At 1:00 PM, President Andrzej Duda will participate in a meeting commemorating the Diplomatic Service Day at the Presidential Palace.

In the evening, as announced by Szymon Hołownia, the Marshal of the Sejm will deliver a televised address to the nation.

- I believe that the President's aim is not so much to build his own political position, but to build a strong center in Poland, which could serve as a stabilizer of the political scene. Of course, it could be supplemented by the left or the right at times, serving as an anchor for agreement and cooperation, rather than just the bickering of two political camps - stated Marek Sawicki on PR24.

- I don't know yet today [if I will return to the EP], how life will unfold. For now, we are forming a government, which is a very difficult and complicated task, in the sense that President Duda is not helping. Time is passing, weeks are going by – stated Bartosz Arłukowicz in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- I am a bit surprised, because I thought that from the PiS side there would be an awareness that the election of Marshal Witek might not come to pass. More patience is needed, as are attempts at negotiation with today's parliamentary majority, including some gesture regarding voting for some of the deputy marshals proposed by today's parliamentary majority. There was only a vote for Konfederacja, while the others did not receive votes from PiS - stated Marek Sawicki on PR24.

- I know the job of Minister of Health well, I was Minister of Health for 4 years. It's not the easiest job one can find in Poland, but I have also never shirked anything, any responsibility. Various discussions are taking place, have taken place, and will likely continue for a while longer - stated Bartosz Arłukowicz in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- I'm asking about her [Izabela Leszczyna]'s expression, because much indicates that the burden of the Ministry of Health will be placed on her shoulders. Therefore, it's hard to have a smiling face with such a burden, " Konrad Piasecki stated on TVN24.

"You know, working in the Ministry of Health, besides being very, very difficult and burdened with many tough issues, is also very rewarding. Because after 4 years of very hard work, I can say that I personally signed the in vitro program, and 22,000 children were born, I am happy. I meet these people on the streets, they sometimes approach me and say: you are the father of these children," responded Bartosz Arłukowicz.

- There are currently no new investments in large nuclear power plants worldwide. There are projects, and Poland is also participating in them, American-Polish-Canadian efforts for SMRs, small modular reactors. They can be a temporary complement to the developing renewable energy sector, because these sources will be very diverse and very distributed, while the first of them are expected to be built in the second half of the 2030s - stated Marek Sawicki on PR24.

- Renewable energy will develop very rapidly in the coming years, so I see potential there - he added.

- The President must choose the path he wants to take. For now, he's signaled he's heading towards PiS. But a turn signal has the characteristic of working in two directions, and I'm not at all urging him to go towards Civic Coalition or our broader future governing coalition, but I am urging him to signal common sense – stated Bartosz Arłukowicz in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- With a high probability, yes [climate and environment are the ministries that will go to Poland 2050]. We have been vying for this ministry from the very beginning. Poland 2050 was founded, among other things, so that Poland would be greener and the energy transformation we have been talking about for years would finally happen – stated Paulina Hennig-Kloska in an interview with Dariusz Ociepa on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- I think there will be a thread concerning what has been happening in the public sphere lately, that is, the cementing of the state. Because Andrzej Duda appealed during the government change, when the Civic Platform government was replaced by the Law and Justice government, not to make any binding decisions. Today, we see that these decisions are being made, that the state is being cemented at every turn. This is very indecent, but also very dangerous – Paulina Hennig-Kloska said on Polsat News.

- Undoubtedly, we will need the President's cooperation if we don't want to lead to him becoming a brake on the next government, blocking all, even good, solutions. And if anyone can build such a bridge, it is certainly Marshal Hołownia – she continued.

- The restoration of the rule of law is the topic that needs to be started with. We know that the president supported, for example, withdrawing from the 'gag law'. This did not happen because it was an element of the law that got stuck in the Constitutional Tribunal, and we can certainly agree on this range of changes that the president will slightly let go of, sign, and there will be no problem in this regard – stated Paulina Hennig-Kloska in Polsat News.

- First and foremost, the first priority must be the three legally elected judges [for the Constitutional Tribunal] whose oaths have never been accepted – she added.

- Generally, I am in favor of liberalizing abortion law in the German style. This is a slightly different path than the one taken by the Left. These projects should go to committee – Paulina Hennig-Kloska said on Polsat News.

- It seems to me that [I am] in the majority [of people wanting abortion liberalization in Poland 2050]. However, of course, there are people who are in favor of compromise. Just like society, we have different views on this topic. That is why we are all [in Poland 2050] supporters of a referendum on abortion. So that citizens can express themselves with a strong mandate – she continued.

- We need to introduce [energy price] shields and we will discuss this in the coming days. Shields for households especially – stated Paulina Hennig-Kloska on Polsat News.

- I would recommend adopting a broad solution for households, especially the poorer ones. We need to find money for this. In the worst case [we will adopt criteria]. However, there should be some division for households. Generally, I just wanted to calm the situation regarding companies, e.g., businesses. Today, the prices projected for next year do not deviate significantly from the current rates, which have been frozen, so this problem is much smaller – she continued.

- We have submitted the draft bill on mortgage holidays for 2024 to the Sejm! The Sejm should address this bill at its next session - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Facebook.

- The Sejm and Senate, with their new composition, should enact the amendment to the regulations as soon as possible, as we are facing a serious social challenge. We have no time to lose – we must act, because thousands of Polish families cannot wait. I am appealing to Marshal Szymon Hołownia for the efficient processing of this matter - emphasized the head of government.

- This is a scandal altogether. There are no judges in the Constitutional Tribunal who were elected contrary to current law. All judges were elected in accordance with current law. To become a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal, one must first be elected by parliament, take an oath before the President of the Republic of Poland, and then go to the Constitutional Tribunal and declare that they wish to assume the duties of a judge - stated Julia Przyłębska in "Salon polityczny Trójki" (Trójka's Political Salon).

- If we want to be an effective formation in the next elections, both the closest ones, which will probably be very difficult, but in elections at some further stage. It must be a natural succession, there must be leadership [...] I have been in this party for 22 years because of the Kaczyński brothers, for their certain vision of Poland, a conservative, right-wing, patriotic Poland that nevertheless finds its place in reality. It also understands the civilizational changes that are taking place. I was more connected with Lech Kaczyński than with Jarosław - stated Jan Ardanowski in a conversation with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

- I want to believe that this party will also be able to read social voices. It seems to me, as I mentioned, on the one hand, the vision of the state that we present is a vision that has not aged, and on the other hand, a certain electoral strategy that, in my opinion, had a number of errors and did not bring the expected victory for independent governance, so we should also ask the question whether the mythical entourage of the president was able to effectively read what citizens expected. It seems to me that they were not - he added.

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- My most important priority is raising and ensuring Poland's security. I strongly emphasize this, I have no doubts, and I don't think this opinion will change in any perspective. Our main ally in this field is the United States of America. We will not let anyone convince us that someone else could be it, it won't happen. No one has such potential, and no one among our current partners will have it in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the United States is an absolutely crucial partner here. It is important that this partnership is built on the basis of intensive economic, political, and military cooperation. I want to clearly state that I will not give up on developing this cooperation. In the coming year, I will continue to work towards strengthening ties with the United States - stated President Andrzej Duda during a meeting on the occasion of Foreign Service Day.

- Thank you for your faithful and persistent service to the Republic of Poland, for your great contribution to building Poland's international potential, for the realization of our goals and for creating a positive image of our country abroad, especially in these very difficult times – stated President Andrzej Duda during a meeting on the occasion of Diplomatic Service Day.

- Let us not delude ourselves that the international situation will quickly improve. I would of course wish for that to happen, but responsibility for Poland's fate and the well-being of our citizens requires a very cool assessment, and the international situation and the trends we observe are what they are. We must draw the right conclusions and not have too many positive illusions. I ask you to be active, to defend Poland's interests firmly and decisively, to defend our place on the international stage, especially in those cooperation formats where the future of Europe and the region will be decided. To a large extent, Poland's place in the world in the coming decades will depend on your work – he added.

- We are striving [for the Ministry of Family, Digitization, and Education] for it to look like this, but discussions are ongoing. So it's not decided yet. I believe we absolutely have competent individuals to lead these ministries, these so-called portfolios. I would like it to actually turn out this way – stated Anna Maria Żukowska on RMF24.

- Yes [I am disappointed that the Razem party did not sign the coalition agreement]. Because, firstly, the coalition agreement included many demands from the Razem party as well. And secondly, I believe they should have influence in governance, that it is also a kind of knowledge about the state that cannot be acquired anywhere else. Not in any studies, not in any courses. This is knowledge that flows solely from experience. So it's a shame they don't want to gain this experience – said Anna Maria Żukowska on RMF24.

- No, certainly not [I don't interpret Razem's non-entry into government] as a yellow card. I just think they weren't ready for such a step as a political grouping yet – she added.

- No, there hasn't been [a meeting with Speaker Hołownia] yet, I hope it will take place. We are also seeking such a meeting, but we already know from the Speaker that he will not freeze these bills. He will refer them to committees, but for him to do that, the committees must first be constituted – stated Anna Maria Żukowska on RMF24.

- The reason for [two bills] is that one is a bill we promised to submit and we keep our word. We've been talking about this for many years. A bill legalizing the right to terminate a pregnancy up to the 12th week. The second bill, on the other hand, is a bill [depenalizing abortion], for which we will try to find a majority in the current. To be honest, in the current conservative Sejm – she continued.

- We are talking with individual MPs. This announcement that there will be no discipline in the PSL, TD, Poland 2050 clubs opens possibilities for finding a majority, because I also hear statements from newly elected female MPs, particularly from Poland 2050, who support the right to terminate a pregnancy – she added.

- If we can talk about progress and liberalization in the coming years, it will likely be this second bill, decriminalizing assistance in abortion. We have not met, nor have we met with the President. Although I don't rule out that it will also be a way to convince the President that he will sign such a bill if it is passed. But we know that he also planned to submit his own bill, which would reverse the changes that PiS, actually through the hands of so-called judges of the Constitutional Tribunal, introduced – said Anna Maria Żukowska in RMF24.

- Today you are as sensitive as little flowers. Today, one word from Marshal Hołownia sends shivers down your spine. You are truly pretending today. You simply become terribly outraged today when someone points out your flaws – stated Krzysztof Śmiszek on the program "Kropka nad i" on TVN24.

- I agree with Minister Wójcik that PiS deserves a seat in the Sejm Presidium. This is a very important function in the state. However, dear Mr. Minister, please nominate someone who represents any parliamentary standards. Nominate someone who guarantees they will uphold the letter of the Sejm's regulations, the dignity of the Sejm, not the letter of the PiS party's statute – said Krzysztof Śmiszek on TVN24.

- Although I am from the Left and I am moderately religious, even I wouldn't believe in such miracles as a majority government created by Prime Minister Morawiecki. But to be completely honest. Because this is, on the one hand, a farce, on the other hand, a spectacle. On the third hand, it is Prime Minister Morawiecki being undermined by President Duda, who wants to show that Prime Minister Morawiecki can't do anything anymore, but in reality, it's playing games with Poland – stated Krzysztof Śmiszek on TVN24.

- This whole situation is absurd. You understand, you want us to provide someone that you will accept. That's like me telling you: please, we're not interested in Czarzasty, Speaker Czarzasty. I'm interested in someone else. 8 million people voted for us. We won the elections, 194 seats, and what? And you want someone to send a CV so you can graciously point them out – stated Michał Wójcik on the program ,,Kropka nad i" on TVN24.

- So far, we haven't received such a proposal [for Sovereign Poland to join the government]. Currently, I don't know how Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is constructing his cabinet. We are, I am, keeping my fingers crossed for him, hoping he succeeds. Because it is certainly a difficult mission, but not impossible. He has given hope to right-wing people that this majority exists, and there will likely be an opportunity to verify this in a dozen or so days – said Michał Wójcik on TVN24.

- We didn't get the KPO funds because of Donald Tusk. And please observe what happened. When we initiated changes to the Supreme Court act, Mrs. von der Leyen said these changes must be implemented. Then perhaps you will receive the money. And now what did she say? The changes do not need to be implemented – stated Michał Wójcik on TVN24.

- The process of forming a government is, of course, ongoing. I will present the composition of the new Council of Ministers in 7-8 days, and it will depend on the Sejm's decision whether a new government can be formed or not - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Zagreb.