At 9:00 AM, the Civic Platform's National Council will convene in Warsaw.

At 12:00 PM, Senior Marshal Marek Sawicki will open the first session of the 10th-term Sejm. Newly elected deputies will take their oaths and make their first important decisions, including the election of the Marshal of the Sejm. The first session of the 10th-term Senate will commence at 4:00 PM, featuring oaths and the election of its Marshal and Deputy Marshals.

President Andrzej Duda will participate in these sessions. At 11:45 AM, he will lay wreaths before plaques dedicated to John Paul II, the late President Lech Kaczyński, Marshal Maciej Płażyński, in honor of deputies who fell during World War II, and commemorating the victims of the Smolensk catastrophe. At 3:50 PM, he will lay a wreath before the plaque commemorating senators of the Second Polish Republic who were murdered, fell, went missing, or died during World War II and the post-war period of repression. Additionally, he will deliver speeches during both sessions.

Also, today, President Andrzej Duda will officially nominate the Prime Minister - as announced, this will be Mateusz Morawiecki. The Constitution stipulates that the President appoints the Prime Minister along with the other members of the Council of Ministers within 14 days of the first Sejm session or the acceptance of the resignation of the previous Council of Ministers, and takes an oath from the members of the newly appointed Council of Ministers.

- I had a better opinion of Jarosław Kaczyński regarding his ability to understand the situation he is in. He clearly has not drawn any conclusions from the lost, recently lost election and the necessity for PiS to cede power. Because he is using the same language of invective that, let's say, did not prove effective during the election campaign – stated Bronisław Komorowski in the "Morning Interview" on RMF24.

- I don't think [appointing Sawicki as Elder Marshal was meant to encourage the PSL to talk to PiS]. It shows, firstly, a growing sense of responsibility for the course of affairs in Poland. If the President had appointed, I don't know, Antoni Macierewicz, or the former Deputy Marshal, there would likely have been a very serious risk that these gentlemen would concoct something in the final moments – said Bronisław Komorowski on RMF24.

- I think he won't [Andrzej Duda block everything]. I think he will try to initiate some form of cohabitation with the new government. In my opinion, he is also drawing conclusions, he likely has some political ambitions regarding the role played within the PiS environment, or post-PiS – stated Bronisław Komorowski on RMF24.

- I don't like [Elżbieta Witek being elected to the presidium of the new Sejm]. In my opinion, it's such a provocative [idea]. She will be a candidate, about whom it is essentially known that the new parliamentary majority will not want to vote for her, and therefore PiS will be able to say: look, they didn't give us a deputy speaker. While it's known that they will get a deputy speaker without any hesitation if they nominate someone less controversial than Ms. Witek, who until recently was the Marshal and left a negative impression, at least on the opposition MPs and parliamentarians – said Bronisław Komorowski in RMF24.

- I'm quite comfortable with these ideological differences [within the coalition]. Because I hope that TD, and especially PSL, will be such a moderately conservative anchor within the coalition of democratic parties – stated Bronisław Komorowski on RMF24.

- For now, we do not foresee such a scenario [nominating another candidate for Deputy Marshal of the Sejm]. There is no such alternative discussed at all within our parliamentary club. We are nominating Marshal Witek - stated Piotr Müller in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- We will do everything possible for this to happen. Everyone knows that forming a government with this parliamentary makeup, as it is now, is extremely difficult. This is because we believe that the party which received the largest support in these elections, and because the president entrusted us with this mission, we should try [to form a government]. This is a kind of honesty towards our voters, who decided that we should hold the reins - stated Piotr Müller in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- I am rejecting any scenario at this moment. That is not to say that the base scenario I spoke of, which is 2+2, 2 weeks + 2 weeks, will happen 100%, but it is a scenario that results from the Constitution and is possible. I accept it as the most probable scenario, but I do not rule out that at some stage we will decide otherwise - stated Piotr Müller in 'Rozmowa Piaseckiego' on TVN24.

- There are three seats for three parties, let's stick to the facts. Each of the democratic opposition clubs has one seat. I believe that PiS deserves this seat because it is the largest club, and that is natural for me - stated Magdalena Biejat on Polsat News' "Graffiti" program.

- I believe that regarding Elżbieta Witek, her candidacy is at least questionable. We are talking about Marshal Witek, who in the last term of office did not demonstrate very well when it came to adhering to the Sejm's regulations, adhering to democratic standards. Elżbieta Witek, on camera, applied double standards towards deputies depending on where they were from, blocked democratic debate, and on camera, applied an illegal reconsideration - she added.

- Ultimately, I will do what we all decide together. This is my personal opinion; I believe that if someone broke the rules while being the head of the parliamentary chamber, they must face the consequences - she continued.

- We have reached this day. We waited 8 years for this moment. Not just us, but millions of Polish women and men, for this day when it will be possible again to watch parliamentary debates with peace and confidence, to observe the actions of democratically elected authorities. This is a special moment - stated Donald Tusk during the Civic Platform National Council meeting.

- The voters won these elections. You have received your mandates from them, but now they are entrusting us with very specific, hard work. The nation has done its part, and now its representatives must fix the Republic of Poland, its representative bodies, its procedures, and heal democracy. And no one will absolve you of this duty – stated Donald Tusk during the Civic Platform National Council meeting.

- In the last few hours, a discussion has flared up concerning not the Marshal of the Sejm, as that did not evoke any fundamental emotions, but the Deputy Marshals of the Sejm. In short, the dispute around these potential candidacies, which have become notorious in recent years for circumventing rules, regulations, and violating good manners, has in a sense become a personal symbol, and also the essence of this crawling attack on democracy, which we have witnessed, and in a sense, been victims of during these 8 years of PiS rule - stated Donald Tusk during the Civic Platform National Council.

- If it is confirmed that Marshal Witek will run, then this will be the first trial, the first test for all democrats who take their seats today. It is not easy and not pleasant. To stand firmly on the side of truth, on the side of principles. Do not expect any reward or applause for this, but the matter is of absolutely fundamental importance – stated Donald Tusk during the National Council of Civic Platform (PO).

- Democracy protects nations from violence, from war, from a minority imposing its will by force on a majority. Sometimes in democracy, Europe's history knows these events and paid the highest price for them. We know these cases where legitimate, elected people, parties holding power, used the very mechanisms of democracy, the principle of legality itself, against the essence of democracy. These are the worst chapters in Europe's history. You know how much Hitler and Stalin cared about the "legality" or the appearance of legality in their actions - stated Donald Tusk during the Civic Platform National Council meeting.

- Today must be the first moment when we must very clearly say – we have not forgotten this, we will draw consequences from it. There is no democracy when even democratically elected authorities are unaccountable. If people see that in Poland democracy means that one can do a lot of harm, strike at the very heart of democracy, and then everyone will pretend that nothing happened, we would be starting these 4 years, which are meant to be and will become, I am deeply convinced, one of the most beautiful chapters in the history of the Republic of Poland, in the worst possible way – stated Donald Tusk during the Civic Platform (PO) National Council meeting.

- There is no room for compromise with evil. There is no room for compromise with people who break the rules. We will build a compromise, just as we built a wise and, surprisingly quickly achieved, compromise that cemented different parties for this future coalition – stated Donald Tusk during the National Council of Civic Platform.

- Difficult months lie ahead. I don't need to, and I won't, overwhelm you today with these obvious facts that are causing concern worldwide. The geopolitical situation will be as difficult in the coming months, and perhaps years, as it is today, or perhaps even more so. War is not an abstraction and it is not a history lesson - stated Donald Tusk during the Civic Platform National Council meeting.

- I will be recommending that we elect MPs Monika Wielichowska and Dorota Niedziela as Deputy Speakers of the Polish Sejm - stated Donald Tusk during the National Council of Civic Platform. The candidate for Deputy Speaker of the Senate is Rafał Grupiński.

- This task not only requires our constant concentration, but there are also tasks ahead of us. These also demand full mobilization at the local government level. Rebuilding local government is as important as rebuilding Polish democracy. It is no coincidence that free media, local government, the constitution, and free courts were the institutions, the values, that PiS attacked from the very beginning with extraordinary ruthlessness. That is why I will expect toughness from you, not ruthlessness, but toughness, courage, and extraordinary determination in the fight to restore the proper standing, the proper meaning of such institutions as local government, free courts, and free media. You cannot slow down here for a moment. You cannot step back a single step – stated Donald Tusk during the Civic Platform National Council meeting.

- We will not nominate anyone other than Elżbieta Witek. This is an undertaking completely contrary to the practice hitherto applied. We will not reconcile ourselves with such a situation - said Jarosław Kaczyński when asked by a Polsat News reporter about the PiS candidate for Deputy Speaker of the Sejm.

- It is not known whether [Morawiecki's attempt to form a government] is doomed to failure. The state has its own knowledge, and I have mine - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

- Regarding the candidacy of Marshal Elżbieta Witek, it would be a breach of democratic principles that exist in the Sejm, which state that each parliamentary club delegates its own candidates. I see no reason why such a vote should take place. It would be a very bad start to the term, foreshadowing certain standards - stated Jacek Sasin in a statement to the media.

- And how much arrogance was there, such unprecedented vulgarity, German vulgarity from Civic Platform? - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

- And excuse me, but isn't beating wives, drinking, etc., an insult? And who said that, if not Tusk? Yes, of course, about wives in general. He behaved like a complete lout - he continued.

- Democracy in Poland has never been stronger. It is undoubtedly the strongest in our entire history. Of course, we Poles do significantly differ in many matters of opinion, and we will continue to do so. We often engage in heated disputes, and we will likely continue to do so, as this is the nature of democracy. However, the most important thing is that we resolve these disputes at the ballot box, and that is precisely the essence of democracy - stated President Andrzej Duda in the Sejm.

- I would also like to appeal to you from this place to respect each other. A manifestation of this mutual respect, and also towards the voters, should be the fact that every parliamentary club, every one, even the smallest, will have a representative in the Sejm Presidium designated by itself. This should be a good and constant parliamentary custom - stated President Andrzej Duda in the Sejm.

- It is worth remembering that in a democracy, those who hold power today or will hold it tomorrow will eventually find themselves in opposition. Unfortunately, those in power, regardless of their political option, too often forget this obvious fact - stated President Andrzej Duda in the Sejm.

- We should appreciate the last 30 years of freedom, when we can finally fully decide for ourselves, about the most important matters for Poland, about the direction in which our homeland will develop. The great dream of entire generations of Poles has come true and is being fulfilled before our eyes. This dream is today a great commitment for us. Poland is our shared, great commitment – stated President Andrzej Duda in the Sejm.

- As the President of the Republic, I declare my readiness to cooperate with the newly elected parliament. My most important message from the very beginning of my term in office, since 2015, has been and continues to be cooperation, and once again, cooperation on matters most important to Poland. The doors of the Presidential Palace are always open to all who are willing to undertake such cooperation – stated President Andrzej Duda in the Sejm.

- I will not agree to any attempts to limit, undermine, or question the president's constitutional powers - stated President Andrzej Duda in the Sejm.

- The constitutional order must be maintained. I will not agree to any circumvention or bending of the law. I have always defended and will continue to defend the two most important Polish values, for which generations fought - freedom and solidarity - stated President Andrzej Duda in the Sejm.

- However, I would like to state clearly to all political formations from this place. A potential presidential veto cannot be an excuse for failing to fulfill your announcements and electoral promises. I take my words extremely seriously, and you too have made promises to Poles; I very much ask you to fulfill them - stated President Andrzej Duda in the Sejm.

- Just as in 2019, so today, after concluding my speech, I would like to repeat the gesture of shaking hands with all of you MPs, by symbolically extending my hand to those seated in the front rows of the Sejm. Let this be a symbolic end to the campaign period, let it become a good tradition in our parliament. Let us begin every first sitting of a new Sejm with a handshake - stated President Andrzej Duda in the Sejm.

- I express the hope that the new term will allow us to rebuild, starting with ourselves, a sense of national community, which so many voters opted for – said Marek Sawicki at the Sejm session.

- I thank Mr. President Andrzej Duda [...] for his words, which offer hope that respecting the constitutional principle of cooperation between authorities will allow us to change Poland according to the nation's expectations - said Marek Sawicki during a Sejm session.

- I myself proposed [the resolution concerning substitute judges], so I am not thinking about having another day of the session. It's just that we won't manage to do everything today. Tomorrow we will have to meet again, and probably next week again, to fulfill all the duties that the constitution and the Sejm's rules impose on us. So, the [session] will definitely be adjourned – said Szymon Hołownia in the Sejm.

- We obviously have a period of government formation ahead of us now, and I want to invite everyone to precisely such a coalition as the President spoke about. A coalition of Polish affairs, which will take care of social matters, national security, sovereignty, but also of the great projects that we have initiated - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in the Sejm.

Today, Mateusz Morawiecki is submitting his government's resignation. The era of scammers has come to an end – this is the message of a new Civic Platform (PO) spot published on social media on Monday.

- Lack of KPO (Recovery Plan for Poland) funds, billions for TVP (Polish Public Television), hell for women, 70 million for elections that have already taken place, an assault on the courts, the visa scandal, the “Willa Plus” scandal, the SKOK scandal, the grain scandal, the email scandal – the narrator lists.

- On October 15th, Poles stopped the reign of scammers. This is the end of PiS’s rule, and accountability is only a matter of time – it is emphasized.

The spot concludes by recalling Donald Tusk’s words from the post-election meeting in Jagodno, Wrocław: “They are no more.”

Dziś Mateusz Morawiecki składa dymisję swojego rządu.

Rządy aferzystów dobiegły końca. Ich już nie ma! ??✌️ pic.twitter.com/H0bLTSQOQc

— PlatformaObywatelska (@Platforma_org) November 13, 2023

- Thank you very warmly for all that has been achieved. Once again, I apologize for the stumbles and mistakes of the last 4 years, and I propose a coalition for Polish affairs. Poland is worth it, let's fight for Poland – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in the Sejm.

Szymon Hołownia has been elected the new Marshal of the Sejm, with 265 MPs voting in favour of his candidacy. Elżbieta Witek received 193 votes.

- The "freezer" will be dramatically removed from the Marshal's office. The police barriers that disfigure the Sejm will disappear, as enough barriers have already been erected between us - stated Szymon Hołownia in the Sejm.

- I want to reassure the esteemed members of parliament that there will no longer be a need to pretend to have a formal motion, because it will be possible to speak normally. I will propose to the presidium that at the beginning of each session, we have a series of questions from leaders of parliamentary clubs and caucuses to the government, to ministers, so that this communication is streamlined and the dignity of this chamber is not compromised – stated Szymon Hołownia in the Sejm.

- Mr. President, after this vote, no one can doubt that there is a majority in this Sejm ready to take responsibility for the country - stated Szymon Hołownia in the Sejm.

- All projects that meet legislative requirements will be processed in their due order, however, for this to happen, parliamentary committees must be constituted. Once parliamentary committees are in place, bills can be processed. We will do everything to ensure they are constituted quickly. In my opinion, there is no chance this week; two or three commissions will be constituted this week, I think - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

- I have spoken on this matter many times and I still stand by that position. I believe that the Sejm presidium should be expanded by one deputy marshal so that every parliamentary club in this Sejm has the opportunity to have its representative there - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

- 265 to 193. I dedicate this result to President Duda and the (reluctantly) departing Prime Minister – Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter.

265 do 193. Ten wynik dedykuję panu prezydentowi Dudzie i odchodzącemu (z trudem) premierowi.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) November 13, 2023

- It is inadmissible that a parliamentary club is told who will represent that club in the Sejm presidium. Our candidate is Marshal Elżbieta Witek, we will not nominate other candidates - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in the Sejm.

- For obvious reasons, the KO Club will refuse to support those candidates who undermine the principle of democratic rules in this chamber, and I would like this to be a clear statement for everyone who will be making decisions on this matter - stated Borys Budka in the Sejm.

- She was insulted in an incredibly brazen manner [Elżbieta Witek]. She was a very good Deputy Marshal. The opposition was total, it spoke of itself, it broke all the rules of democracy, and moreover, it was incredibly vulgar and rude - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in a media statement.

66 senators voted for the candidacy of Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, and 33 senators voted for the candidacy of Marek Pęk.

Members of Parliament have elected Dorota Niedziela, Monika Wielichowska, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, Krzysztof Bosak, and Piotr Zgorzelski to the positions of Deputy Speakers of the Sejm. Elżbieta Witek's candidacy was defeated in the vote, meaning the PiS parliamentary club – at least for now – will not have a Deputy Speaker.

- Madam Marshal Witek served as Marshal of the Sejm for over 50 months, and it was a truly exceptionally difficult time due to the fact that the opposition declared itself a total opposition, and not only declared it but unfortunately also was a total opposition. Consequently, we witnessed an unprecedented level of aggression, rudeness, and vulgarity here in the Sejm, and Madam Marshal endured it all with angelic patience and immense culture. Even this alone is a sufficient reason to elect her to this position. I'm not even mentioning the general rules that should apply in a normally functioning parliament. However, as you know, you apply the principle of inverting meanings, words, and situations. You constantly try to present yourselves as the democratic opposition, but you have exactly the same right to do so as the democratic bloc of the 1940s. And today, you are even going further than they did, because they, at least formally, did not declare that they would abolish the Polish state. And that is all I have to say - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in the Sejm.

– To some extent, yes [it was a surprise that Marek Sawicki became the senior marshal]. Although I myself mentioned it in some interviews. Who the president designates as senior marshal will say a lot about the president's intentions. Because designating, for example, Macierewicz or designating, for example, Mr. Terlecki would essentially be an invitation to a brawl. And designating Mr. Marek Sawicki, in my opinion, as well as the senior marshal of the Senate, who is associated with PiS but is a different kind of person. These are decisions that essentially guarantee the maximum possible calm in this always difficult process of power transfer – stated Bronisław Komorowski in the program "Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.

- I think it was a very fortunate decision to choose Szymon Hołownia for the marshal's position. So, if you're asking about my impressions, he fits the role of marshal like a glove, because he is brilliant. He is also quick in his reactions and speeches – said Bronisław Komorowski in Polsat News.

- The President's idea for cohabitation has been presented quite late, and it will be perceived as a declaration made somewhat out of fear, or out of necessity. But even so, I would take it as a good sign. As a good sign, because the worst thing that could happen to Poland is a permanent crisis in the relations at the top of the Polish state's power, which has already happened once – the dispute over the plane, the dispute over the chair – stated Bronisław Komorowski on Polsat News.

In a vote, the Senate elected Magdalena Biejat, Rafał Grupiński, and Michał Kamiński as deputy speakers. Senator Marek Pęk did not obtain the required majority of votes.