As reported by Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska from TVN on Twitter, today Donald Tusk will present his entire government. All new ministers will appear alongside the new Prime Minister. A working meeting between Tusk and the candidates for ministers in his government is scheduled for this morning.

The Senate will resume its session at 11:00 AM. On the third day of its 2nd sitting – provided that reports are accepted by the relevant Senate committees – the agenda may be expanded to include, among others, 2 new bills: an amendment to the Act on healthcare benefits financed from public funds and amendments to support recipients of electricity, gas fuels, and heat, as well as certain other acts. A briefing by the Marshal of the Senate, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, will take place at 10:55 AM.

- The boycott of the postal elections, the reason they did not take place, stemmed solely from the fact that Civic Platform wanted to replace their presidential candidate […]. There was an operation to block the elections so that Rafał Trzaskowski could be nominated in the meantime, which of course also did not help […]. The entire bombardment and boycott of these elections was subordinated to this. And we will prove in this commission that they are essentially responsible for this situation - he continued.

- Yes, at this moment the coalition has practically agreed on all positions, ministers, deputy ministers. Everything is ready, we are waiting for Monday, I myself am waiting with great impatience and full commitment – stated Bartosz Arłukowicz in RMF24.

- I hope it will be so [that we will enter the ministries on Tuesday]. Yes, the candidates for ministers are currently preparing for their first decisions, these will not be easy governments. This is a difficult situation, firstly due to the state of the country, state institutions, secondly due to the state of the country, state institutions. Secondly, it is quite a large coalition – he continued.

- They are in some complete cosmos, in a different reality. The truth is that today in the Sejm there is a stable majority of the former opposition, and now almost a ruling coalition. This is visible in every vote in the Sejm, and therefore Mateusz Morawiecki is levitating in some unreal world, and I personally sometimes wonder why Mateusz Morawiecki is doing this to himself, why he is harming himself so much – said Bartosz Arłukowicz in RMF24.

– There are many investigative commissions that one would want to establish, in my opinion, there should be quite a few. On the other hand, my political experience tells me that if there are too many commissions, they will lose effectiveness. For now, we want to urgently clarify the envelope election affair; there are certainly many issues to resolve. Within my scope of interest are respirators, masks, and how doctors were exposed to infection [during the COVID-19 pandemic] – stated Bartosz Arłukowicz on RMF24.

- Regarding matters concerning ministries, these will be announced by the prime minister-designate Donald Tusk, and let's calmly await these announcements and see what happens. I see you already have the information, and indeed, it's true that I arranged and now know why, a meeting with Krzysztof Gawkowski at 8:45 AM to talk, and likely another meeting at 9 AM later - stated Dariusz Wieczorek in an interview with Grzegorz Kępka on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- The truth is that for now, we have all of this combined. There is an idea to separate it. To separate education from science, while of course, when it comes to science, the infamous NCBiR, where there have been so many scandals, is a very important instrument when it comes to research and development, including the development of new technologies and industry in Poland - stated Dariusz Wieczorek in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- They cannot relinquish power with grace and dignity. They are doing everything to create problems for the next government. There is no doubt about that. I don't yet know how many more of these different mines have been left behind and what will come flying out of the cupboards in the ministries, but we should expect really significant problems - stated Dariusz Wieczorek on Polsat News's "Graffiti" program.

- No - stated Anna Maria Żukowska in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on the "Gość Radia Zet" program.

- I will support the entire government. A vote of confidence is being held for the government, following the Prime Minister's expose, and the Prime Minister will be Donald Tusk. I will support Prime Minister Tusk's government with all its consequences. There is no vote on individual ministers, but on the entire government - stated Anna Maria Żukowska on the program “Gość Radia Zet”.

- From the Left, we will certainly have parity representation in ministries – 2 women and 2 men. I think you are well-informed [Katarzyna Kotula and Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk] - stated Anna Maria Żukowska on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- I think the name of the MP from Civic Platform, Okła-Drewnowicz, who has long dealt with the issues of seniors, aid, and programs for them, is also known here. I like her very much, I respect her, and I think she is truly prepared - she added.

- We won't agree to all of them - stated Anna Maria Żukowska on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- We have all our commitments prepared. During the campaign, we spoke about why the Left wants to govern and why. We are bringing this to the meeting, but also a deep conviction that in a good team, we will also find left-wing postulates, because this will be a good government, a government in which the Left has four strong positions - stated Krzysztof Gawkowski in the Sejm.

- At the moment, the Left's stance is that the retirement age for women and men should not be equalized. It should remain as it is right now - stated Anna Maria Żukowska on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- When we made the decision two years ago to invest in the development of SMR-based energy, we signed a preliminary preparatory work agreement with NuScale. At the same time, we hoped that other suppliers would gradually approach the stage NuScale is at, and that in two to three years, the readiness levels of various technologies would equalize. That is why, in our application to the Ministry of Climate and Environment for a principal decision, we included several technologies that we identified during our market review and that were at a stage of development allowing their inclusion in the prepared documentation. Therefore, the discontinuation of the NuScale project in the USA is essentially neutral for us, as we will be making the investment decision (including the selection of an SMR technology) in a few years, when we know which SMR technology is most mature for implementation, as well as most cost-effective from KGHM's perspective. This means that KGHM has not been left stranded - Piotr Podgórski, Chief Transformation Officer at KGHM, tells Business Insider.

- I have decided that the wind farm issues will be addressed by the new government, and that we will consider all the pros and cons regarding individual program points. I have full confidence in Minister [Hennig-Kloska] when it comes to matters of integrity – stated Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- For now, we are still considering how we will fly. If, of course, we receive the President's invitation. There have been concerning signals regarding the situation with special flights and the preparation of aircraft for their proper use. We are, of course, ready to use commercial airlines if necessary - stated Donald Tusk during a press briefing.

- Security of procedures has been raised in public discourse. As you can imagine, I am very sensitive to this matter, not concerning my own safety, but I would very much like for nothing else to happen in Poland. The current President, President Andrzej Duda, has experienced several heated, emotional moments related to the use of special flights, so I also present this as an illustration of how many seemingly minor, secondary issues we have, although the safety of the President or the government is not a trivial matter - he added.

- I will do everything to implement the hundred points for one hundred days to the greatest extent possible, taking into account the fact that the parties forming the coalition have differing views on some matters. Therefore, the first priority will be the commitments written into the coalition agreement of the four parties that will form the new government. My intention is to introduce a tax-free allowance of 60,000, and we will adhere to the tax year principle, so it certainly won't happen within a hundred days - stated Donald Tusk at a press briefing.

- Radosław Sikorski is a Member of the European Parliament; he is not currently a Polish parliamentarian. That is, he is Polish, but in the EP and has been occupied by his duties as an MEP. He needs to sort out those formal matters there before he can become a minister. Yes, he is the candidate for the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He sent me, as he could not be here today, a written notification of what the other colleagues could tell me personally - stated Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- An audit is a natural thing. There will be a personnel review, it's clear that many PiS officials found their way into state offices, ministries, and institutions, frankly speaking, through connections. It functioned like a party clique, so this audit will concern both finances, the expenditure of funds, and legal and political possibilities for halting certain processes - stated Donald Tusk during a press briefing.

- As I have been saying with conviction for the past few months, there will be no witch hunt. There will be no revenge. There will be readiness for full agreement with everyone in Poland who wants to work sensibly and well. But there will be no deal with evil. If they broke the law, if they stole, if they lied using public money, they must answer for it - stated Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- I have already appointed an interdisciplinary team that is working on this, concerning the situation at the border [with Ukraine] – stated Donald Tusk during a press briefing.

To zależy, ale jako punkt startowy to całkiem nieźle. Dodajmy niską relację kredyty/depozyty, updatujmy szacunki RoE i się okaże, że sektor bankowy ma potencjał do finansowania choćby transf. energ. Banki będą też kluczowe w finansowaniu def. budż. Nie będzie problemu z… https://t.co/Mjeqrm1tO3

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- Right now, at this very moment, the Senate is debating the in vitro law. A short while ago, PiS senators filed a motion to reject this law entirely. This is exactly what PiS politics looks like. And today, when we talk about finally restoring funding for the in vitro procedure. A procedure that gives many families a chance to have children. A procedure that many people cannot use because they simply cannot afford it. PiS stands in opposition, blocking the happiness of many families. However, today we are happy because we have a majority in the Senate, and we know that this law will be passed today by a huge majority of votes, by a majority of people who understand how important this is for many Polish women and men – stated Magdalena Biejat in the Sejm.

- I believe President Duda has repeatedly declared his desire to support Polish families. This is the best way to show that support to families. President Duda represents, he comes from an environment that claims to want to support less affluent families as well. There is no better support for less affluent families than to refinance the in vitro procedure for them – she continued.

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The Senate has passed the bill on state budget-funded in vitro fertilization refunds. Earlier, the Law and Justice (PiS) party's motion to reject the citizen's proposal was rejected. However, in this vote, two PiS senators voted against it (Przemysław Błaszczyk and Grzegorz Czelej), and another four abstained (Anna Bogucka, Leszek Galemba, Józef Jodłowski, and Ryszard Majer).

A division also occurred during the vote on adopting the act without amendments. Three PiS senators voted in favor of the proposal – Przemysław Błaszczyk, Grzegorz Czelej, and Józef Jodłowski – while 22 senators voted against it, and three abstained. The act will now be sent to the president.

The PiS parliamentary club has nominated Waldemar Buda, Przemysław Czarnek, Paweł Jabłoński, and Mariusz Krystian as candidates for the investigative committee concerning envelope-based elections, as announced by Rafał Bochenek on Twitter. Earlier, Michał Wójcik was reportedly considered as a replacement for Jabłoński.

Do komisji śledczej ws. wyborów korespondencyjnych wskazujemy 4 kandydatów - posłów: p. Przemysława Czarnka, p. Waldemara Budę, p. Pawła Jabłońskiego i p. Mariusza Krystiana. P. Paweł Jabłoński zostaje wskazany ZAMIAST p. posła Michała Wójcika, którego doświadczenie i wiedzę…

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- Each minister will be assigned specific tasks and concrete areas that they will need to review, as well as concrete program proposals that all coalition partners have agreed upon today and will implement. Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented this government composition, his own authorship. He had to reconcile the interests, and in reality, the aspirations of all the parties that will form the new coalition, so that each of these political entities would have its representation and could oversee the areas for which they are ready - stated Patryk Jaskulski in an interview with Bartłomiej Maślankiewicz on the program “Punkt widzenia” (Point of View) on Polsat News.

- This government will certainly be much more modest. I know that here I might be revealing a bit of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's plans, but we will significantly reduce the number of undersecretaries of state. So, please don't say that this government will be larger than Mateusz Morawiecki's government. It will definitely be more modest - he added.

Next year, the Sejm will convene every two weeks for three-day sessions, according to the Sejm's work schedule for 2024. The exception will be the last session in July, before the parliamentary recess, which will traditionally last one day longer. The MPs on Wiejska Street will first appear in the new year from January 10th to 12th.