-- FRIDAY THE 13TH FOR PIS - KANTAR PUBLIC SHOWS UNITED OPPOSITION LEADING THE POLLS: “A study conducted using the Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) method, on April 9-10, 2018, on a representative sample of 1000 Poles aged 18 and over, shows that the United Opposition, i.e., a joint list of Civic Platform and .Nowoczesna, could count on 32% support in elections. Prawo i Sprawiedliwość with its coalition partners has three percentage points less in this study. Two more formations would definitely make it to the Sejm. The Kukiz'15 Committee could count on 10% support, and the Democratic Left Alliance on 7%. Below the 5% election threshold is the PSL this time (3%). 13% of respondents do not know who they would vote for today.” https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/zjednoczona-opozycja-moglaby-wygrac-wybory-z-pis-bez-lewicy/l0s5d1d

-- KANTAR POLL WITH A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION - wPolityce: “PiS in the lead. However, if PO and Nowoczesna join forces – Jarosław Kaczyński's party loses. According to the latest Kantar Public poll, PiS has the highest support among all parties – 29% (a drop of 5 percentage points), but in the case of a joint start by PO and Nowoczesna, the United Opposition would win the elections with 32% support (an increase of 5 percentage points).”

-- ZIOBRO TO PROPOSE CHANGES TO THE PENAL CODE, INCLUDING 15-DAY IMPRISONMENT - Mikołaj Wójcik in Fakt: “Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro (48) is expected to present a proposal for a revolution in the Penal Code soon – Fakt has learned. According to our information, the ministry also wants to introduce new penalties, such as 15 days of imprisonment for minor offenses. Perpetrators of assaults or petty theft currently most often receive suspended sentences. (...) – It will be a revolution. Sentences for the most serious crimes, such as robbery, rape, and murder, will also drastically increase – tells us a person involved in the work on the new Penal Code. The most heinous criminals are to be punished with absolute life imprisonment, without the possibility of parole. The changes are also to enable more effective fight against thieves and swindlers (including online) and loan sharks.” https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/zbigniew-ziobro-zrobi-rewolucje-w-kodeksie-karnym/4b8gxhg

-- TOMASZ SAKIEWICZ ON THE MISHANDLING OF "GAZETA POLSKA" CLUB MEMBERS ON THE SMOLENSK ANNIVERSARY: “We owe an apology to everyone who was mistreated that day, who was forgotten, who was deprived of the opportunity to commemorate the ceremonies with dignity, especially the members of the "Gazeta Polska" clubs. For us, this is not a reason to be offended with PiS, because we believe that it is the only party that, even if it makes mistakes, is capable of guaranteeing Poland's sovereignty and rebuilding our state.”

-- SAKIEWICZ WRITES THAT HIS CIRCLES ARE CONCERNED BY THE LACK OF CLARITY ON WHAT PIS INTENDS TO DO REGARDING THE SMOLENSK AFFAIR: “Our circles are concerned by the lack of clarity on what PiS intends to do regarding the Smolensk affair. For my part, I assure you that we, the circles of "GP" clubs, the media of the Strefa Wolnego Słowa, will not let this matter go. A few people have already learned that our promises mean something. There are people in PiS whom one can still trust and who, even if they err or have terrible advisors, are true patriots, which is why I want to say: friends cannot be abandoned in need.” https://gpcodziennie.pl/86922-przyjaciolnieopuszczasiewbiedzie.html

-- MAREK PYZA ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE NEEDING CALM, NOT SENSATIONALISM: “The subcommittee needs calm instead of sensationalism. It also needs seriousness. And it is difficult to consider the publication of a state report first on the portal niezalezna.pl, instead of on the official website of the subcommittee, as serious.” https://wpolityce.pl/smolensk/390023-podkomisja-potrzebuje-powagi-i-spokoju-zamiast-epatowania-sensacjami

-- ZDROJEWSKI CONSIDERS LEAVING PO - GW: “Zdrojewski himself is silent for now. But as we hear from our informants, an unofficial group opposing Ujazdowski's candidacy is even considering leaving the party. – They wanted to leave Platforma as early as last Tuesday, when Schetyna announced at a press conference in Warsaw that he would recommend Ujazdowski as a candidate. And then he tried to convince Zdrojewski that journalists had twisted his words – we hear from another of our interlocutors.”

-- GW ON SCENARIOS INVOLVING ZDROJEWSKI - HE MIGHT EVEN RUN HIMSELF: “In one scenario, Zdrojewski would even put his candidacy on the table, provided that Platforma withdrew from Ujazdowski. This is, however, an unlikely solution, as Zdrojewski has so far ruled out running for the mayor of Wrocław and was determined to extend his presence in the European Parliament. Another scenario, which can be heard in the MEP's circle, assumes that he would get involved in the campaign of Jacek Sutryk, the current director of the Department of Social Affairs at the City Hall. Everything indicates that he will run in the elections with the support of the outgoing mayor Rafał Dutkiewicz, but perhaps also Nowoczesna and SLD.” http://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/wroclaw/7,35771,23264265,zdrojewski-ze-swoimi-zwolennikami-opuszcza-po-i-popra-jacka.html?disableRedirects=true

-- TOMASZ KRZYŻAK IN RZ ON PIS NOT BEING ABLE TO DISMISS VOTERS DEMANDING MORE RESTRICTIVE PROTECTION OF LIFE: “It will be difficult to gain support from this disappointed group of voters. The PiS leader may assume that they are bought and even if he does nothing with the law, they will still vote for his party because they have no other alternative. Well, they do. They can, namely, not go to the polls at all or vote for Paweł Kukiz, who is more determined on the issue of protecting life than Jarosław Kaczyński.” http://www.rp.pl/Prawo-i-Sprawiedliwosc/304129882-Czego-nie-dostrzega-Jaroslaw-Kaczynski.html

-- JERZY HASZCZYŃSKI ON THE NEED TO FIND A NEW PLACE IN THE NARRATIVE ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST - he writes in RZ: “It is necessary, although very difficult now, to find the right place for Poland in the narrative about the Holocaust. So that both the vileness and heroism are appropriately presented in it. So that it reflects the true scale of complicity in crimes and assistance to Jews. And this in comparison to other countries – those from our region, and from Western Europe. The several weeks that have passed since the adoption of the IPN law have shown that a significant part of society does not consider Poles to be a nation that behaved impeccably during World War II. Although compared to our neighbors or Luxembourg, which only apologized in 2015 for its participation in the extermination of Jews, we do not fare badly.” http://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/304129868-Haszczynski-o-sporze-Polska---Izrael-Czas-naprawic-wizerunek.html

-- CLEAN UP THE AIR AFTER THE PO-PSL COALITION - title in GPC. https://gpcodziennie.pl/86902-oczyscicpowietrzepokoalicjipo-psl.html

-- BIRTHDAYS: Robert Biedroń, Jacek Świderski, Róża Thun, Jarosław Gugała, Maciej Knapik, Ewa Bugała.