President Andrzej Duda will host the 10th Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw and will participate in a discussion panel at the Three Seas Initiative Business Forum.

At 10:00 AM, a high-level discussion will take place, followed at 1:05 PM by the President welcoming the heads of delegations. A family photo is scheduled for 1:45 PM, and the plenary session will commence at 2:00 PM.

At 4:35 PM, a meeting will be held between the Presidents of Poland and Lithuania and the Prime Minister of Croatia with media representatives. The final item on the agenda is a working dinner at 5:30 PM.

At 11:00 AM, PiS-backed presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki will participate in the Local Government Congress in Rzeszów. At 2:30 PM, he will visit an economic cluster in Mielec, and at 5:00 PM, he will meet with residents of Nowa Dęba.

At 12:00 PM, a government session will begin. The agenda primarily includes a national report from the NATO exercise codenamed “SNEX24” and the draft “Multiannual Macroeconomic Assumptions for 2025-2029.” The government will also hear information from ministers regarding proposals to toughen penalties for causing fires.

At 12:00 PM, a press conference by PiS MPs Przemysław Czarnek and Andrzej Śliwka will be held in Warsaw. Also today, PiS MPs will hold press conferences in front of the headquarters of PKN Orlen, Pekao SA, and KGHM.

Poland 2050 presidential candidate Szymon Hołownia will visit the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. At 2:30 PM, a press briefing will take place in Moczyły, and at 6:15 PM, an open-air meeting will be held in Kołobrzeg.

At 5:00 PM, a rally will be held in Toruń with the participation of the Mayor of Warsaw and presidential candidate Rafał Trzaskowski.

– In a debate with many candidates, those who don't come actually lose, that's obvious. It seems to me that nobody lost, but only the leader can lose, and it's hard for Rafał Trzaskowski, being the leader, to win something like that – stated Marcin Mastalerek in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

– However, one can lose, because he simply lost the first debate, and the first one is always watched much more, and Karol Nawrocki won then – he continued.

– And that's probably when it was sealed that Nawrocki would be in the second round. Today's debate, it seems to me, has strengthened the minor candidates who are fighting – the presidential minister emphasized.

– Credibility matters in politics. No one from the center-right voters will believe that a patriotic candidate, who heads the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and who fought and continues to fight for Polish history, is a patriot who abandoned the flag. I think that flag incident played well in 2015, let's remember, in Końskie, because it was something new – stated Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

– Today, it can only play on Twitter with the angry collective and was an expression of frustration that after 10 years, Rafał Trzaskowski failed to react to the fact that an LGBT rainbow flag was placed there. It was more of an internal action + on Twitter for the angry collective, to show that we were able to do it. It has no credibility; no one will believe it – he continued.

– Today, the battle is primarily for the mobilization of electorates, and this is very important because we know who will be in the second round. I once said, in 2015, that these two weeks between the first and second rounds would shake Polish politics. The question today is: will these two weeks between this first and second round shake Polish politics? Today, it's a battle for positioning and for who will mobilize the electorate more – stated Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

– Szymon Hołownia, I don't know if it's genuine or not, but he has likely realized that Donald Tusk is consuming him as an appetizer and has decided to start fighting back. Perhaps he had a few or more sleepless nights, perhaps he listened to Donald Trump, or perhaps he simply thought about it during the night and finally came up with something – stated Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News's "Graffiti."

– No, I wouldn't compare these campaigns [2025 and 2015] at all. First and foremost, Bronisław Komorowski's campaign came after almost 8 years; his camp was worn out, he was a politician of an older generation, certainly brutal and effective before, but he was already departing then, and PO missed that moment – stated Marcin Mastalerek in “Graffiti” on Polsat News.

– First and foremost, we do not have such a situation. PO is not almost 8 years in power, it is not so worn out. It has been used, it wore out faster than everyone thought – he continued.

– Rafał Trzaskowski is the most talented politician in PO when it comes to media. He is perceived as a likeable person, not as an aggressive one, and I don't see those similarities. I see other weaknesses of Rafał Trzaskowski – he is an extremely left-wing politician, and his government could be a great experiment, which will be an extremely left-wing experiment he will want to conduct – he said.

– Comparing him to Bronisław Komorowski, who no longer found his footing on social media etc. etc. in 2015, is a mistake. No, Rafał Trzaskowski is not Bronisław Komorowski, but he has many drawbacks that one must be able to exploit and communicate, but communicate them to the undecided – emphasized the presidential minister.

– President Duda's speech was a gamechanger. It showed the president's strength, that he is a global politician. If his staff cared so much that today they are arguing about who knew and who didn't, even though they don't have to argue, it could simply be a PO spin – stated Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

– However, if the staff cared about the president speaking there, that it was kept so secret, then they simply acknowledged the obvious – that the president is the most popular politician in Poland, and it is impossible to win elections in the future, the Right will not be able to win elections in the future without President Duda – he added.

– Rafał Trzaskowski is a politician who has been […] in politics for 20 years, he has been a presidential candidate before, he has participated in many debates, besides that, I would remind you that he is also a candidate who has twice chickened out in this campaign and did not show up for debates – said Paweł Szefernaker in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on the radio program “Sedno Sprawy” on Radio Plus.

– He is certainly a candidate with extensive debate experience, but he lacks courage. He came yesterday and certainly did not have that presidential demeanor; he wasn't as calm, wasn't as composed, wasn't as decisive as Karol Nawrocki – he continued.

– Karol Nawrocki [...] is a historian, so he knows that when there are battles, when you win a battle, you leave a flag as spoils of that place – Paweł Szefernaker said on Radio Plus.

– I don't think anyone doubts that in the place where we were in Końskie, that is, at the debate organized by Civic Platform, in a place chosen by Civic Platform and Rafał Trzaskowski, at a debate that was supposed to be a setup [...] Karol Nawrocki indeed won that battle then, and that flag remained there as a symbol of Karol Nawrocki's victory – he continued.

– I was surprised once again, because Rafał Trzaskowski knows very well that, firstly, I was not responsible for the border, I worked not for 8 years, but for 6 years in the Ministry of Interior and Administration, I worked as a minister for cooperation with local governments – Paweł Szefernaker said on Radio Plus, when asked about Rafał Trzaskowski's words that he was responsible for the border, left it porous, and visas were distributed left and right.

– In a recently published book, Rafał Trzaskowski said that cooperation with me at the time when refugees from Ukraine arrived in Poland [...] he said that I am a patriot with whom one can cooperate and get things done for Poland – he continued.

– I'm not entirely surprised, because it's natural in life that the strongest players are always attacked [...] Rafał Trzaskowski's campaign team is not doing well, the last few weeks have been tragic for them, and therefore they have decided to ruthlessly and falsely attack the chief of staff of the opposing candidate. We do not operate in this way, but these are their tactics, they are simply like that – he continued.

– Karol Nawrocki will participate in the May 3rd Constitution March in Chicago, I am staying in the country, we need to continue planning the campaign, we need to act. MEP Adam Bielan is coordinating the activities related to the trip to Chicago from our headquarters – said Paweł Szefernaker on Radio Plus.

– Meeting with Polish Americans, participating in the May 3rd Constitution March, this is a major event for the Polonia, an annual event, and Karol Nawrocki also really wanted to meet with Polish Americans – he continued.

– The worst thing that can happen today, including to Rafał Trzaskowski, is convincing people that he will win in the first round anyway and will be carried there regardless of whether he debates or not. He's going there, his place is secured, so we'll go to vote in the second round anyway – stated Szymon Hołownia on Polsat News.

– We will demobilize our democratic electorate with such behavior, which is why I fundamentally disagree with the tactics of Sławomir Nitras and Rafał Trzaskowski. We must mobilize the electorate today. On that side, I saw Nawrocki yesterday; if he becomes president, difficult times truly await us. We really must do everything today to get people to vote, to draw attention to the programs we have. We must also show that we are different, that we can fight – he continued.

– I don’t feel eaten up, because I’m not a dish; I think that for some, even if they tried, I would be quite indigestible. However, Andrzej Duda's independence from his political environment is legendary in Polish politics, so I would advise Vice-President Mastalerek to first deal with what’s in his own eye, rather than start playing the oculist towards others – said Szymon Hołownia on Polsat News.

– I am not attacking Rafał, I am just talking to him. Rafał Trzaskowski has a concept that he repeats, and Sławomir Nitras also repeats it, let's not argue among friends. But I actually believe that we should also argue with friends, we should argue about things that are important to people. We cannot cover up with a pink quilt the fact that we have a fundamental difference regarding state treasury assets, that we have different views on what is happening today with public media – stated Szymon Hołownia on Polsat News.

– It was a good move and it's very good that it happened. The white and red is a sacred symbol, and it cannot be used to hit others over the head. If someone wants to use the white and red to beat or humiliate someone, they should remember that it always ends badly, because Poles don't like their most sacred symbol being treated like that – said Szymon Hołownia in Polsat News.

– We also went through a lot, listening to some candidates, such as those who directly bring to mind what happened in Germany in the 1930s, because listening to Grzegorz Braun, I had the feeling I was listening to German antisemites from those very years – stated Szymon Hołownia on Polsat News.

– It was something unbelievably repulsive. Such people should truly be ostracized and have no place in public discourse, just like the openly pro-Russian candidate Maciak. I don't know who collected their signatures, but if it was indeed Poles who signed these lists, then it's a serious signal for our democracy – he continued.

– With debates like these, especially in such a format, the most important thing is not to lose it; you can’t win it. This isn’t a reality where you can shine with a program, a vision, and convince people – stated Szymon Hołownia in the program “Graffiti” on Polsat News.

– There’s shelling, constant shelling from very different barrels, from very different places, and success is surviving, so it seems to me that I survived, it seems to me that Nawrocki also survived, it seems to me that Trzaskowski also survived – he added.

– I have a feeling it's hot in the Ministry of Justice today. But after all: what is some CJEU going to impose on us in foreign languages, and besides, it's just an opinion, and the Polish constitution stands at the head of the sources of law! – Anna-Maria Żukowska wrote on social media.

Coś czuję, że w @MS_GOV_PL dzisiaj gorąco.
Ale w końcu: co nam tam jakiś TSUE będzie w obcych językach narzucał, a w ogóle to tylko opinia, no i przecież na czele źródeł prawa stoi polska konstytucja! ? https://t.co/52FSNmNIx0

— Anna-Maria Żukowska ??‍♀️ (@AM_Zukowska) April 29, 2025

– I am coming to you with a concrete proposal, to sign a contract between Karol Nawrocki and local government officials, which will guide us. I want to sign this contract with you with the conviction that the current act on local government revenues, despite providing statistically larger financial resources, does not meet the expectations of Polish local government officials, especially in municipalities, districts, and smaller towns, and effectively deepens the polarization-diffusion model, thus essentially building Poland A and B – stated Karol Nawrocki at the Local Government Congress in Rzeszów.

– And in my vocabulary, as a presidential candidate and future president, there is no place for such a designation as Poland A and Poland B. There is only one Poland. This model must be stopped, of course, that's obvious, and I think in our contract we will be able to reach a compromise that we need to reverse the negative features of the local government act that it carries – he continued.

– In my contract, I propose that I initiate legislative action for a new act on local government, but I want you to be co-authors of this act – emphasized the presidential candidate.

– I will be the guardian and advocate for local government officials because I recognize a certain political psychology in their work. It's often not politics of cameras, big interviews, or debates, but this local politics is subjected to daily, continuous verification – he added.

– I promise all of you that this will be my first legislative initiative. A return to an ambitious Poland with aspirations and grand projects, such as CPK, yes, but in the same first legislative initiative, we will see a great return, a great renaissance, the necessity of returning programs like the Road Development Fund, strategic investment programs, which allowed your local governments to implement things that are important – stated Karol Nawrocki at the Local Government Congress in Rzeszów.

– The PKW has issued guidelines regarding these elections. Part of these guidelines must be protested, and I want to inform you that the electoral representative of Karol Nawrocki’s electoral committee will file a complaint tomorrow regarding this resolution, which concerns several fundamental points. There are several issues and inaccuracies there that we want to raise in our complaint to the Supreme Court, but two, in our opinion, are the most important – stated Przemysław Czarnek at a press briefing.

– The first is an absurd interpretation of the Electoral Code provisions made by the PKW concerning queues forming outside the polling station after 9 PM. The Electoral Code provisions clearly state that voting takes place between 7 AM and 9 PM. They also clearly state that the head of the polling station concludes their work and closes the polling station at 9 PM. It is also unequivocally indicated that exceptionally, voters who have reported to the polling station after 9 PM may also vote. Nowhere in the Electoral Code is it written that queues can form which will vote for several hours afterward and these queues will be guarded somewhere by members of the polling station – he continued.

– I was very keen on giving new momentum to Polish-American relations. This is becoming a reality. The circumstances are not simple, we all know that, the changes are dynamic, the global situation is unstable. All the more I appreciate both the efforts of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who yesterday extensively briefed me on talks with, among others, his counterpart Marco Rubio, and the agreement signed yesterday in my presence and that of the Secretary of Energy. All of this shows that this new momentum in our relations is becoming a fact – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government session.

– I am pleased that we are concluding, finalizing with, among others, Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the final work on the new Polish-French treaty. We will most likely sign this treaty together with President Macron, I don't want to jinx it, but essentially everything is already on the right track, on May 9th in Nancy – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government session.

– This will be a very serious acceleration in building collective security, including Poland's economic security, but also direct military security – he continued.

– I can announce that literally within a few days, the first bill concerning gas transmission has reached the Sejm, but it's a deregulatory one. And in May, meaning, literally, even though there's a long weekend and people will have other things on their minds and in their hearts, we will be working so that at the beginning of May, deregulatory bills will be submitted to the Sejm. So, this acceleration is a fact – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government meeting.

– We are just finishing work on a bill, according to which we will be able to maximize the benefits from European regulations to favor Polish businesses when they participate in public procurement tenders, and we will also utilize, among other things, the rulings of European courts – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government session.

– I have decided to transfer over PLN 700 million to the Industrial Development Agency. These funds will be used, among other things, for assistance – I see Minister Czarnecka smiling in spirit here – for assistance to two companies from Racibórz, of course Rafako, and the aim is to restart production there. We will define what is possible, while the means to make this a reality will be ensured by the ARP and Rafamet, the second factory – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government meeting.

– We have come to live in a time and a world full of tensions and anxieties. Five states of the Three Seas Initiative share a border with Ukraine, which has become a victim of brutal aggression from Russia. A full-scale war, triggered by a brutal and predatory regime, is raging in our immediate vicinity – stated President Andrzej Duda during the plenary session of the 10th Three Seas Initiative Summit.

– The world we know is becoming history, and a new security architecture is taking shape before our eyes, in which the Three Seas Initiative, offering cooperation for building stability in an unstable world, constitutes, in essence, a response to these challenges – he said.

– It is therefore not surprising that within our Initiative, we are increasingly emphasizing the security dimension, understood as the development of dual-use infrastructure, improving conditions for military mobility, cybersecurity, and also the protection of critical infrastructure – PAD continued.

– It's an obvious lie that I didn't react. The fact that Rafał Trzaskowski reacted does not mean that other people reacting in the studio did not react. Many times during this debate and the words that were spoken, I addressed Mr. Grzegorz Braun with words that I hope he heard, that he is a pathological antisemite – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

– Even after the debate, we had a moment with Mr. Braun […] I once again conveyed to him how ashamed I am that he represents Poland anywhere, because what Mr. Braun says are words taken directly from Nazi German propaganda from the 1930s. It is a shame for Poland that such a person is a Member of Parliament, a Member of the European Parliament; it is a disgrace for our country – he continued.

– This debate format, which was proposed […] left no room for any substantive discussions. It was solely about us attacking each other, so we attacked each other, but I wouldn't look for any substantive content in it – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

– Foreign relations, which even […] had their place in such a debate in the Republic, were not touched upon at all. Yesterday, not a word, and foreign affairs are one of the president's fundamental competencies – he continued.

– First and foremost, let's wait for the ruling. The spokesperson's statement announces the ruling, it announces the line that can be expected in the resolutions. Let's wait for these resolutions, let's compare these resolutions with other resolutions that have already been made regarding the status of judges in European courts – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference, when asked what the Advocate General's opinion means in practice for the Polish judiciary.

– We have very serious doubts about the status of neo-judges, we would like to remove them. Here, I want to say immediately that this project, signed or signaled by the Minister of Justice [...] to fix the situation in the judiciary, is in my opinion extremely radical. It's about solving problems with an axe, whereas we should be solving these problems with a scalpel – he continued.

– The degradation or removal from the profession of 1/5 of Polish judges is something that will not only affect this or that legal community, but will lead to even longer queues in the courts, to even less certainty of rulings, and I hope we will spend some time on a substantive discussion about these solutions, about these projects, once they are submitted to the Sejm – he went on to say.

– I am also concerned by the information that it is supposed to be a parliamentary, not a government, initiative. I hope this will be quickly denied, because if we have formed a government, if we have a coalition, then I don't understand why such projects should go through the parliamentary route and not the governmental one, if the ruling coalition agrees on something – he added.

– If I become president, the issue of restoring the rule of law will gain momentum. We have had a year and a half since we started governing. I haven't seen any bill in the Sejm regarding the status of judges, nor a bill concerning the Supreme Court, nor a bill separating the Prosecutor General from the Minister of Justice, and sometimes I wonder what we are waiting for – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

– For a change of president? And what does the president have to do with it? Alright, so they won't sign it, they will veto it, let them take that burden upon their conscience – he continued.

– If you ask me what I would do, firstly, I would introduce as quickly as possible, and here I appeal to the Civic Platform MPs to finally unblock this, the possibility of submitting signatures [collected by presidential candidates] electronically as an optional method. Secondly, the subcommittee within the codification commission should finally seriously address all the remarks from the National Electoral Bureau, which, after every election, sends a file of its observations on the electoral process to the Sejm – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

– I hope […] that […] we will as quickly as possible also begin to get rid of this entire media, press branch by Orlen. This raised serious doubts for us, we protested against it. Now, we should also protest if it continues to remain state-owned. It simply needs to be sold; a fuel and energy company has no need for a media empire. I hope President Fąfara will deal with this quickly – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

– Out of 10 or 11 campaign headquarters present at the venue, 8 voted for replacing Ms. Schnepf with someone else. 20 minutes of argument. TVP's decision on this matter is tomorrow. It will be an interesting 'Presidential Zero' – Krzysztof Stanowski wrote on social media.

Na 10 albo 11 obecnych na miejscu sztabów, 8 zagłosowało za zmianą pani Schnepf na kogoś innego. 20 minut kłótni. Decyzja TVP w tej sprawie jutro. Będzie interesujące "Prezydenckie Zero".

— Krzysztof Stanowski (@K_Stanowski) April 29, 2025

– Yesterday: Rafał Trzaskowski defends the KO government, which is forcing Poles to accept illegal immigrants. Today in Opole: an unidentified immigrant stabs an innocent person on the street – Szymon Hołownia wrote on social media.

– This is what Polish city streets could soon look like! Let’s stop them! On May 18th, let’s vote for a safe Poland for Karol Nawrocki – the former prime minister emphasized.

⚠️Yesterday: Rafał Trzaskowski defends the KO government, which is forcing Poles to accept illegal immigrants.
⚠️Today in Opole: an unidentified immigrant stabs an innocent person on the street.
This is what Polish city streets could soon look like!
Let’s stop them! On May 18th… pic.twitter.com/LhbDiprKZN

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) April 29, 2025

– President Zelensky connected with us, I am glad that we could discuss these issues which concern precisely the most important matters related to infrastructure development. I am glad that everyone emphasized that this cooperation has proven to be so excellent over these 10 years – stated President Andrzej Duda during a press meeting after the Three Seas Initiative summit in Warsaw.

– They lied, they are lying, and they will lie. Sławomir Nitras wrote that I am responsible for „bringing over 300,000 illegal refugees from Africa and Asia.” This is an obvious lie. I have spoken with lawyers. There will be a lawsuit for the protection of personal rights – Paweł Szefernaker wrote on social media.

Kłamali, kłamią i będą kłamać. Sławomir Nitras napisał, że odpowiadam „za sprowadzenie ponad 300 tysięcy nielegalnych uchodźców z Afryki i Azji.” To oczywiste kłamstwo. Jestem po rozmowie z prawnikami. Będzie pozew o ochronę dóbr osobistych.

— Paweł Szefernaker ?? (@szefernaker) April 29, 2025

– We very strongly emphasized that we stand with Ukraine, that we, as a community of democratic states, stand firmly by Ukraine; we have included this in a joint declaration adopted at the conclusion of the Three Seas Initiative Leaders' Summit. We, the participants of this summit, the leaders, have unequivocally condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, expecting the war to end with a just and lasting peace – stated President Andrzej Duda during a meeting with the media after the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw.

– For all of us, this is a kind of warning signal, because energy grids are an extremely sensitive element when it comes to energy infrastructure. Energy security in terms of electricity supply, not only to households but also to industry and institutions responsible for our security, we all know that today it is difficult to imagine the functioning of the world and its institutions without electricity, it is of fundamental importance for security – stated President Andrzej Duda during a meeting with the media after the Three Seas Initiative summit in Warsaw.

– As the President of the Republic of Poland, I have therefore decided that I will convene the National Security Council in the near future. Here, of course, within Poland, within my constitutional powers, because I would like to discuss these issues of security, the energy system, and our energy grid – PAD continued.

– I am here with you with a very important flag, a flag that has been accompanying me for some time now […] this is the flag, I remind you, from yesterday's debate, this is the flag with which Karol Nawrocki proudly entered the debate in Końskie, but when all the lights went out, when the debate ended, he simply abandoned it, left it at his podium and left – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Toruń.

– One never abandons the white and red, and that is why I took this flag, and that is why it will accompany me at least until May 2nd, when Flag Day is celebrated – he continued.

– In our homeland, there is no place for antisemitism. I want to tell you that I was very moved yesterday, because really over the past few years I have listened to many statements that should never have been made, personal attacks, attacks on my family, I have already gotten used to it – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Toruń.

– I have gotten used to completely foolish theses, I have gotten used to propaganda, to manipulation, and yesterday I realized that we cannot get used to it. That we cannot allow shameful words to go unanswered. That we must react. Yesterday, I remembered Prof. Turski, who passed away not so long ago, and his 11th commandment: do not be indifferent. And yesterday, Prof. Turski and his message accompanied me. Do not be indifferent! – he continued.

– Yesterday we heard truly shameful words. There were those who, or rather one person, who clearly spoke about their support for Putin, for a man who murders, for a man who sends his troops to rape defenseless people. And today we must clearly say that for people who praise Putin, there should be no place in Polish politics – he continued, referring to Maciej Maciak's statement during the Super Express debate.

– I have heard many different statements so far, but I have not yet heard anyone treat insurgents in such a way. The insurgents of the Warsaw Ghetto. […] If someone can utter such shameful words, I will not quote them specifically today, in reference to people who fought with bare fists for dignity and freedom, then there is no place for him in Polish politics – he added, referring to Grzegorz Braun's words during the debate.

– Yesterday, one thing astonished me, namely that my most serious competitors did not react to those words. Politicians from the democratic side reacted, but neither Mentzen nor Nawrocki reacted – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Toruń.

– I remember the stance of all Polish presidents, and I am convinced that President Lech Kaczyński would have reacted to those words, to those shameful words. I am convinced that Lech Kaczyński would have reacted to antisemitism because that was always his stance. I am convinced that if Andrzej Duda were with us, he too would have reacted to those shameful words – he continued.

– There were certain principles that everyone agreed on, regardless of their political camp. Today, I fear that some do not want to react, not just because they lacked reflex, but because they do not want to distance themselves from such theses. And I remind you that my main competitor is the president of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) – he went on to say.

– I just want to go back to the debate for a second, because it shows one thing very clearly. That there are many politicians who enjoy prestige, who enjoy reviewing what others do, but who do not take any responsibility – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Toruń.

– It’s very simple. It’s very easy to say that something isn’t working, that something could be done better, if you bear no responsibility. But the art is precisely in taking responsibility for making hundreds of decisions – he continued.

– Our train of social rebellion against micro-mania, against Donald Tusk's inflation, against the excessively high prices for electricity, gas, and food products. Our rebellion against the pressure of foreign ideologies, the Green Deal, which is destroying Polish farms, Polish forests, and wants to destroy our schools. Our rebellion and our train are gaining speed precisely for the purpose of winning in the first round on May 18 – said Karol Nawrocki in Nowa Dęba.

– I know you don't want to hear about my competitors anymore. I'm also tired of hearing about them. Let's speed up accountability. Let's not let them all flee to Belarus – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Toruń.

“He [Jarosław Kaczyński] flanked himself with President Andrzej Duda, and frankly, it was a huge disappointment, because in recent weeks and months, a difference was visible between President Andrzej Duda and Mr. Nawrocki and the party leader. But President Andrzej Duda still gave in, when he was ordered to appear at a party event and shed those pretenses of independence again, he did it. And he stood on one side [of Jarosław Kaczyński], Nawrocki stood on the other side,” Rafał Trzaskowski said in Toruń.

“This is exactly the picture that you should all remember, because that’s what these elections are about. Will we have a party president, will we have Kaczyński’s decision representing us, or will we have an independent president who will represent you, Polish women and men,” he continued.

– We can have different views and look at various matters differently. We can argue with each other, discuss, but we cannot abandon those values that built this nation, our nation, the Polish nation – and these are Christian values, freedom, and sovereignty – said Karol Nawrocki in Nowa Dęba.

– So much is said today about the white and red flag. Unfortunately, discussing history and national symbols with those who are masters of amnesia, of forgetting, who have neither learned the lessons of history nor the most important values for us, for Poles, is unfortunately difficult. Because they don't understand basic facts – Karol Nawrocki said in Nowa Dęba.

– They don't understand and don't remember that the Polish soldier, when conquering Bologna, Monte Cassino, when Gen. Stanisław Maczek, in the name of the Polish state, reached Wilhelmshaven, hoisted the white and red flag as a symbol of their victory over those who did not serve these values – he continued.

– The white and red flag is not only a symbol of the Polish nation's innocence and red – a symbol of our sacrifice in the fight for freedom, but it is also a symbol of those values that all politicians of the Polish state should serve – said Karol Nawrocki in Nowa Dęba.

– I will repeat them once again: these are Christian values, freedom, sovereignty, and democracy. If someone doesn't fit within these values, it's hard to find their reflection in the white and red flag. It's difficult if there is no respect for these values – he stated.

– This is not a discussion about our grace of faith or lack thereof, but yes, Christian values have built our national community. They are also in this flag, and we should remember this – he added.

– Planting the white and red flag in places that were won by Polish soldiers is a certain symbol that should be known to those who aspire to state power. Do your history homework. And if you take the white and red flag, that’s good. Because it’s the most beautiful flag in the whole world – said Karol Nawrocki in Nowa Dęba.

– I started my visit here with the Volunteer Firefighters (OSP), who are our heroes across Poland, and I saw a new headquarters built with funds from the Strategic Investment Program. For 8 years, the United Right government took care of public finances in such a way that it was possible to build roads, educational institutions, and stadiums. I just drove past the stadium a moment ago as well – said Karol Nawrocki in Nowa Dęba.

– We should all ask those who do not want to work for Poland and do not listen to Poles what they are doing and where our financial resources are. As President of the Polish state, I will be the guardian of our common money, which must be spent wisely and sustainably – he continued.

– We need a Commander-in-Chief who is emotionally stable – that is very important – but also consistent in his views. Someone who will implement the program and projects they declare. Someone who will strive for us to have at least a 300,000-strong Polish army – Karol Nawrocki said in Nowa Dęba.

– Someone who will take care of our alliance with the United States and Poland's position within the North Atlantic Alliance. Someone who will ensure that illegal migrants do not roam the streets of Polish cities, because we did not invite them – he listed.

– I want to ask you to mobilize in these final days of the election campaign. To persuade those who are still unconvinced today. We can truly win these elections, and we will win them. A normal Poland will win, we will win these elections for Poland, we are very close – said Karol Nawrocki in Nowa Dęba.

– I invited Rafał Trzaskowski to a debate, and he refused because he has this concept that you don't argue with friends. I, on the other hand, believe that one must argue with friends, not cover things up with a pink blanket, because you can debate with them in a cultured, factual, and substantive way. Magda Biejat will be there, and tomorrow we'll see each other in Gdynia – said Szymon Hołownia on TVN24's "Fakty po Faktach" (Facts after Facts).

– I believe that yes [the Braun case is for the prosecution] […] we lifted Braun's immunity, we did it at the beginning of last year, he still does not have an indictment for what happened in the Sejm, I don't know what we are still waiting for, what the prosecution is still waiting for – said Szymon Hołownia on TVN24.

– Immunity lifted, no indictment, the question is whether it will be the same in this case. This man should disappear from public debate, this man is a disgrace to Poland, what he says is a disgrace to Poland – he continued.

– This campaign will be decided after the May Day holidays. […] The last 12 days will be the time when these polls will fluctuate up and down, I don't know where they will take me, but I intend to fight until the very end. It seems to me that a close encounter with Mentzen is imminent, it's within reach, and a double-digit result is also achievable – said Szymon Hołownia on TVN24.

– I also [wonder how Maciak gathered signatures] […] I have a solution for that, but unfortunately, some in the Sejm, and I say this with regret, including our coalition partners, also those who today propose raising this signature limit, are blocking the possibility of collecting signatures electronically, through the Trusted Profile – said Szymon Hołownia on TVN24.

– This will ensure that we have verified these people […] we will know who they are, whether there was no copying of graves – he continued.

– There are many things we should do. […] How many candidate committees for president do we have registered versus the number of candidates. This happens election after election. Why? For the money available in the election commissions. 40, sometimes 50 committees register for presidential elections in order to earn on fees in the election commissions, and sometimes it can happen that in these polling stations, there are representatives only of these committees, and no real representative of a real candidate – he went on to say.

– I hope that, awakened by what has happened, the codification commission […] the subcommittee dealing with electoral law, the Electoral Code, will get moving and see that we can’t sleep on this any longer. […] I am open to discussing raising this limit [of signatures required to become a presidential candidate], but let’s do it wisely – he added.

– I believe it is a good idea, because we could face the same problem as Spain. Because, according to the analyses of some experts, the massive blackout that occurred in Spain resulted from issues with managing the stability of the power grid after the shutdown of conventional power plants and the connection of too many renewable energy sources – said Krzysztof Bosak in Polsat News.

– I think that commemorating the fact that a group of Polish citizens of Jewish nationality, who were systematically murdered by the German occupiers at the final stage of the ghetto's liquidation, resisted them and fought the Germans, I think that is not a disgrace, and I think commemorating it is not a disgrace – said Krzysztof Bosak in Polsat News.

– We don't particularly worry about polls, and when they rose, approached, or even exceeded some 20%, we said we weren't getting excited about polls. The election result matters, and today we are saying exactly the same thing – stated Krzysztof Bosak in Polsat News.

– Sławomir Mentzen has a stable position as the third candidate, chasing the second candidate in the polls, Karol Nawrocki, and competing with him to represent right-wing voters and reach the second round of the presidential election. I wish Sławek success; he is working very hard, has already visited almost 300 districts, and intends to be the first candidate in Poland to visit all districts during an election campaign – he continued.

– Antisemitism is an absolutely judgmental term. There's a saying that it's up to Jewish people to decide who is an antisemite. I don't consider myself an expert and I'll leave it to others to argue about where the boundaries of antisemitism lie. Frankly, I'm not particularly interested in that. I'm more interested in eliminating anti-Polish statements from the debate – said Krzysztof Bosak on Polsat News.

– I can imagine that some judge might find [offense] here, but I don't see any offense to any group of people. I see clear opinions, opinions tinged with aversion, that is undoubtedly [towards Jews] and towards the exhibition of symbols associated with the history and tradition of that nation. I believe that flaunting one's aversion is completely futile – he added.

– There are strong emotions, not just with one candidate, I have seen strong emotions in many. However, the principle of democracy is that this democratic process, parliamentary debates, pre-election debates are precisely meant to allow accumulated social emotions to be expressed, so that they do not erupt onto the streets in clashes, but rather find their expression, outlet, and solution to problems through institutions, the electoral process, and parliamentary debate – stated Krzysztof Bosak during the program "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

– I would be cautious at this moment about any demands to imprison people, or censorship, for what someone says in a debate. Such ideas already exist in the Western world, and they do not solve any problems – he added.

– It is clearly visible – and we don’t need to be great discoverers to see this – that these last 3 weeks have been a big rise for Karol Nawrocki. And in the case of Mr. Mentzen and Mr. Trzaskowski, we are talking about a completely opposite direction – said Przemysław Czarnek on Kanał Zero.

– That event in Końskie was Trzaskowski’s failure, by his own wish. […] Mentzen, on the other hand, began his downfall here in this studio – he assessed.

– There was tremendous confusion in Końskie, you could see what was happening there. Scuffling, it almost came to a fight. In connection with that, in all that confusion, something like that probably happened [with Karol Nawrocki’s white and red flag]. And besides, the flag is left in places where victory is achieved, and that's where it was left – said Przemysław Czarnek on Kanał Zero.

– Okay, that's a weak spin – commented Robert Mazurek.

– But it exists – replied the PiS MP, at which both began to laugh.

– If we're scoring, it's 1-0 to my opponent, because he admitted: 'well, it's weak, but it exists.' That was quite good, I admit – stated the host.

– We are on the centre-right side. I talk with my colleagues from Konfederacja, I haven't spoken with Sławek Mentzen for a long time because he is busy today. But before he became a presidential candidate, I also spoke with him a few times. And truly, on many issues, we agree on what should be done in Poland, what changes should be introduced, and in which direction we should go. Why should we attack him? – said Przemysław Czarnek on Kanał Zero.

– However, when we have a reason to attack, we attack. When Mentzen's colleagues voted to lift the immunity of Mariusz Błaszczak, who revealed a treacherous defence plan on the Vistula – even Witek Tumanowicz, a Member of Parliament from Zamość, did this […] – then we attacked. […] When Konfederacja's colleagues say they will also discuss a coalition with Civic Platform, then we attack too, because who are we supposed to talk to? – he continued.

– Sławomir Mentzen has not said this yet. But I heard Przemysław Wipler, who said: yes, I will vote for Karol Nawrocki in the second round. He said it openly. I heard Robert Winnicki, who said: yes, I will vote for Karol Nawrocki in the second round. […] A Confederation man, a nationalist. […] I heard many of those who are today on the side of the Confederation, and they say it directly – said Przemysław Czarnek on Kanał Zero.

– I hope and trust that Sławomir Mentzen will do exactly the same and will oppose Trzaskowski, thus supporting Nawrocki – he stated.

– We will face a challenge that will be easier than in 2016 and 2017. Because blackmail from the EU will no longer work. In 2016, 2017, when we started the reform of the judiciary, they pounced on us: the CJEU, the ECtHR, the Venice Commission, Timmermans, Juncker, one after another, and they told us: if you don't abandon this reform, if you want to continue to hold judges disciplinarily accountable, we will cut off your financial resources from the Union – said Przemysław Czarnek on Kanał Zero.

– Only then, there were much more funds from the EU than what we paid into the EU budget. Today, we are practically net contributors. Soon we will be, perhaps next year – he stated.

– If I were to be responsible for the reform of the judiciary in the next government, I would implement it, and very quickly. And projects are already being prepared in this regard, some are even ready. And I will not look to any EU. And if the CJEU, the ECtHR, Jourová together with Timmermans come to me, I will politely tell them that the last plane to Brussels departs at 16:15 and they should take it, because otherwise, I will tell them a story about a snake – he declared.

– The snake goes: ssss… – Czarnek added.