PO leader Donald Tusk will be visiting Brussels, where, as announced by Marcin Kierwiński on Radio Plus, he "will meet with leaders of other European countries." - On the European stage, we have a great deal of work to do; eight years of PiS rule have destroyed Poland's position internationally. It's good that Prime Minister Donald Tusk intends to leverage his numerous contacts to rebuild Poland's image - said the PO Secretary General.

According to media reports, Tusk will meet today with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. Tomorrow, the European People's Party summit will take place.

At the invitation of President Andrzej Duda, consultations will continue at the Presidential Palace with representatives of individual electoral committees that will have representation in the 10th term Sejm of the Republic of Poland.

Today, PAD will meet with representatives of the Electoral Committee of the Third Way Polish People's Party – Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050 at 11:00 AM, the Electoral Committee of the New Left at 1:00 PM, and the Electoral Committee of Confederation Liberty and Independence at 3:00 PM.

Furthermore, today and tomorrow, a training and information session for newly elected MPs will be held in the Sejm building.

- These were conversations conducted on serious matters and in a good atmosphere. This is how the Presidential Chancellery assesses it, although it is not yet a concluded process. Because today is another round of talks. Another three committees. What was most important for the President, of course, was not just this post-election puzzle. Parliamentary arithmetic, but also a discussion of fundamental issues such as security, right? The future of the Polish army or the socio-economic situation, so these talks are about that, and based on further actions, the President will make decisions regarding the designation of the Prime Minister, naturally taking into account the provisions of the constitution above all else – stated Marcin Przydacz on PR1.

– Some leaders seem to think they have full control over all their MPs. And I would like to remind them of another constitutional provision, which states that MPs have a free mandate and can vote according to their own vision, their own analysis, and their own conscience. It is not for any Mr. Czarzasty or Mr. Tusk to decide which button these MPs should press. Well, that is how it should look in a democracy – said Marcin Przydacz on PR1.

- The President, of course, counts on good cooperation with any government democratically elected in Poland. Just as he cooperated well with the government of Beata Szydło and now with the government of Mateusz Morawiecki. Whatever government emerges after these elections, the President counts on constructive and good cooperation. He is open to this cooperation. However, under certain conditions. These conditions are, of course, guided by the good of Poland, by the security of the Polish state, but also by maintaining the sovereignty of the Polish state and social security. All these achievements of the Polish economy in recent years, but also this justice policy of recent years, are very important for the President – stated Marcin Przydacz on PR1.

- No, yesterday the President heard that both PiS has a candidate for Prime Minister and it was indicated that Prime Minister Morawiecki has been authorized to be the candidate, and there is a will to form a government. He heard the same from Chairman Tusk, that he is the KO candidate. And today the President will ask the same questions to the next three committees, whether they have their candidate for Prime Minister - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- Both were convincing and both believed in themselves. Prime Minister Morawiecki was in very good form yesterday, convinced that he is able to persuade some MPs to support the government. Of course, we are dealing with an extraordinary situation. For the first time since this Constitution has been in effect, we have a situation where the one who wins theoretically does not have a coalition partner, because other parties have declared other coalition partners - he continued.

- [President Duda heard from Prime Minister Morawiecki] that he has a certain plan, an idea, and is conducting talks. Yes, the Prime Minister indicated the parliamentary groups he is talking to. It is obvious who he is talking to - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Piasecki's Conversation" on TVN24.

- In the media, of course, yes, but let's remember one thing. Prime Minister Tusk once said: let's count the votes. These votes are counted in the chamber - he continued.

- Today, I can assure you of one thing. The President, to my knowledge, has not yet made a decision. He is taking these consultations very seriously, he wants to listen to all sides, because the President knows very well that the media is one thing, and speaking in the media is one matter, while reality is something entirely different. There is the truth of the moment and the truth of the screen - stated Marcin Mastalerek in TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

- I interpreted it the other way around, as a strengthening of Prime Minister Morawiecki. He came and stated very clearly: I have a clear mandate from the United Right, from Prime Minister Kaczyński to present. I am the candidate. The head of the parliamentary club, a very important figure, came, and I actually took it the other way around, that Prime Minister Morawiecki's own arrival strengthens his position and demonstrates a certain agency - stated Marcin Mastalerek in TVN24's "Piasecki's Conversation."

- There were no jabs, no malice. Let's remember one thing, and I think President Duda and Chairman Tusk are very experienced politicians, and they both know that a campaign is one thing, and life and working for Poland is another. The president, moreover, spoke, you remember those words from 2020: the election campaign is over, there were great emotions, that's normal in a democracy, let's all shake hands. He then invited his opponent Rafał Trzaskowski to the Palace, they talked, they shook hands. Because the president's top priority today is calm and consensus - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- The President is conducting serious and earnest consultations. This is not pretense, and after the consultations, he will speak and make decisions. As of today, there are no decisions. There are consultations, and this is not political theatre - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Piasecki's Interview" on TVN24.

- Unfortunately for me, the biggest such mistake from a certain point on, sadly, it must be said, was the sin of pride for some people, and this deepened certain matters. However, I believe it was 8 good years for Poland. Various mistakes were made; we need to draw conclusions, change, and act – stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- I don't want to take away anyone's dreams, but I've said this many times: in the foreseeable future, the United Right camp or the conservative camp will never again find someone as capable and talented as President Duda. One of the reasons for the defeat in 2023 was underestimating Andrzej Duda's victories in 2015 and 2020 and drawing the wrong conclusions - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- Fortunately, this is not a race, but good conversations. A joint candidate will win. Szymon Hołownia or Włodzimierz Czarzasty are very good candidates. We are talking among future coalition partners. It is important that each group is treated subjectively - said Borys Budka in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- He took responsibility, President Kaczyński said so himself. Well, yes [he is to blame for PiS's defeat]. I think everyone in the camp bears some degree of responsibility, but I will say again, it was President Kaczyński who took responsibility, because if we win, it is thanks to the leader, and if we lose, it is because of the leader. That is democracy - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- Such a variant is certainly being considered. It would be very good for KO if all leaders were deputy prime ministers. It is normal for each grouping to present some expectations. It is important that these expectations take others into account – said Borys Budka in the program "Guest of Radio Zet".

- For now, it looks like all expectations [of the Left, Third Way, and KO] can be met. Of course, in various configurations – he added.

- This is unfortunately a common ailment of any long-ruling party, and there were certainly quite a few of those fat cats who definitely didn't earn us extra points [...] I'm showing you the realities of governing, and I think they determined why some of these fat cats couldn't be removed earlier - stated Przemysław Czarnek on RMF FM.

- Some things could have been done differently, especially in the last two weeks. More positive messaging could have been delivered in the last two weeks, but there were also studies that clearly showed it could have brought positives, but also negatives - stated Przemysław Czarnek on RMF FM.

- There will definitely be no tax increases. The tax-free amount is one of our commitments and this is the biggest possible tax reduction. It's a gesture towards everyone who works hard. The decision will be made at one of the first Sejm sessions - said Borys Budka on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- Mariusz Błaszczak, unfortunately, will cease to be the Minister of Defense, but he will be an equally excellent head of the club, I presume, and I am even certain. On the other hand, someone other than Elżbieta Witek will become the Marshal of the Sejm – said Ryszard Terlecki on Trójka.

- Of course, we are aware of the arithmetic in the Sejm, we know what the needs are. But considering that the constitutional tradition dictates that the winning party receives the mission to form a government, we are not shying away from it. Moreover, many of our supporters are appealing for this – stated Radosław Fogiel in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

- Following this line of reasoning, we have some key presidential actions. Besides, these are presidential actions; the Constitution leaves this solely to his decision. Following this line of reasoning, then there is no order to this; the president could propose the formation of a government, for example, to Mr. Kosiniak-Kamysz, because the entire group there has somehow accepted Donald Tusk. Either we stick to some principles, some rules, or we don't. I am very curious how Platforma would vote if Kosiniak-Kamysz received such a proposal. Would they vote against such a government? You tempt me to suggest such solutions to the president, although I wouldn't dare – he continued.

- There is a majority, but have you seen any fragment of a program agreement, a coalition agreement? I don't expect them to have sat down and signed everything yet, but they're mostly arguing there for now. They're arguing about what will be in the agreement, what won't be, what is ideological. Haven't you seen these exchanges of views? - stated Radosław Fogiel on Radio Plus.

- They have no choice, why is there this pressure on the president? Because they want to make a leap forward, because otherwise everything will truly fall apart in the corners - he continued.

- They [the opposition] say there might be a lack of money in the budget. What does that remind you of? I think of the not-so-distant past when they said: there's no money and there won't be. It's worth remembering that, because today we face a very important moment, a moment when we need to plan the money promised during the election campaign for next year. Therefore, I want to say clearly: let's not be deceived, because this is an attempt to find an alibi, an excuse not to fulfill their promises. We have proven that all announced programs, which we previously discussed with Poles, are subsequently implemented, and we have also proven that we always have the money for them in the budget - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press briefing.

- The opposition's strategy is now clear. It's about evading their electoral promises, about finding some pretext, some alibi, to avoid fulfilling what they committed to the nation, should they come to power. We, after all, want politics to be a domain of credibility, for all commitments and promises made during election campaigns to be fulfilled - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press briefing.

- For such a victory to be complete, it must end with a coalition, one or another, because many coalitions are possible. We are ready to undertake cooperation with anyone who has Poland's best interests at heart - said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference.

- A quarter of the zlotys during the rule of our predecessors ended up in the pockets of VAT mafias. Various companies, various experts raised the alarm. Here, in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, there are piles of letters in which entrepreneurs begged the then Prime Minister to react, to limit this huge gap, this great thievery. Unfortunately, this gap grew and grew – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press briefing.

- With goodwill, various scenarios are possible, and I've taken this bet on that perspective, that it doesn't have to go the worst way. The change of power and the processes ahead of us in politics can follow a better trajectory, because the times ahead will undoubtedly be difficult, and unnecessary obstacles must be minimized – said Waldemar Pawlak on RMF24.

- One can summarize it like this: that we led public finances out of a truly great crisis inherited from our predecessors, and then guided the Polish economy through a series of crises, all while simultaneously achieving the lowest unemployment rate in the history of the Third Polish Republic and the largest number of employed individuals, over 17 million - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press briefing.

- Do you remember – the '100 Specifics' hides gigantic expenses, and they already see now that they duped and deceived Poles, and they see that they will not have the means. In connection with this, they are trying to lie to Poles that the state of public finances is in any kind of problem, in trouble. This is not the case – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference. They are trying

- We have conveyed our position regarding a parliamentary majority, and also concerning a joint candidate for Prime Minister, which Platforma discussed yesterday, and today Trzecia Droga confirms. We are capable of forming a parliamentary majority, the Presidiums of the Sejm and Senate, and a Prime Minister, and we assured the President that this is our stable position and we are determined to do it as quickly as possible – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz after consultations with the President.

- The President has not yet made a decision regarding the nomination of a Prime Minister candidate, which is also very important because there is still a chance for this transfer of power to occur smoothly and without unnecessary delay, without unnecessary waiting for other constitutional steps, which are very precisely described. We deeply believe that this will happen sooner rather than later, that the parliamentary majority, if today's consultations conclude, will be confirmed by all our groupings, and shortly by Lewica, and we will be able to calmly begin implementing our program, because that is what we are determined and ready for – he continued.

- The President clearly indicated that he will likely convene the first session of the new Sejm at the last possible moment. He used the phrase that he does not want to shorten this Sejm's term. However, I will emphasize once again, because this is important information, he assured us several times that he has not yet made a decision regarding nominating a specific person for Prime Minister in the first step. He is currently considering various options, and after the course of this conversation, we also believe in the President's declarations. It seems to be truly the case - stated Szymon Hołownia after consultations with the President.

- The conversation, of course, also touched upon many specific aspects. Issues of security, energy, Poland's position in the European Union, and on the international stage. We were asked in detail about the plans of our party and the future coalition in these areas. I think it was a good conversation, showing from the president's side as well – and such a declaration was made – a willingness to cooperate and discuss all matters concerning Poland with the future government, for which the Third Way guarantees a majority – stated Szymon Hołownia after the consultation with the president.

- We are optimists, at least I certainly am, and I think Władek is too, that there will be no obstruction from the presidential office, no attempts to play for oneself. This was a responsible stance the president took today. Of course, life will verify verbal declarations, but I think we have a good foundation for what I believe will be a safe change in Poland – he added.

- Following the elections, nothing has changed within the Confederation. We do not intend to form a governing majority with either PiS or PO. We are a party that proposes changes on the political scene, offering Poles a real alternative based on a substantive approach. If we find ourselves in opposition for the next term, we are naturally ready to represent the interests of Poles and safeguard Poland's raison d'état - stated Krzysztof Bosak at a press briefing.

- We are going to participate in consultations at the President's invitation. We will be discussing the current political situation, we will be focusing on the most important challenges for maintaining Polish freedom and independence, in the context of economic, legal, and systemic challenges facing Poland. We will, of course, answer any questions the President may have for us – stated Krzysztof Bosak at a press briefing.

- Consultations between the President and representatives of all electoral committees have concluded. Today, representatives of the Third Way, New Left, and Confederation were hosted at the Presidential Palace. The meetings proceeded in a good atmosphere - informed Grażyna Ignaczak-Bandych on Twitter.

- The President declared openness to dialogue and cooperation on matters of utmost importance to Poland, with particular attention to his commitments to voters. Tomorrow at 12:00 PM, the President will summarize the course of the consultations - she added.

Prezydent zadeklarował otwartość na dialog i współpracę w sprawach najważniejszych dla Polski, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem swoich zobowiązań wobec wyborców.
Jutro o godzinie 12.00 Prezydent podsumuje przebieg konsultacji. 2/2

— Grażyna Ignaczak-Bandych (@GIBandych) October 25, 2023

- That is the truth. The only agreement that exists within the opposition today is that Donald Tusk will be the Prime Minister and will represent us in terms of entrusting him with the mandate to form a government. And that is the agreement. I can also reveal that we will meet at the end of the week to discuss further details – stated Robert Biedroń on TVN24.

- We heard nothing we didn't expect before because we went in with a clear message. We are among those political parties that form the political base and are in the parliamentary majority. We are among those parties that support Donald Tusk as a candidate for Prime Minister. We are not interested in any, absolutely no, even discussion or attempt, desire to discuss with Law and Justice, and we expect, and this was also articulated today, that Andrzej Duda will not wait until the last constitutional deadline to convene the Sejm, but rather sooner, and in the first step, he will nominate a representative of the parliamentary majority to be the President of the Council of Ministers, i.e., to be the Prime Minister - stated Tomasz Trela in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

- If Andrzej Duda wants to continue participating in the circus and cabaret controlled by Jarosław Kaczyński, if he is the chief clown of the Republic of Poland, then he will participate. Will Mateusz Morawiecki show up for the expose and what will he say? Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, I invite you to cooperate. Come with me, let's fix Poland. This is laughable and embarrassing, because yesterday we saw four leaders, each clearly stating their opinion – stated Tomasz Trela on Radio Zet.

- I think the coalition agreement will be prepared at the moment when Prime Minister Donald Tusk is tasked with forming a government. After all, we will not rush with this if formalities and deadlines have not been met. However, we are working on it, we are talking about it - stated Tomasz Trela in an interview with Beata Lubecka on the program “Afternoon Conversation” on Radio Zet.

- As with the President. There was a lot of talk, little substance. Our representatives get the impression that the President has started a game of tricks and veils, but the goal is one. That is to justify that the candidate for Prime Minister will be someone from the PiS camp, that despite the clear majority, meaning on the opposition's side with 248 mandates and 11.5 million votes, he will entrust the mission of forming a government to a person from PiS - stated Krzysztof Gawkowski on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- Without going into detail, it was a decisive, very broad proposal. It is clear that PiS is in desperation, has no ideas and virtually no hope of maintaining power. Such ideas, such proposals appeared. Please excuse me, because these are signals through various informal channels, that perhaps someone on behalf of someone else. It doesn't matter. Every such attempt is doomed to failure, to defeat - stated Michał Kobosko in an interview with Monika Olejnik on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- Unfortunately, we have a situation where the Sejm is being postponed as long as possible, meaning likely until November 14th. Then two weeks will pass, due to the mission for Morawiecki or someone from PiS, and only then will there be time for our government - stated Krzysztof Gawkowski on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

– I think the President spoke about this with his interlocutors today. Well, but since November 12th marks the end of the term, and it's a Sunday, we can expect the first session of the new Sejm to be convened shortly after. The date hasn't been set yet, but this time limit is quite obvious – stated Grażyna Ignaczak-Bandych on TVP Info.