- As far as I know, the leaders have spoken with each other and will want to announce, before they go to the President, that they are ready to form a majority government with a very stable parliamentary majority. I expect it could be Monday or Tuesday – stated Izabela Leszczyna on TVN24’s “Jeden na jeden” program.

- Morawiecki's 'hole' in public finances, billions spent outside of social control, under the table, a collapse in investments, and a lack of EU funds – all of this will be a bad PiS past the moment the new government is formed. Donald Tusk is traveling to Brussels on Wednesday to begin talks about the KPO – stated Izabela Leszczyna on TVN24's "Jeden na Jeden" program.

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Piotr Müller was asked on PR3's "Political Salon" whether there was determination within PiS to, in exchange for entering a coalition, entrust the PSL with a significant portion of ministries, the position of prime minister, and in the future, the possibility of Kosiniak-Kamysz running in presidential elections.

- No. I have seen such declarations, media narratives, but there are no such declarations - replied the government spokesperson.

- If we were to reach an agreement programmatically, whether with the PSL or with some other individuals who would be ready to vote for a PiS government to continue, it naturally depends on programmatic issues - he continued.

- There are many MPs in the Polish parliament. By necessity, I will not reveal the backroom dealings of politics here. Everything depends on what programmatic declarations are made. As I say, this type of official, unambiguous conversation can begin the moment the President decides who to entrust with the mission of forming a government - he went on to say.

Prawdziwa polityka lubi ciszę, staranność i konsekwencję. Teraz nie ma nic ważniejszego, niż zbudowanie dobrych relacji między zwycięskimi ugrupowaniami opozycji. Przyszła koalicja rządowa będzie trwała i zgodna. Wyborcy czekają na realizację naszych kampanijnych zobowiązań;…

— Grzegorz Schetyna (@SchetynadlaPO) October 20, 2023

- No attempts, not even the highest offers from elsewhere, will be taken into consideration by us. We ran and are running in these elections under the banner of the Third Way or a third term for PiS. Poles have chosen that the Third Way will form the government, will set its program accents and program expectations, because this is the most important thing for us. The matters of entrepreneurs, the economy, fighting inflation, support for all those who are masters of their domain, for working people, restoring the value of work, also appreciating those who work on behalf of the state or raise children, teachers - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a press conference.

- I think that at the beginning of next week, we will be able to say more. We ask Mr. President not to delay in designating a candidate for Prime Minister, so as not to delay the convening of parliament in any way. We will present our readiness to elect a Marshal of the Sejm and the Senate and to form a majority. We are simply prepared for this - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a press conference.

– This is a much greater force than we had before. From two mandates allocated to formations that were in opposition until now, we have increased them by another two. This is an unprecedented success. Achieving such success in the heartland of the ruling party is a great respect for our voters, above all, but we know that this is a huge commitment. That is why this first press conference is being held here in Tarnów, because we are a party of local Poland and we come from this local Poland, and we will remember it – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during a press conference in Tarnów.

– Strengthening self-governance, returning competencies to local governments, cooperation with local government units, with the President here in Tarnów, but with all mayors, district governors, we will cooperate, but we will also remember that those who have been wronged, those municipalities that have been humiliated in recent years, those that have been judged by the color of their party ID card, and not by social needs, will receive compensation and redress for the losses they have suffered over these years – he added.

- Yes, we may have differences, different emphases, but today our idea is common: the rebirth of Poland. The common denominator is the best government for our beloved homeland, the common denominator is focusing on the economy, reaching for European funds, building community, because within the community of our residents, our compatriots, there are diverse views. We are not here to be kings of conscience or to peek behind someone's curtains. We are not here for that – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a press conference.

- There are particularly important matters, these are the matters of the economy, the matters of our small homelands, local matters, self-government policy, food security, energy security. Matters are important, not ministries; people's matters are important, not positions. If we do not implement our program, if our ideas were not to be implemented, then that is a problem, and we are doing everything to implement them, so that is what we need to focus on. Topics, areas, not positions - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during a press conference in Tarnów.

„Święta Barbara” and „Ignacy Łukasiewicz” are two more liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers that will soon join the ORLEN Group's fleet. The naming ceremony for these vessels took place at the Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries shipyard in Mokpo, South Korea. The ships will begin their maritime service later this year, increasing the concern's capacity to procure natural gas and thereby contributing to strengthening the country's energy security. The engines of both ships, among the first in the world, incorporate innovative fueling technologies that reduce emissions and fuel consumption by approximately 5% compared to previously used vessels.

– The ORLEN Group's new gas carriers are another step in building Poland's energy independence and developing the concern's business on the global liquefied natural gas market. The strategy of diversifying blue fuel imports based on LNG supplies, implemented for several years, has proven effective and allowed for a complete renunciation of Russian raw material during an extremely difficult period of the European energy crisis. During this time, we have built competencies that we will use for further diversification of gas procurement sources to meet the demand of our customers in Poland and other countries in the region. Natural gas remains a strategic raw material, essential not only for households and the chemical industry but also enabling an efficient and safe energy transformation. Our own LNG carriers expand the ORLEN Group's logistical capabilities, thereby strengthening supply certainty while lowering transport costs – says Daniel Obajtek, President of the ORLEN Management Board.

The new gas carriers have been named: „Święta Barbara” („Saint Barbara”), in honor of the patron saint of miners, oilmen, and gas workers, and „Ignacy Łukasiewicz” – in tribute to the pioneer of the global oil industry, an outstanding inventor, industrialist, and independence activist. The ships were built by the South Korean company Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and will be operated under a long-term charter agreement with the shipowner Knutsen OAS Shipping.

The gas carriers will be used for both long-term agreements and spot contracts on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, under which the buyer, i.e., the ORLEN Group, is responsible for the reception and transport of the cargo.

The fleet being built for the concern will effectively support the handling of LNG cargoes delivered to Poland. The outbreak of war in Ukraine and the cessation of gas supplies to Europe from the East have significantly increased the demand for LNG in this part of the world. In the first half of 2022, liquefied natural gas imports to European Union countries amounted to 54.6 billion cubic meters, compared to 34.3 billion cubic meters in the corresponding period of 2021. The upward trend continues this year as well. LNG supplies to the EU in the first half of 2023 amounted to 61.3 billion cubic meters (an increase of about 79% compared to the corresponding period in 2021). The high demand for LNG has led to lower availability of gas carriers on the market and an increase in freight costs. Therefore, entities that, like the ORLEN Group, have their own transport infrastructure have gained an advantage.

Ultimately, the ORLEN Group's fleet will consist of 8 units. Each ship has a capacity of approximately 70,000 tons of LNG, which corresponds to about 100 million cubic meters of natural gas in its gaseous state. The size of the gas carriers has been chosen so that the units can enter almost any LNG terminal in the world. All ships are equipped with solutions that increase their energy efficiency and reduce their impact on the natural environment. These include integrated electricity consumption management and a reliquefaction system, which allows for the recovery of gas that naturally evaporates during transport.

Two gas carriers from the ORLEN fleet – „Lech Kaczyński” and „Grażyna Gęsicka” – have already commenced operational activities this year, delivering their first LNG cargoes to Poland in March and June, respectively. Another transport – by the gas carrier „Grażyna Gęsicka” – is expected around October and November of this year.

LNG is one of the pillars of the ORLEN Group's strategy to diversify directions and sources for procuring blue fuel for Poland. The share of raw material delivered by sea in the concern's imports is systematically growing. In 2021, it was only 24%, with a volume reaching 3.94 billion cubic meters. The following year, LNG already accounted for 43% of total imports, and its volume reached 6.04 billion cubic meters. This is an increase of over 50%, confirming that liquefied natural gas has become the primary source of raw material procurement from abroad by the ORLEN Group.

The concern receives LNG primarily at the President Lech Kaczyński Terminal in Świnoujście. So far, there have been 254 deliveries with a volume of approximately 20 million tons of LNG. The largest number of cargoes arrived from Qatar (127) and the USA (106). Deliveries to Poland also came from Norway (13), Nigeria (3), Trinidad and Tobago (3), Egypt (1), and Equatorial Guinea (1).

Since May 2022, the concern has also been using the terminal in Klaipėda, Lithuania. A total of 10 cargoes with a combined volume of nearly 655,000 tons of liquefied natural gas have been delivered here for the ORLEN Group. After regasification, the raw material is transported to Poland via the Poland-Lithuania gas pipeline. Part of the fuel is also directed to the markets of the Baltic countries.

In addition to building its own fleet, ORLEN is also expanding its capacity to receive liquefied gas at domestic terminals. In August of this year, the concern signed an agreement with GAZ-SYSTEM to reserve regasification capacity in the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) terminal, which is being built in the Bay of Gdańsk. The development of this infrastructure will allow for an increase in the number of liquefied natural gas deliveries received by the Group by up to 58 per year.

?️ Startowałem w wyborach z określonym programem, nigdy tego programu nie ukrywałem i cały czas starałem się go realizować. Na pewno będę chciał go dokończyć. I na pewno będę przynajmniej polemizował w tych obszarach, w których ktoś będzie chciał robić coś przeciwnego do tych… pic.twitter.com/DwAl1rU1Qa

— Kancelaria Prezydenta (@prezydentpl) October 20, 2023

In my academic work, I have had many master's and doctoral students. I consider Ryszard Petru among the top. Thanks to his own campaign, he became a Member of Parliament. PiS left the state finances in poor condition. The new government needs a strong and competent minister of finance. I would choose R. Petru," wrote Leszek Balcerowicz.

W swej działalności
naukowej miałem wielu magistrantów i doktorantów. Do czołówki zaliczam Ryszarda Petru. Dzięki własnej kampanii został on posłem.
PiS zostawił finanse państwa w złym stanie. Nowy rząd potrzebuje silnego i kompetentnego ministra finansów. Ja wybrałbym R.Petru.

— Leszek Balcerowicz (@LBalcerowicz) October 20, 2023

The Presidential Office has announced a detailed schedule for consultations with representatives of individual electoral committees that will be represented in the 10th term of the Sejm.

Meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, October 24th, with representatives of the Law and Justice Electoral Committee (12:00 PM) and the Civic Coalition PO .N IPL Greens (2:00 PM). On Wednesday, the President is to meet with representatives of the Third Way Polish People's Party – Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050 Electoral Committee (11:00 AM), the New Left Electoral Committee (1:00 PM), and the Confederation Liberty and Independence Electoral Committee (3:00 PM).

*Tuesday and Wednesday – meetings with electoral committees that have introduced their parliamentarians in the recent elections, starting with those that introduced the most, i.e., PiS and KO, down to those that introduced fewer. These latter committees will have their meetings on Wednesday* – said Paweł Szrot in an interview with TVN24.

- We will see, it depends on many things. I need to meet with my coalition partners, with whom I ran together, we will discuss scenarios, tactics. What will be beneficial for the entire right-wing community will be implemented. No scenario can be ruled out - stated Paweł Kukiz in an interview with Beata Lubecka on the program “Gość Radia Zet”. (Guest of Radio Zet).

- To be in the Sejm, you have to get there, which means running on a party's list, or having a party strong enough to cross the 5% threshold on your own. I don't have such structures to do that, so I spoke with absolutely every political option about whether they were interested in adopting Kukiz15's demands. Since they weren't interested, I ran with PiS. Moreover, in accordance with my worldview. I am closest to the right-wing worldview - stated Paweł Kukiz on the program "Guest of Radio Zet".

- The result is quite decent [votes]. I regret that PiS did not include one Kukiz15 candidate on all their lists. They decided that way, I didn't have much say, I don't call the shots, and that's how it happened - stated Paweł Kukiz on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.

Kaczyński, co wy tam palicie? Przecież kopie są już u nas.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) October 20, 2023

Zaczyna się. W tej chwili Wojsko Polskie liczy 187 tys. żołnierzy. Słowa Tomasza Siemoniaka oznaczają więc zwolnienia w Siłach Zbrojnych RP, likwidację jednostek i zmniejszenie bezpieczeństwa Polski. https://t.co/tz3LjZksic

— Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) October 20, 2023