At 9:00 AM, the extraordinary parliamentary subcommittee for the consideration of the government's draft law on civil protection and defence will address the said draft law.

At 9:30 AM, the parliamentary constitutional accountability committee will, in a closed session, consider, among other things, the request of Maciej Świrski's defence for access to evidence material in the case of the preliminary motion to bring the head of the National Broadcasting Council before the State Tribunal.

At 10:00 AM, the same constitutional accountability committee will, in a closed session, hear witnesses regarding the preliminary motion to bring the President of the National Bank of Poland, Adam Glapiński, before the State Tribunal.

On Wednesday, President Andrzej Duda will be in the Republic of Korea. At 9:15 AM Polish time, the President will meet with Woo Won–shik, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. At 11:00 AM, Andrzej Duda will participate in a ceremony awarding decorations to individuals distinguished for their contributions to the development of bilateral cooperation.

At 1:00 PM, a press conference hosted by Jacek Kurski will be held at the intersection of President Lech Kaczyński Street and Obrońców Wybrzeża Street in Gdańsk's Przymorze district. The topic will be "legal and political actions taken by Civic Coalition aimed at renaming a Gdańsk street currently named after President Lech Kaczyński." The conference will be attended by, among others, individuals associated with Solidarity and the Institute of National Remembrance, as well as local PiS politicians.

- This is a government project, and both the Chairman of the Government Legislation Council and Minister Grabiec, to whom I am also grateful for his support as Head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, have spoken on this matter. Yesterday, Minister Berek, who is also a member of the government and is probably the most appropriate person for this as he is responsible for this legislative process, also spoke," stated Katarzyna Kotula in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Radio Zet.

- I am a bit surprised by the [Peasants'] opinions, because at the turn of May and June, I handed over to MP Pasławska that first government draft of the law on registered partnerships. Because there are two laws, the second large draft is the implementing act, and this is not the entirety yet, and the PSL received a draft from us. As an exception, we handed over this draft, but considering where we can step back, we have taken three steps back - stated Katarzyna Kotula on Radio Zet.

- I know there are voices of reason. I already know that there are MPs in the PSL who will vote for this project. I think 3, 4. We have the vote of MP Agnieszka Kłopotek, who clearly and decisively stated that she will vote for this project. This is a very conservative project - stated Katarzyna Kotula on Radio Zet.

- I am waiting for these voices from within. I think that if the Confederation is truly a libertarian party, it should support this project - stated Katarzyna Kotula on Radio Zet.

- This is not my party, but I would like to say that the Razem Party made a mistake. They should have entered the government; these problems started precisely at the moment when Razem, despite promising their voters during the election campaign - stated Katarzyna Kotula on Radio Zet.

- Because after all, we ran on joint lists, and the understanding was that we would co-create the government if we won this election; then they backed away from that decision. If today the Razem Party were in the government, then MP Matysiak would probably be the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, because she is undeniably an expert when it comes to railway matters - she continued.

- I'm not hiding it, meaning I am in favour of leaving the [Left] club due to the difficult situation we are currently in. I believe it will be healthy for us as an organisation, and it will also be good from the perspective of further cooperation with Nowa Lewica. In the sense that this situation, where we criticise the government's actions while they are in power and we are simultaneously in the same club, is simply deeply unhealthy – stated Marcelina Zawisza on the program "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

"I'd Rather the Club Disband Than Take Responsibility." Zawisza on the Healthcare System Crisis

- In its current form, with this budget as it is today, we are unable to support it. I would rather the Left club disband than take responsibility for a healthcare system that is about to collapse – she added.

- What we need, and here we agree with our parliamentary coalition partners, is a health tax. We have large corporations that do not contribute to the healthcare system. This means, for example, that large retail stores should pay a health tax, and then we will be able to allocate more funds to the healthcare system — stated Marcelina Zawisza on Polsat News.

- ⁣Furthermore, the bank tax could be increased, a digital tax could be introduced on large digital giants like Google or Facebook. We truly have sources to draw from, we just need to want to do it, which requires a certain political will — she added.

- I would like the minister to look at the data more broadly. That is, we have a report that says poverty is increasing in Poland, extreme poverty, where we truly have a serious problem that we as a state must face. Other statistics also reflect this, meaning sales are falling, people are buying less because they are simply afraid — Marcelina Zawisza said on Polsat News.

- Winter is coming, and because of that, they are afraid they will have to pay truly horrendous heating bills. They are afraid of how much they will pay for food in the coming months. Therefore, it's not that people are saving because of the climate, but because they simply can no longer afford it — she continued.

Kto będzie naszym kandydatem w wyborach prezydenckich? Tę decyzję ogłosimy 7 grudnia, na Śląsku. Będzie to ktoś, kto, po pierwsze, nadaje się najlepiej na ten urząd, po drugie - ma największe szanse na wygranie, po trzecie - nie będę to ja. Naprawdę!?

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) October 23, 2024

- We left 14 billion zlotys in the National Health Fund - WHERE ARE THEY?! - wrote Mateusz Morawiecki on social media, addressing Minister Izabela Leszczyna.

Zostawiliśmy w @NFZ_GOV_PL 14 miliardów złotych - GDZIE ONE SĄ @Leszczyna ?! pic.twitter.com/OUjUGH4PbH

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) October 23, 2024

- The mechanism is simple for me. They are taking up our time by making us focus on the fact that they don't have a candidate, because they don't have a candidate today, and they probably have a serious problem selecting one, as a natural candidate isn't presenting themselves in any way - stated Szymon Hołownia in a conversation with journalists.

- I am waiting for them to select a real candidate and for us to learn how this field will shape up in the presidential elections. I think we have enough patience. It will take a few weeks at most - he continued.

- Russia has no grounds to respond to our closure of the consulate, because we did it due to Russian diversionary activities in Poland and allied countries, and we do not conduct such activities in Russia. A number of EU countries no longer have Russian ambassadors in their territories, nor do they have ambassadors in Russia. We do not want to make such a decision yet, because we hope that yesterday's decision will give Russian authorities something to think about, and that they will stop paying these hired saboteurs, diversionists for kinetic, hostile actions – stated Radosław Sikorski at a press conference.

- I won't prolong this much, as I have no reason to. That's why I'm not building suspense for you by saying that in Third Way we're not discussing whether it might be Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Marek Sawicki, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, or Szymon Hołownia. Instead, I'm openly telling you that I'm seriously considering it. I probably still need to go through a few, so to speak, mental processes, my own personal ones - Szymon Hołownia stated in a conversation with journalists.

- We are in the process of research that will show us where we stand today. We've conducted extensive quantitative research, and shortly we'll be doing extensive qualitative research. I'm travelling, listening, talking to people, and trying to be with them, because it's quite difficult to trust opinion polls in Poland during such a heated period. I'm curious to see how it all unfolds, but I won't delay it further. It's a matter of a few weeks - he continued.

- The situation within Civic Platform seems quite clear to me, however. The situation in Law and Justice is unclear; we will see if any dark horses emerge, though I haven't heard of any yet. Candidate Mentzen, who announced his candidacy first, even before I announced the election, was running a campaign that doesn't exist; he seems to have disappeared a bit - stated Szymon Hołownia in a conversation with journalists.

- Prime Minister Tusk, the Minister of Interior, and I have all spoken about expecting an intensification of the hybrid attack on our border, and it is among other reasons why we published the migration strategy with those tougher regulations that you are aware of. Unfortunately, Belarus and Russia continue to want to break up the European Union from within with the help of pseudo-migrants, as well as criminals recruited in the Middle East – said Radosław Sikorski at a press conference.

Jest dobry, kompromisowy projekt obniżki składki zdrowotnej na stole

— Ryszard Petru (@RyszardPetru) October 23, 2024

- I think it's probably justified, given that such a decision has been made. However, what should be emphasized is that this is a gesture rather of a symbolic-political nature. By admitting hundreds of thousands of people with foreign passports into our country without any control, even during the previous government's term, we created a recruitment base for foreign services, and it's worth noting that those who have so far been detained for involvement in Russian intelligence networks and sabotage activities often had Ukrainian passports, and we have a serious problem – said Krzysztof Bosak on TVN24.

- The services are neither sufficiently staffed nor funded to currently guard all elements of essential infrastructure. Not to mention all the foreigners who were admitted here without any control – he added.

“The main drawback of this program, as far as I understand it, is that it is another debt issuance program by the European Union in order to distribute money to someone. I see no reason for Poland to participate in it,” stated Krzysztof Bosak on TVN24.

“Every state should help proportionally to its capabilities and the will of its citizens. Doing this through the European Union certainly prevents diversification of the level of aid. Poland, for example, has already helped very significantly. It has the most generous programs for Ukrainians in all of Europe, if not the entire world, and involving us further in debt at the EU level seems absurd to me,” he continued.