At 9:00 AM, the Sejm will resume its deliberations – it is the final day of the session. Deputies will, as part of the first reading, address a citizen's bill regarding the introduction of mandatory religious or ethics classes for 2 academic hours per week in, among other institutions, kindergartens, primary schools, general high schools, technical schools, and vocational schools.

At 12:00 PM, a voting block of just under 3 hours will commence, during which, among other matters, the president of the Office of Electronic Communications will be appointed.

At 9:30 AM, a press conference will be held in the Sejm by the leader of the PiS parliamentary club, Mariusz Błaszczak, along with PiS parliamentarians Mieczysław Golba, Marcin Warchoł, Zbigniew Hoffmann, and Sebastian Łukaszewicz.

At 11:00 AM, the Council of Ministers will convene. On the agenda are the draft budget law for 2026, as well as the draft strategy for public finance sector debt management for the years 2026–2026, and the Three-Year Plan for the limit of civil servant appointments for the years 2026–2028. Furthermore, the government will adopt a draft resolution concerning changes to the National Reconstruction and Resilience Plan.

- I think we all failed on the communication side. This is not a matter of failure, it's a matter of not being able to get our message across to voters, because in reality, there are many lies and untruths on this issue. Because it is Civic Platform, Civic Coalition that is introducing the nighttime sales ban and going much further, as it is introducing a whole 'safe night' program in Warsaw - said Marcin Kierwiński in the 'Piasecki Interview' on TVN24, when asked who failed on the issue of the nighttime alcohol sales ban in Warsaw.

- We are introducing a program to reduce alcohol points of sale, a threat map, more City Guard patrols, so what the councilors proposed goes further than what some urban movements wanted - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24.

- Rafał Trzaskowski withdrew his project after talks with councilors, stating that we are presenting a broader project [...] Civic Coalition councilors voted against the left's project because what they presented is more effective - he continued.

- Rafał Trzaskowski is the head in Warsaw as the mayor. [...] I am in conversation with Rafał Trzaskowski and it was a joint decision, I want to say this very clearly, to introduce this program in stages. The decision of the mayor and the Civic Coalition councilors. Did I know about this joint decision? Yes, of course I knew - Marcin Kierwiński said on TVN24, when asked if he had given the "green light for such and such decisions" regarding the limitation of alcohol sales, given that "he is the head of Warsaw structures and the head of various bosses".

- Shooting down, at this moment I have the impression that politicians have gotten carried away rhetorically, they talk about shooting down, but everyone knows that it is a last resort and usually avoided. If a country shoots down someone's plane, it is a very escalatory approach. No, it will not mean war. There have been countries that mutually shot down each other's planes and were not at war. However, if a country shoots down a plane, it must reckon with an analogous action in the other direction, and in my opinion, it is neither necessary nor beneficial - stated Krzysztof Bosak in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

- We must take [a possible NATO confrontation with Russia] into account because we border Russia. Russia is an aggressive state for which waging wars is a normal way of conducting politics. If it doesn't attack some country every few years, the politicians in the Kremlin apparently feel unwell, so we must consider this, and all NATO countries do. What may concern us is the insufficient level of preparedness of our own Armed Forces - stated Krzysztof Bosak on Radio Zet.

- If these are comprehensive solutions... [...] I believe that, for example, a ban on alcohol advertising is entirely justified. However, as a general principle, I would leave these decisions to local governments – said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24, when asked about legislative proposals restricting alcohol sales nationwide.

- I believe that these decisions should be made by local governments – he continued.

- I did not speak with the Prime Minister before this decision, and I say this with full responsibility. I assume that none of my councillors, mine in the sense of the Civic Coalition in Warsaw, spoke with the Prime Minister either – stated Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24, when asked if the Prime Minister had been consulted before Rafał Trzaskowski and Civic Coalition councillors made their decisions.

- I assume, I can speak for myself, at that [National Security Council] meeting I did not share any information marked with the 'restricted' clause because I know that sharing such information carries legal responsibility [...]. I speak for myself, but I assume that all my fellow ministers were fully aware that Mr. Cenckiewicz does not have the possibility to obtain data with a restricted clause and they did not share such information - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24.

- No. Absolutely not, this is a fundamental issue, who has a security clearance [...]. If the ABW [Internal Security Agency] [...] does not issue him this certificate, then there is no exception whatsoever - he continued, when asked if one should "just let it go" and Sławomir Cenckiewicz should be granted access to classified information.

- 100% no, it is a matter of responsibility, responsibility for the state. [...] I understand that the presidential center, the BBN [National Security Bureau], must also be informed about such information, but these letters will be directed not to Mr. Cenckiewicz, but to those who have such clearances - he went on to say, when asked if "some kind of quiet agreement, we give you a certificate for Cenckiewicz, and you give us a few ambassadors, such a deal will not happen".

- There are no such talks. However, from the moment the left-wing parties formed an agreement to win, we had a Senate pact, it was a pact of a left-wing or center-left nature. Yes [PSL is left-wing], it operated legally during the communist era - stated Krzysztof Bosak in Radio Zet.

- If parties with a left-wing profile can form an agreement in order to win, then other parties can also form agreements. However, nobody is discussing it right now. I don't rule anything out, I believe we should look for partners in order to win, not look in one party, but in various ones - he continued.

- If centrist parties wanted to win Senate elections together with us, by fielding good pro-Polish, conservative, liberal, or national candidates, we should talk about it - Bosak emphasized.

- I believe that he [President Nawrocki] should veto it [the act regarding aid for Ukrainians]. What he will do, I don't know - stated Krzysztof Bosak on Radio Zet.

- We have always said that we are open to a coalition that could dethrone Donald Tusk and his government, and the December 13th coalition, within this Sejm and with the current balance of political forces. We are capable of supporting any coalition, including with Kosiniak-Kamysz, that would begin to think about the interests of the Polish state, rather than its destruction - said Przemysław Czarnek on the Poranek Radia Wnet program.

- I don't know if such a coalition is truly possible today, or if Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz would genuinely accept such a proposal. But I can certainly say that PiS will undertake all decisions aimed at ending Donald Tusk's government - he declared.

He stated: - I am counting on the December 13th coalition and Donald Tusk's government to fall this autumn, and a new coalition of Polish matters, as we would call it, to emerge, which would seriously address the interests of the Polish state in alliance with the United States, an alliance both military and economic. A great window is opening through which one can pass and seize an opportunity that previous generations did not have.

- If Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz or Marshal Michał Kamiński also thinks this way, then this is our shared thinking - he added.

- I gladly meet and talk with Mateusz Morawiecki, as well as with people whom you in the media perceive as close to Mateusz Morawiecki. I also very gladly take photos with Mateusz Morawiecki - said Przemysław Czarnek during the Morning broadcast on Radio Wnet.

- We have no secrets from each other and we gladly cooperate, also thinking together about Poland. However, for that meeting, which you mentioned and at which there was a photo, Patryk Jaki invited me, among others. Therefore, I was not the one who invited and could have invited Mateusz Morawiecki. There are no tricks here - he continued, referring to the meeting with Patryk Jaki, Jacek Sasin, and Tobiasz Bocheński.

- Regarding PO's influence over the Mayor of Warsaw, I'm starting to get the impression that it would be healthier if Donald Tusk appointed a commissioner in Warsaw, rather than the way they are currently mistreating that poor Trzaskowski - stated Krzysztof Bosak on Radio Zet.

- Even within Civic Coalition, the necessity of changing the Prime Minister is increasingly discussed [...] Of course, yes [I hear that this is happening], it is the largest partner among the four groupings forming the government today, and therefore it is their right, and I would even say their duty, to nominate a new candidate for Prime Minister. Unless they truly believe they have no one better than Donald Tusk, then perhaps the coalition can continue - said Marek Sawicki in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on the program "Sedno Sprawy" on Radio Plus.

- No, I am not saying he is a burden, they are talking about the need to change the Prime Minister [...] I spoke before the reconstruction, I spoke with many politicians of Civic Coalition, both younger and older ones, I know most of them personally. I pointed out to them that this is the last moment to change the Prime Minister, that a government reconstruction without changing the Prime Minister will not bring the expected results. And it seems to me that these results are lacking - he continued, when asked what PO politicians are saying, whether Donald Tusk is a burden.

- The actions and statements of President Jarosław Kaczyński, as well as his conversations with PiS MPs, are aimed at making us all aware that a victory with an absolute majority of votes and PiS's sole rule is possible in the next elections. Every political party fights for this, and President Kaczyński is also striving for this in his actions - said Przemysław Czarnek during the Morning broadcast on Radio Wnet.

„I am very happy that in such a setting I can talk about something that from my point of view, a very personal one too, we will today talk about perhaps the most important, not the biggest, but the most important success of recent years and our ideas” – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference in a municipal nursery in Grójec.

„If there is something I am truly proud of and genuinely happy about, it is precisely such places, which were created thanks to the „Active Parent” program. I use the original name „babciowe” [a colloquial term implying financial support for grandparents to help with childcare], that's where it all came from, so from the idea to provide financial support to families, not only mothers and fathers, but entire families who would like to take the best possible care of their little ones at the same time, and at the same time be as active as possible, including professionally active. And this has succeeded” – he continued.

- Thanks to the ideas of Minister [Aleksandra] Gajewska, this program ['Active Parent'] has exceeded its initial scope and intentions, and thanks to this, such facilities are not only being created in Polish cities and villages, but their accessibility, including financial accessibility, is incomparably better today - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press conference at a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- I know that averages are always something that may not entirely convince people, but here this average is striking. Before we introduced this program, a nursery place cost an average of PLN 1000, and today it's under PLN 100. On average. There are certainly places in Poland where one pays more, there are places in Poland where one pays less, or nothing, but on average in Poland today, parents pay over 10 times less for a nursery place than before this program came into effect - stated the head of government.

- We have no illusions. [...] Neither 800+ nor the 'Active Parent' program, 'grandma's benefit' – all these projects combine to form the largest program supporting families with children in all of Europe. Nowhere in Europe is there aid as developed, also proportionally to the state's capabilities, as in Poland - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press conference at a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- But this is still not enough to encourage young people to start families and have children. We still have a demographic problem. So now it's high time for children and family to truly become very fashionable. We are doing a lot so that motherhood, fatherhood, and starting a family are not associated with such financial and organizational burdens - he indicated.

- What the state can do, and has done in the first place, which is ensuring that a child, children, or a family are not a reason for a decline in living or material status, we are succeeding in doing. That one can remain active – we are succeeding in doing that. And now it's time to convince people that children are a brilliant thing and having children is truly something wonderful. Look how many couples we have made happy by reinstating in vitro - he continued.

- We have a government meeting shortly, where we will adopt the budget bill and search for that balance – and it is very difficult – between armaments and aid for children. Of course, funds must be found for everything. Yes, we are stretching the budget to its limits, but we are aware that you cannot economize on the security of the homeland and the future of our children - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference in a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- Every minister of health, practically, begins their work with the obvious question: where will more money for health come from? Healthcare costs more and more, and we are all aware of this - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference at a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- We will certainly not raise the health contribution. Please treat the statement of the [health] minister as a clear signal that we must organize financial support for healthcare beyond what the ministry and the National Health Fund currently have at their disposal - he indicated.

- Every year, and I'm talking about this year too, we allocate not less, but more to healthcare. And I'm not talking about billions, but tens of billions of zlotys more than in any previous year. But it's still not enough - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference at a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- We will still be analyzing very precisely where these expenditures can be rationalized, where this money is being wasted, where it does not directly serve the health of patients, because we would like this money to primarily work for the health of patients - he continued.

As he admitted: - Yes, a series of difficult and tough conversations awaits us, primarily within the triangle of the National Health Fund (NFZ) – the Ministry of Finance and Economy – and the Ministry of Health. I will also be participating in this.

- We will inform you about the results. But as I said, we are not planning to raise the health contribution - he emphasized.

- The social injustice of this solution [a tax on combustion engine cars] was glaring: I am not wealthy, so I can only afford a cheap car, and therefore Morawiecki invented that I would pay an additional fee, effectively a tax. From the very beginning, I asked the ministry of funds to reconstruct the KPO [National Reconstruction Plan] in such a way that this would disappear and be replaced by other pro-ecological solutions, but ones that do not harm people. I asked, I waited, and I got my way - Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference in a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- So, sometimes Cabinet meetings are turbulent, right? - he asked.

- Right - replied the Minister of Family, Aleksandra Gajewska, who was present at the conference.

- I am not here to be particularly nice, but to be effective. And yes, this Cabinet has led to the fact that yesterday we concluded the process of swapping certain milestones for others. And now negotiations will take place in the Commission for the Commission to consider these other ideas. And none of these ideas or projects will hit people in the pocket; that's what I wanted - the head of government continued.

- The police could just as well say that they don't like a stance on a particular Constitutional Tribunal ruling, so they'll arrest them. This is more or less the same level of idiocy and complete contempt for the rule of law – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference at a municipal nursery in Grójec, when asked about Bogdan Święczkowski's letter to the Commander-in-Chief of the Police.

In his correspondence to Gen. Insp. Marek Boron, Święczkowski stated that the potential arrest and forced attendance of Zbigniew Ziobro at the Pegasus investigative committee hearing could lead to legal, including criminal, liability for police officers.

- When PiS decided that someone like Mr. Święczkowski would head the Tribunal, there was probably no doubt that it was more about being a PiS gendarme than someone who was supposed to safeguard constitutional order in Poland. And this is clearly visible today – Tusk continued.

- This is a very bad moment in the history of Polish law. This is the final straw, a completely shameless declaration: "What do we care about law, the constitution, […] we will decide here what this law should look like". And in the hands of Święczkowskis and similar apparatchiks, it looks exceptionally ugly – he assessed.

- I am submitting a formal motion to change the method of conducting votes, such that votes could be conducted by Marshal Włodzimierz Czarzasty, and you, Mr. Marshal, could go out before the Sejm to meet with the 'Last Generation' association, which has been trying to meet with you, despite your promises that you are open to it. You refused entry to Last Generation so they couldn't present a bill in the Sejm aimed at both saving PKP Cargo and helping trade unions - stated Anna Maria-Żukowska in the Sejm.

- A clever attempt to speed up the rotation [of marshals] - replied Szymon Hołownia.

"Unemployment in Poland has been rising for the third month in a row, and this is happening during months when it should be stable or falling. The unemployment rate has increased to 5.5%, and the number of registered unemployed has already reached 856,000," said Mateusz Morawiecki in a recording on X.

"What will the government do? Are they truly standing by passively as jobs are eliminated? The Prime Minister of Polish unemployment is, at least, consistent in one thing. It's a shame it's to the detriment of Poles," he continued.

Bezrobocie rośnie 3. miesiąc z rzędu i wynosi już 5,5%. Ta koalicja zawodzi Polskę. Czy stać nas na kolejne 2 lata takiego chaosu? Udostępnij, jeśli uważasz, że Polska zasługuje na rząd, który tworzy miejsca pracy, a nie je niszczy! pic.twitter.com/JV0BJ94yp7

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) September 26, 2025

The Sejm did not agree to reject the presidential draft bill on ensuring the implementation of the Central Communication Port investment at its first reading, meaning Karol Nawrocki's proposal will be sent for further work in committee.

The draft was not rejected, even though the entire Civic Coalition voted against it, because the Poland 2050 parliamentary club was divided – some MPs voted for, some against, and another group abstained.

In total, 203 MPs voted 'for', 211 MPs voted against, and 12 abstained.

Only 191 MPs supported the rejection of the citizen's bill concerning religious education (two compulsory hours per week) at its first reading. 231 voted against it, meaning the proposal has been sent for further work in committee.

Voting against the rejection, alongside the Law and Justice (PiS) parliamentary club, were the Polish People's Party (PSL) and Confederation clubs, as well as a portion of Poland 2050 MPs.

Primarily Civic Coalition (KO), The Left, and the other part of Poland 2050 MPs voted for the rejection.

"The 'manager' came to ensure his coalition stays in line, but partisanship lost to an ambitious Poland. President Nawrocki's project concerning #TakDlaCPK will be processed in the Sejm," wrote Mateusz Morawiecki on social media.

"Kierownik" przyszedł dopilnować swojej koalicji, ale partyjniactwo przegrało z ambitną Polską.

Projekt Prezydenta @NawrockiKn w sprawie #TakDlaCPK będzie procedowany w Sejmie. ?

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) September 26, 2025

- Konfederacja continuously warns that censorship is approaching. Well, yes, because legal acts appear constantly, regardless of whether PiS or PO is in power, which aim to limit freedom of speech. […] We have a new project […] this is an attempt to amend the Act on the Provision of Electronic Services. […] What the government is doing is an attempt to introduce administrative censorship, meaning that some official will decide what should disappear from the internet - said Krzysztof Bosak in a recording published on Kanal Zero.

- This is happening under the pretext of implementing EU regulations, specifically the Digital Services Act, known as DSA. […] They are listing a whole series of articles based on which it is defined what content is legal, what is illegal, and they want to create a procedure where an official will be able to order service providers, servers, to immediately remove certain content. […] And an official, after an appropriate denunciation, will make such a decision - he continued.

- Who is supposed to file these denunciations? An interesting catalogue: the prosecutor's office, the police, the National Revenue Administration […], but also the service recipient, and thus perhaps simply every internet user and - pay attention - a trusted signaling entity. I am very curious who will be among the trusted signaling entities - he stated.

- It is supposed to work in such a way that an application will be filed, and this power of preventive censorship will be placed in the hands of the president […] of the Office of Electronic Communications. We are currently just before a new president of the Office of Electronic Communications is to be chosen. This is a very important position that is rarely discussed, and this person could gain the power to decide what you can say, write, or publish on the internet - indicated the leader of Konfederacja.

- Currently, it is the court, through a normal two-instance proceeding, that decides whether something you have published was legal or illegal. […] And this is supposed to change in such a way that, simply, in urgent proceedings, some officials will prepare opinions, and the president of the Office of Electronic Communications will click on some forms or give a signature: remove, don't remove… - he went on to say.

In his opinion: - This is the recreation, at the request of the European Union, interestingly, but by our state, of a de facto censor's office. […] This is later supposed to be subject to judicial review, but if this review works the way judicial review of administrative decisions works now, it's like saying “write to Berdychiv” (a Polish idiom meaning it's pointless and will never be acted upon). […] We will, of course, oppose such regulations.

W najnowszym materiale Konfederacji na Kanale Zero na YouTube omawiam między innymi rządowe plany cenzury internetu. Pod pretekstem wdrażania unijnego Digital Services Act rząd chce wprowadzić mechanizm administracyjnej cenzury, w którym urzędnik (bez wyroku sądu) będzie mógł… pic.twitter.com/DT8PRBkM5y

— Krzysztof Bosak ?? (@krzysztofbosak) September 26, 2025

The Sejm has passed a bill authored by Civic Coalition (KO) that introduces a complete ban on keeping dogs on a chain.

280 MPs voted "for" the bill, including all coalition MPs present in the chamber. The Law and Justice (PiS) club was divided in the vote: 49 MPs voted in favour of the law, including Jarosław Kaczyński, while 84 were against, 30 abstained, and a certain group – as can be seen by comparing earlier and later votes – removed their voting cards. Confederation voted entirely against.

- I told the President that [...] I would be absolutely delighted if it turned out that they [Karol Nawrocki and Radosław Sikorski] could jointly agree on a collection of ambassadors acceptable to both the President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. However, I have not received a response so far - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press briefing in the Sejm.

He stated: - I am always ready to meet with the President of the Republic of Poland. I am not doing him a favor; it's not a problem at all. The problem is substantive and in a double dimension.

- Firstly, there seems to be a fundamental difference in assessing who is suitable and who is not suitable to be an ambassador, and in different capitals. Most importantly – and this, unfortunately, is becoming a bad tradition – the constitution is interpreted differently. This means the government is responsible for foreign policy. The President has a role to play in various procedures, including the ambassadorial one, but it is the government that conducts and is responsible for foreign policy, and the President should not block this - he stated.

- I have no idea what President Nawrocki will veto and what he won't. Presidents from the right side, Mr. Duda and Mr. Nawrocki, have something about them that makes them like to veto. […] Perhaps after a short history lesson, refreshed, the president would realize that vetoing for the sake of vetoing makes no sense. […] For now, unfortunately, vetoing comes with great ease to him, perhaps he derives some pleasure from it - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press briefing in the Sejm.

- Regarding the issue of religion, as you know, the October 15th Coalition is characterized by the fact that on matters concerning the value system and the relationship with the Church, it is not a cohesive bloc, thinking identically about these issues. I have, of course, spoken with Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz, and this is no surprise to me. We have a different view on this matter - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press briefing in the Sejm, when asked about KO's lost vote on the citizen's bill regarding mandatory religion or ethics classes in schools.

- It seems to me that this is the worst path, especially from the perspective of the Church's current condition, to force something. I don't understand it and I wouldn't advise anyone to make religion a school compulsion, because nothing good will come of it - he assessed.

- Of course, I would prefer if we also had identical views within the coalition on matters of religion or the relationship with the Church, but we don't. The Polish People's Party (PSL) has a different view than I do, and they have the right to that. I am not satisfied with this, but I cannot question their right to vote in such a way - he added.

- I do not accept the MPs' vote. Not because it is a presidential project, although it should be clear to everyone, starting with Marshal Hołownia, that an attempt to govern through presidential draft laws while simultaneously vetoing everything the government adopts is also a blatant violation of what the constitution says about how the system in Poland should function - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press briefing in the Sejm.

We wrote more about the vote on the President's project here

- Today, this is a great dispute about whether the president will increasingly seize areas of power against the constitution, or whether, in accordance with the constitution, the government and the parliamentary majority will decide on the course of events in the country - he continued.

"This is a bad sign from Poland 2050 and Marshal Hołownia"

- I will be very interested in explanations or a position, but I do not hide that this is - from my point of view - a bad sign from Poland 2050 and Marshal Hołownia - he indicated.

- We have our own wise, sensible version [of CPK] with high-speed rail, a rational one. We started building it and we don't want those who drew 1000 plans, spent hundreds of millions of zlotys on their salaries, and did nothing in this matter, to hinder us. President Nawrocki is on the side of those people - he continued.

"This bodes very ill for the future"

- I am sorry that Marshal Hołownia and such a large group of MPs from his party also stood on President Nawrocki's side on this issue, because this bodes very ill for the future - he stated.

"Donald Tusk is losing control of the coalition, and this is very good news for Poland. The presidential project on CPK will continue to be processed!" - wrote Mariusz Błaszczak on X.

This is a reaction to the result of the vote on the presidential project concerning CPK. The Sejm did not agree to reject the project in its first reading, partly because 12 MPs from Poland 2050 abstained from voting.

Donald Tusk traci kontrolę nad koalicją, a to jest bardzo dobra wiadomość dla Polski. Prezydencki projekt o CPK będzie dalej procedowany!

— Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) September 26, 2025

- Until yesterday, most coalition partners, in a more or less official capacity, were of the opinion in the infrastructure committee that this bill [the presidential bill on CPK] should be sent for committee reading, not rejected in the first reading. This bill contains many errors, largely replicating the citizens' bill we had already worked on, and in a simple way repeating the solutions that PiS proposed. However, in principle, the vote that took place was a procedural vote - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press briefing.

- If you have, and you certainly do, questions regarding my vote, for example, on the bill concerning religion lessons, I am stating very clearly and unequivocally: I want it to be worked on in committee. My position is clear - there should be one mandatory lesson of religion or ethics, because there must be some space for learning about values in school, so that our children do not learn solely about numbers - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press briefing.

- As you know, the issue of prohibiting alcohol sales after 11 PM in various cities in Poland always evokes emotions, and it's not as if the majority wants one thing or the other. These are emotions, I would say, quite symmetrical - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press briefing in the Sejm.

- Arguments are coming from very different sides [...] in favor of freedom of trade, human rights, that everyone has the right to drink when they want. And on the other hand, arguments that I consider stronger. I am more convinced by the arguments of those who say that perhaps there are no great successes, but there is a clear, palpable improvement: in emergency rooms and on the streets at night in large cities where a ban has been introduced - he continued.

"There's No Point Arguing About It"

- I believe it's worth doing, just so it doesn't become a cause for arguments, whether within the coalition or generally. There's no point arguing about it. Surely everyone cares about drinking a little less in Poland - stated the head of government.

"I Made It Clear to My Colleagues Involved in This Dispute..."

- I made it clear to my colleagues involved in this dispute about how it should look, that it would be good, firstly, not to argue about such obvious things, because it's about the well-being of the residents, and that it's worth trying to make clear decisions. Not that on one side of the street you can buy after 11 PM, and on the other side you can't. That's a bit unserious - he assessed.

As indicated by PDT: - I welcomed the information that all actors in this process have come to an agreement and that President Trzaskowski will carry out his project in the coming months.

- "Poland First! Poles First! This slogan is being realized in the #YesToCPK bill, which, as a result of today's vote, passed its first reading and has been sent for committee work," wrote President Karol Nawrocki on social media.

- I thank all the Parliamentarians who voted for #YesToCPK. An important and courageous decision! For Poland, for Poles," emphasized the President of the Republic of Poland.

Po pierwsze Polska! Po pierwsze Polacy!

To hasło realizuje się w ustawie #TakdlaCPK, która w wyniku dzisiejszego głosowania przeszła pierwsze czytanie i trafiła do prac komisji.

Dziękuję wszystkim Parlamentarzystom, którzy byli za #TakdlaCPK. Ważna i odważna decyzja! Dla…

— Karol Nawrocki (@NawrockiKn) September 26, 2025

- This is an act that is important for many Polish families, it has been long-awaited in many Polish homes, meaning the act concerning the freezing of energy prices – here of course there is the President’s signature. So, this solution related to the heating voucher has also gained the President’s approval – said Zbigniew Bogucki at a press conference.

"I disagree with these simplifications of a 'turn to the right.' In general, I think that today 'right' and 'left' tell us absolutely nothing in political discourse" - said Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy, when asked about the idea that a turn to the right would allow winning the campaign without losing liberal and left-wing voters.

"If anyone expected that by traveling all over Poland, to small towns, to Polish villages, we would only and exclusively talk about the rights of sexual minorities, about abortion, about women's rights, then they don't understand what has happened in Poland. That is, we traveled around Poland and I traveled around Poland and responded to the needs that I saw among voters and responded to the questions they asked me" - he continued.

"Polish women and Polish men asked me about security, they asked me about migration, they asked me about the contents of their wallets, they asked me what kind of president I would be, they asked me about cooperation with the government, and it is natural that I answered these questions" - he went on to say.

- Yesterday there was a very interesting discussion with Sławek Sierakowski and Przemek, who clearly stated that we are making one big mistake, namely focusing solely on topics that are important to us, I mean the liberal side, without listening to what voters are saying. They talked about how everyone should be a bit of a populist today - said Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy.

- Then, at the moment when someone in a presidential campaign, when they need to convince at least 51% of compatriots, focuses on what is truly important to them, our mainstream, our commentators get outraged that someone has allegedly betrayed their ideals - he continued.

- Everyone knows what my views are regarding sexual minorities, regarding women's rights, regarding abortion, because I've been talking about nothing else for 15 years - he went on to say.

- The democratic camp today is strong when it speaks with one voice. Unfortunately, it has come to pass that before the election campaign it spoke with one voice, but during the campaign it stopped speaking with one voice. It is natural that if we have several candidates, a dozen or so candidates from the democratic side, or a few, that they engage in some kind of rivalry amongst themselves, however, rivalry can be conducted peacefully or quite aggressively. I leave it to you to judge how aggressive this rivalry was - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- The 2027 elections are winnable. Just as it was possible to win in 2025, it is possible to win the elections in 2027. Provided that the entire democratic side cooperates with each other - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- Look at what happened in the Sejm today. If it continues like today, where some will wonder if they are closer to President Nawrocki, while they are co-creating the government today, or closer to the government, then it will end in one big catastrophe - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- I'm talking about something completely different. I'm just saying that it so happens that very many of our supporters, the mainstream, let's call them liberal, independent media, they are always dissatisfied. And great, I've learned to live with it - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- The journalist asked me, 'You disappeared.' Did I disappear? I wasn't in the media, but today, candidates who are not in mainstream media win. Today, candidates who create their own channels, have their own outreach channels, and talk to voters win. I don't feel like I disappeared at all - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- The President has finally forced this government to limit benefits for Ukrainian citizens, especially those who do not work in the Republic of Poland, and who sometimes don't even stay here - said Zbigniew Bogucki at a press conference.

"The End of Health Tourism"

- This is the end of health tourism. [...] But it is also a clear message to all Ukrainian citizens that if they want to be here, want to be guests in our country, and want to receive benefits, they must work, they must reside here - he continued.

- The end of the 800 plus benefit for Ukrainian citizens who do not work here in Poland, do not reside in Poland, do not pay social security contributions or taxes, and whose children do not attend school - he went on.

"The President's Veto Forced the Government to Implement Safeguards and Solutions They Didn't Want to Implement 1.5 Years Ago"

- The President's veto on the Ukrainian bill forced the government to implement these safeguards and solutions that they did not want to implement 1.5 years ago, even though they had announced a reduction in the 800 plus benefit since February during the election campaign, and a month ago this government and the parliamentary majority presented a bill to the President of the Republic of Poland that did not contain these solutions at all - he pointed out.

"A Clear Message from the President - This is the Last Such Law He Will Sign"

As stated by the Head of the Presidential Chancellery: - This is the last law that President Nawrocki is signing concerning this form of assistance for Ukrainian citizens. President Nawrocki will not sign any other such law. We must move to normal conditions, meaning treating Ukrainian citizens residing in the territory of the Republic of Poland in the same way as all other foreigners.

- This is a very clear message from the president - the last law that was signed by the president in this assistance formula, special assistance, exceptional assistance. Because today there are no grounds or reasons to continue such actions - he emphasized.

- I see how many of our supporters, and not only, but primarily today looking at President Nawrocki, are mocking the fact that he uses snus, speaks English the way he does, has the posture he has, and takes photos of himself being at the gym in the morning. I understand that we have learned absolutely nothing - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- Because it turns out that 51% or more of Polish women and men have no problem with it, so let's learn, I mean, stop mocking the fact that the president doesn't speak perfect English. Let's consider whether he has something to say. Stop mocking the fact that he loves snus, because it's not a problem for the majority of Polish women and men. So let's learn that if certain things are overemphasized, they start to turn against those who do it - he continued.

- Non-stop [we conduct social research in Civic Platform]. I [read them] - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- If you ask me whether the other side listens more to research and has more humility - yes. And this is something we also need to learn. That is to say, yes, it is true that on our side of the political scene, there are many more politicians who claim their intuition is most important. And I believe this is another thing we need to learn – stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- Attention, listen up. This is directed at all my friends. Let's read the research on whether Polish women and men want restrictions on nighttime alcohol sales - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

– We are local government officials, we debate, and this simply stems from the fact that some of my colleagues had a completely different opinion on this matter, simply because they can't stand bans – said Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy.

– I remind you that two years ago I also started from the premise that Poles can't stand bans. However, that's why I'm a local government official, that's why I conducted consultations, I talked to people, to come to the conclusion that the majority of Warsaw residents actually want such a restriction [on alcohol sales] – he continued.

– This restriction will not solve most problems, and that's why I focused on substantive discussion. And by convincing my colleagues, we collectively reached a compromise that the restriction is not enough, because a whole series of other actions need to be added to it, and that it is better to do it, so that we are all together, first in the city center, draw conclusions from this, and then move on to the next stage – he further elaborated.

- Today, there's a trend for those who have simple answers to very difficult questions. It's about communicating with voters, and that's precisely what we need to change – that today, victory goes not to those who spend time in TV studios, but to those who have a good YouTube reach and meet directly with voters. The winner is the one who says exactly the same thing for 20 minutes, gets on a scooter, and rides away, and doesn't need to speak in a captivating, interesting, or highly original way – stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- I gave it my all. My all. I worked for 8 months, from morning to night. If you ask me if I made any major mistakes, any slip of the tongue, or had any complete blunders? I don't think so - said Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy.

- But does that mean certain things couldn't have been done better? Of course, they could have been, but it would have required doing them for years, planning, being better prepared for it - he continued.

- “A certain rubicon was crossed today. Because if a political group is actually in government and decides to divide and vote with the President, then something deeply concerning is happening. And I’ll go further, if someone is below the electoral threshold, I’ve never publicly offered any advice to my competitors before, but when someone falls into a swamp, they either thrash about and sink faster, or they grab a branch and try to pull themselves out slowly, systematically, with determination. It seems to me that the latter strategy makes significantly more sense. And that’s what I would advise all those who are getting into trouble” - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- Today, Donald Tusk is the Prime Minister, he bears full responsibility, and frankly, I don't see anyone better - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025, when asked about a potential change of Prime Minister to Radosław Sikorski.

- I find it hard to imagine a coalition with Konfederacja. For a simple reason, because it was visible how Konfederacja behaved in these recent... - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- This act [on aid for citizens of Ukraine] is of course not ideal, and the President has many reservations. Because if the presidential draft had passed [...], we would have had far-reaching and better solutions, further tightening this system and solutions that are primarily fair to Poles, but also fair to those Ukrainians who are working - said Zbigniew Bogucki at a press conference.

- Unfortunately, there are no solutions regarding the prosecution of Banderism, regarding the prosecution for the Volhynian lie. There is also no issue of extending the period after which one can apply for citizenship, from 3 to 10 years of permanent residence. And there are also no solutions regarding the increase of penalties and stricter responses to border crimes - he listed.

As Bogucki announced: - Due to the absence of these solutions, the President has today decided that on Monday, two legislative proposals will be submitted to the Marshal of the Sejm concerning the extension of the period after which foreigners, including citizens of Ukraine, will be able to apply for Polish citizenship. […] And similarly, a draft law amending the Penal Code and the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance will be submitted, so as to prosecute all those who will try or wish to spread Banderism or perpetuate the Volhynian lie.

- Yes [...]. I can say with full responsibility: yes, because the Civic Platform has completely changed – said Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy, when asked if, after the situation in the Warsaw City Council, he was able to say that PO is a progressive formation.

- This is also, if I may say so immodestly, my achievement, the achievement of my colleagues who also co-create Campus. Please look at where the Civic Platform was regarding abortion issues, regarding the rights of sexual minorities years ago – he continued.

- We are a completely different party than we were 10 or even 8 years ago. And yes, we are much more progressive than we were before – he went on to say.

- The PSL was the only one throughout this entire campaign to behave as they should. In the second phase of this campaign, they simply supported me very strongly, the candidate who remained in the running - said Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy.

- I felt total enragement [on June 1st, after the election defeat]. The question is whether it motivates you or not. I'll tell you more, when I sometimes watch my opponent today, I don't think: oh dear, that could have been me. Or: oh God, I just feel what I said. But it has to motivate - stated Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy 2025.

- There was a moment when advisors from outside of politics brought us something, saying: listen, in Sweden and Denmark there are programs to give young people money to settle down. Something like an additional, right, 800+ - said Rafał Trzaskowski during Campus Academy.

- We seriously considered it, but then we decided: so what, and a month before the end of the election campaign, I'll come out again with some handout for young people? Will it be credible? Well, we concluded it wouldn't be credible - he continued.

- Even the money would be found in the budget, and if I had won, if I had announced it, if I had won, it would have happened. Only in my opinion, young people don't expect to be bought financially [...] besides, it would immediately be commented on as being panicked, and furthermore, that it doesn't fit the spirit of Civic Platform - he went on to say.

- I saw on the ticker that I was expelled. Just like that. What's more, they expelled me from PO, which I wasn't a member of, so it was quite amusing, but they did it to avoid having to expel me from the parliamentary club, of which I was a member. But they were already afraid to do that, because there would have had to be a discussion, I would have defended myself, etc. I ignored it, and they expelled me from PO. Kierwiński was there all the time, constantly scheming against me, and they invented that then, because it terribly angered them that I was going to the media and further angered them that I was going to the media and not saying what they wanted me to say, but saying the exact opposite things - stated Michał Kamiński during 'a beer with Mentzen'. 

- It is clear that after Nawrocki's victory in a democratic election, the formula for an agreement between right-wing and left-wing parties in defense of democracy is exhausted, because you can defend democracy against those who want to steal elections from you. Nawrocki won the election, and they wanted to steal that victory from him. Who am I supposed to defend Polish democracy from? Poles chose their president - stated Michał Kamiński during "Beer with Mentzen."

- Beyond the fact that Tusk is legitimate, he is a Prime Minister whom 57% of Poles do not trust. According to the latest poll. And I can say that I certainly belong to those 57% of Poles. Because I have the impression that Donald Tusk's time as an effective politician is over. The last 1.5 years of governance have not been the best period in Donald Tusk's political career - stated Michał Kamiński during "Beer with Mentzen".

- Most of the political ideas that he [Donald Tusk] presents, if he presents any, do not work out for him. His latest, biggest political idea was Rafał Trzaskowski as President of Poland. An idea that completely failed. It even lasted a shorter time, it lasted a few minutes, this jumping 'Gosia, Gosia, etc.' And the arrangements there, 'you will be this, you will be that, etc.' And it ended - stated Michał Kamiński during 'a beer with Mentzen'.

- I consider it realistically unlikely that the government in its current form will survive until the parliamentary elections. I believe that the survival of the coalition is much more probable, although also in question, than the survival of this government in the shape it is in today - stated Michał Kamiński during "a beer with Mentzen". 

- Today, a significant number of liberal observers are putting forward the thesis that Tusk has reached his end as Prime Minister. And this is one thing I would like to remain from our meeting - stated Michał Kamiński during 'Beer with Mentzen'.

- Are you still saying that Kaczyński, whom you removed from power 1.5 years ago, stole the election from you? Since when can someone in opposition forge elections with those in power? Come on people, that doesn't make any sense - stated Michał Kamiński during 'A Beer with Mentzen'. 

- It's possible that PO will be in the same position PiS was in 2023. It will have the largest parliamentary club and be unable to form a government with anyone. This is not an unrealistic scenario - stated Michał Kamiński during "a beer with Mentzen".