around noon, the State Electoral Commission will have finished counting the votes and will be able to announce the official results. [...] These elections proceeded calmly, there were many concerns, you know that there is a war situation, that we have a war beyond our eastern border, that we have a hybrid attack from the Belarusian side, that there were many potential opportunities for interference in various ways with our elections. I thank everyone who ensured the security of the Republic of Poland during this time - he continued. - Democracy in Poland is stable, I am extremely happy about this, I am happy that this is the voice of Polish society, what its will is. [...] It can be said in advance that I sincerely congratulate those who won the elections - he said further.

13:51

Orlen Group to Supply an Additional 0.5 Billion Cubic Meters of Natural Gas Annually via Baltic Pipe
The ORLEN Group has commenced operations at the Tommeliten A field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This will ensure an additional 0.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually, which will be delivered to Poland via the Baltic Pipe pipeline – informs the concern.

14:39

IPSOS Releases New Exit Poll Results

PiS – 36.1% (196 seats)

Civic Coalition – 31% (158 seats)

Third Way – 14% (61 seats)

The Left – 8.6% (30 seats)

Confederation – 6.8% (15 seats)

Non-Party Local Government Officials – 2% (0 seats)

Poland Is One – 1.3% (0 seats)

Others – 0.2% (0 seats)


16:27

National Electoral Commission Reports Results After Counting 70.66% of Polling Stations

PiS - 37.35%

KO - 28.76%

Third Way - 14.45%

New Left - 8.29%

Confederation - 7.27%

Non-Party Local Government Officials - 1.90%


18:34

PKW Announces Results After Counting Votes from 85.90% of Polling Stations

PiS - 36.73%

KO - 29.43%

Trzecia Droga - 14.47%

Lewica - 8.33%

Konfederacja - 7.24%


19:17

Tusk:

A Good Result in Żoliborz

- A good result in Żoliborz. We got 45, they got 18 - Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter.


19:55

Sawicki:

I suspect there will be three or four candidates for Prime Minister
- I suspect that if we are talking about a new chapter and the election results, which we will likely know tomorrow, or perhaps late tonight, then there will be at least three, if not four, candidates for Prime Minister. I am thinking here of Szymon Hołownia, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Donald Tusk, and perhaps someone from Lewica - said Marek Sawicki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News's "Gość Wydarzeń".

20:02

Grabiec:

If the President Wants to Save Face, He Cannot Nominate a Prime Minister Candidate Without a Sejm Majority
- We will certainly face many problems in forming a new, democratic government. We imagine this process to be difficult, although, to tell the truth, when you reflect on the President's decision, it's not that difficult. If the President wants to save face and show that he is the president of all Poles, he cannot nominate a prime minister candidate who does not have a majority in the Sejm, because then both the President would make a fool of himself and the formation that would put forward such a candidate, PiS, would completely sink - said Jan Grabiec in an interview with Anita Werner on the program "Fakty po Faktach" on TVN24.

20:06

Sawicki:

Parliamentary Majority Should Appeal to the President Not to Delay the Transfer of Power in Poland
- I would encourage them [opposition party leaders] to sit down together tomorrow, to talk, because we really have at least three of the most important positions in the state to allocate, namely the Marshal of the Sejm, the Marshal of the Senate, and the Prime Minister. And therefore, they should agree, depending on what goals they want to pursue and in what configuration, so that indeed tomorrow they meet, talk, and so that the current parliamentary majority appeals to the President not to delay the transfer of power in Poland - Marek Sawicki said in "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News. - Mr. President, the rule of PiS has ended. Therefore, out of responsibility for Poles and Poland, I appeal to you, Mr. President, to get involved in accelerating the process of the parliamentary majority taking over power - he continued.

20:07

Kobosko:

October 15th Marked the End of Lawlessness and Injustice; No Third Way MPs Will Engage in Deals with PiS
- I am certain of the MPs from Third Way, and the MPs from Poland 2050 and PSL. There have been many transitions, transfers; we could already give various examples in every direction. Today, we are in a very specific situation. On October 15th, lawlessness and injustice ended in Poland, and none of the MPs, no female MPs from our future representatives, Third Way, will engage in any trickery, any bargaining, any deals with PiS - said Michał Kobosko on TVN24.

20:13

Kobosko:

Kaczyński Can Spin Various Plans, But He'll Do It at Home in Front of the TV
- There is no question of continuing the implementation of this program, which was devastating for Poland, which weakened us so much both internally and externally. Jarosław Kaczyński can spin various plans, but he will spin them in his own home, in front of his own television; he will not cause any further destruction – said Michał Kobosko on TVN24.

20:20

Sawicki on Bartoszewski's Words: I Would Advise My Colleague Teofil Not to Express Opinions on Coalition Partners

Marek Sawicki was asked on Polsat News's "Gość Wydarzeń" (Guest of Events) about the words of Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski, who stated that even 20% of Civic Platform (PO) voters do not trust Donald Tusk, and therefore someone like Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who enjoys greater trust among Poles, should become Prime Minister.

- I would advise my colleague Teofil not to express opinions about coalition partners. Since we managed to build a Senate pact together before the elections, we must now also build, using this parliamentary majority, the Presidium of the Sejm, the Presidium of the Senate, and the government of the Republic of Poland together - Sawicki replied.


20:30

Sawicki:

Today, younger people should be heading the Ministry of Agriculture
- If there is such a necessity, I do not shy away from responsibility [in the context of returning to the position of Minister of Agriculture], but in my assessment, today younger people should be heading the Ministry of Agriculture. I can offer advice, I can suggest things, I can work behind the scenes - Marek Sawicki said on Polsat News' "Gość Wydarzeń". - However, I want to emphasize clearly - when it comes to the Third Way, Hołownia and Kosiniak-Kamysz have today offered Poland a new hand. Forties. And I encourage as many young people as possible to join the government - he continued.

20:32

Hołownia:

The head of the largest party on this side will traditionally host the process of talks on who will be prime minister

- I think Poles decide that in elections. Today the situation is very clear. Democratic opposition forces, at the moment I left the office, noted about 3 million votes more than PiS. That's a large advantage. The largest is PO, and I understand that the head of the largest party on this side will traditionally host the process of talks on who will be prime minister - stated Szymon Hołownia in an interview with Monika Olejnik on the program "Kropka nad I".


20:39

Sawicki:

I Wouldn't Refuse Anyone a Conversation, But PiS Should Know We Agreed with the Democratic Opposition on Forming a Government
- No one from PiS has spoken to me [about a post-election coalition]. […] I wouldn't refuse anyone a conversation, but PiS should clearly know that we made an agreement several months ago when we signed the Senate Pact […], we agreed with the democratic opposition that if we enter the Sejm, we will form a government with the democratic opposition - Marek Sawicki stated in "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

20:39

Hołownia:

We Must Rapidly Take Power; The President Can Show Immense Responsibility Here
– If President Duda wants to lean into formalism motivated by some formal reasons or premises. Even if someone is first, but cannot effectively form a government and have a majority, he will entrust them, waste our time, provoke quarrels, bribery, and in reality, destabilize the situation in Poland, which needs to be stabilized – stated Szymon Hołownia on the program “Kropka nad I”. – We must very quickly carry out this process of taking power, and the president can demonstrate immense responsibility here. Nominate the one who has a chance to build a majority in parliament – he added.

20:57

Kołodziejczak:

I would like to show how well a team of people can be managed in the Ministry of Agriculture

- For me, agriculture is my pet project. The Ministry of Agriculture. I would like to show how well a team of people can be managed in the Ministry of Agriculture. Who would finally do a good job – said Michał Kołodziejczak on "Kropka nad i" on TVN24.


20:58

Kołodziejczak:

Poland Must Be Established as a Transit Country for Many Ukrainian Products
Ukraine lies beyond our eastern border. We need to start talks with the European Commission as soon as possible to establish normal law. The Commission must do this, because we cannot resolve these disputes bilaterally. Because simply a diplomatic and economic war will erupt from this. And what needs to be done. Establish Poland as a transit country for many products from Ukraine – stated Michał Kołodziejczak on TVN24.