-- A WOMAN WILL RUN FOR MAYOR OF BIAŁYSTOK FOR THE FIRST TIME - front page of Kurier Poranny.

-- ZIOBRO DOES NOT RULE OUT MOTIVES OTHER THAN ROBBERY - as reported by SE: “- At this stage of the investigation, we certainly do not rule out that there was an additional motive besides robbery. Robbery did occur, as the perpetrators stole valuables. But we cannot claim that it was the sole reason for the perpetrators' actions. Certain circumstances suggest that the investigation should also aim to determine other motives for the crime.” http://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/opinie/ziobro-o-zabojstwie-jaroszewiczow-rabunek-mogl-nie-byc-jedynym-motywem_1044637.html

-- ON THE OCCASION OF DUD'S SPEECH, MARCIN FIJOŁEK WRITES ABOUT HOW THE RIGHT-WING'S FLIRTS WITH THE MEDIA OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC END: “In this whole story about partitions – as a side note to the matter of the speech from Kamienna Góra – there is another thread, indicating that any flirtation by some politicians from the 'good change' camp with the most sharp and unambiguous media of the Third Republic always ends the same way. For a moment it's nice, for a while pleasant and with a sense of integrity, and in the end, the baseball bat is still wielded. Every attempt ends the same way, and it's quite astonishing how many willingly enter the same scenarios regularly. A bit like the anecdote about the frog that was persuaded by the scorpion that this time, while crossing the river, he wouldn't bite. But perhaps some people simply like to be bitten.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/385886-chryja-ws-porownania-ue-do-zaborow-jest-nieuczciwa-wobec-prezydenta-ale-powinna-przypomniec-anegdote-o-zabie-i-skorpionie

-- MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI ON THE MANIPULATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S WORDS: “Situations like this one, involving the manipulation of the president's words, are an important warning. There are people in Poland who believe that in some perspective, the European Union will replace Poland for us. That is why every emphasis on the sanctity of Poland, its primacy, is so sharply attacked. Overall, we can speak of an event that symbolizes a certain dangerous attitude. And which is also an important warning.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/386013-zdaniem-salonu-prezydent-popelnil-myslozbrodnie-bo-stwierdzil-ze-ue-nie-zastapi-nam-polski-to-wiecej-niz-symbol-to-ostrzezenie

-- THE PRESIDENT TALKS NONSENSE - Paweł Wroński in GW: “Why is the president talking such nonsense at all? Because he would like to be liked. Because he would really like to be president for another term. Because he did not suspect that his 'peddling of lies' would be noticed and confronted with facts and elementary logic. Just like recently, when seeing the political predicament that PiS found itself in, he criticized the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance as being adopted at the wrong time and in the wrong way, forgetting that he himself, as president, signed it and praised it (he referred it post factum to the Constitutional Tribunal to 'calm down circles that have reservations about it').” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,23143630,bajdurzenie-w-kamiennej-gorze-czyli-prezydent-duda-jak-sw.html

-- PIOTR SKWIECIŃSKI ON GAZETA.PL ASKS IF ANY TRULY HORRENDOUS ABUSES OF POWER HAVE OCCURRED SINCE PIS CAME TO POWER: “And anyway, think about it: since PiS came to power, have there been any truly horrendous abuses of power? Did someone go to jail for politics? Did a PiS mob beat someone up on the street? Was an opposition party banned? Was an opposition newspaper, portal, or television station shut down? Did a judge intimidated by the authorities issue an absurd sentence? You know that nothing like that happened. 'It didn't, but the government dismantled the constitutional safeguards, so we are gravitating towards a state where it could happen!' – you will reply. I do not reject this argument and I agree that certain potential dangers are associated with some of PiS's actions in this sphere. You have the right not to disregard them. However, consider that dismantling safeguards in itself does not mean that the risk will materialize.”

-- SKWIECIŃSKI WRITES THAT HE WAS A SUPPORTER OF DIFFERENT POLICIES, BUT DOES NOT SEE THE END OF THE WORLD IN WHAT PIS IS DOING: “But I wouldn't worry that they would fall into a state of unilateral dependence on the state in a situation where the judicial corporation (connected with other corporations that dislike PiS) remains weakened but powerful. Although, of course, one must ensure that the pendulum does not swing too far in the other direction. I would like to point out that I was rather a supporter of a different policy, of seeking compromise with legal elites. However, it does not follow from this that I perceive what PiS ultimately did as the end of the world.” http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,161770,23140194,skwiecinski-do-anty-pis-u-tak-macie-racje-pis-wymontowal.html#Z_mBoxNajcz

-- IN THE EVENING, WPOLITYCE REPORTED ON THE RETURN OF THE CREATORS OF SOLVERE TO THE CHANCELLERY OF THE PRIME MINISTER.

-- MORAWIECKI'S NEW PR TEAM? WILL THEY BETRAY THE PRIME MINISTER AGAIN? - Andrzej Gajcy and Edyta Żemła in Onet: “According to our information, the return of Plakwicz and Matczuk is to be announced today at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. They will head one of the departments responsible for government communication and information. Their goal is to sort out the media mess that prevails in the Prime Minister's Chancellery. It is an open secret that this pair has long been advising Prime Minister Morawiecki. Their direct liaison – according to our sources – was supposed to be Mariusz Chłopik, deputy director of CIR, who, with the change of the head of government, was employed in the Prime Minister's Chancellery and is responsible, among other things, for media contacts.” https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/tylko-w-onecie/nowi-pr-owcy-morawieckiego-czy-ponownie-zdradza-premiera/fn25d4r

-- MICHAŁ DWORCZYK ON THE RETURN OF THE CREATORS OF SOLVERE: “Indeed. The KPRM (Chancellery of the Prime Minister) departments responsible for communication and information will have new leadership. The previous head of CIR left a few days ago. And this is one of the reasons why changes must be made. That is why we were looking for people who could successfully undertake this difficult task. We decided to reach for specialists – Anna Plakwicz and Piotr Matczuk. These are individuals with many years of experience in managing large communication teams. They have previously managed departments in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and were already responsible for the image of the Prime Minister.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/386007-tylko-u-nas-dworczyk-o-zmianach-w-kprm-po-odejsciu-szefowej-cir-zdecydowalismy-sie-siegnac-po-fachowcow-anne-plakwicz-i-piotra-matczuka

-- PIS LIKE A CHILD - writes Sławomir Sierakowski: “Want to know Law and Justice? You don't need to ask Ludwik Dorn or Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, just grab a child development textbook. This child says, 'it wasn't me, it was him,' but when it finds someone caught red-handed, and sometimes even someone weaker, it shows ruthlessness, like Poles in the matter of Volhynia or refugees. A child takes a toy, or knocks over blocks, but doesn't know how to admit it, like the Mazovian Voivode from Law and Justice, who is taking Marshal's Square from the authorities of Warsaw, but assures that it's not so that some monument will be erected there. Monuments were knocked down on Marshal's Square by someone else, he knew nothing about it.” https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/tylko-w-onecie/prawo-i-sprawiedliwosc-jak-dziecko/wwlp8cd

-- IN THE RZ POLL, JAKI HAS THE GREATEST CHANCES: “Among the politicians considered as candidates for the president of Warsaw, the largest percentage of respondents (15%) assessed that Patryk Jaki would be the best candidate for PiS. Stanisław Karczewski received 7% of the votes, and Michał Dworczyk – 4%. However, almost one in five respondents answered that someone else should be the candidate, and almost 60% of those surveyed could not take a clear stance on this matter.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/385877-jaki-ma-wielkie-szanse-by-pokonac-trzaskowskiego-czas-zerwac-z-warszawy-pajeczyne

-- JAKI HAS GREAT CHANCES TO DEFEAT TRZASKOWSKI - writes Krzysztof Feusette: “Patryk Jaki is a character from a different story. As I mentioned – not without flaws, among which the most prominent is a certain over-excitability, completely unnecessary in big politics. A politician, and certainly the president of the capital – cannot be 'reckless.' The fight against this 'political ADHD' is, however, going better and better for Jaki. It's time to close Twitter and launch an authentic campaign, in which the role of Jaki's wife, an excellent mother, a brave woman with a big heart, is also invaluable.” https://wpolityce.pl/m/polityka/385877-jaki-ma-wielkie-szanse-by-pokonac-trzaskowskiego-czas-zerwac-z-warszawy-pajeczyne

-- BIEDROŃ INVITED BALCEROWICZ TO CONSULT THE SŁUPSK BUDGET: “Robert Biedroń has already met with Leszek Balcerowicz. The gentlemen had a conversation about the Słupsk budget. – We discussed the city's finances and the possibility of budget restructuring – says Biedroń. – Professor Balcerowicz is an expert in this field, and that's why I'm glad he wants to help us. He promised to come to Słupsk. According to the plan, he will hold a series of meetings in our city – announces Biedroń.” http://trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl/trojmiasto/7,35612,23141840,leszek-balcerowicz-przyjrzy-sie-finansom-slupska.html?disableRedirects=true

-- RUDENESS AND IGNORANCE - PIOTR PACEWICZ ANALYZES THE DEPUTY MINISTER WARCHOŁ'S ARGUMENTATION AGAINST THE IRISH RULING: “If Deputy Minister Warchoł had read Judge Donnelly's reasoning, he would have known that she herself points out that 'some [changes introduced in Poland] considered individually do not obviously breach the rule of law.' And she further provides an example from her own country: 'In Ireland, judges do not have the final say in appointing judges (although the Judicial Council plays a role in this process), as judicial appointments are the prerogative of the government (...) But the fact that such a procedure applies in Ireland does not mean that introducing changes to Polish law does not breach the rule of law in Poland.'” https://oko.press/chamstwo-ignorancja-archola-odpowiedzi-argumenty-pytania-sedzi-donnelly/

-- MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI ON MONIKA JARUZELSKA'S ENTRY AND HOW SLD BLOCKS A UNIFIED OPPOSITION FRONT: “Today, however, PRL (Polish People's Republic) people have found the protection of PO (Civic Platform) to be insufficient and ineffective, so they are turning to a more distinct banner. Thirdly, and this is the most important conclusion, the increasingly significant and sharpening SLD (Democratic Left Alliance) makes it difficult to form a kind of anti-PiS popular front, which is dreamed of by editors from Czerska and all of Soros's people. Not because they wouldn't want to, but because such a front would require dulling the message that gives the SLD hope of entering the Sejm on its own. As can be seen, the matter is not as trivial as it might seem; Monika Jaruzelska's entry into politics may have consequences other than those apparent at first glance.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/385997-monika-jaruzelska-wchodzi-do-polityki-sprawa-nie-tak-blaha-jak-sie-wydaje

-- BIRTHDAYS: Janusz Piechociński, Joanna Tomaszewska, Jerzy Wilk, Katarzyna Hall, Aleksandra Jakubowska.