-- TUŁAJEW ON THE FRONT PAGE OF DZIENNIK WSCHODNI:

-- WASSERMANN ON THE FRONT PAGE OF DZIENNIK POLSKI:

-- TRZASKOWSKI IS OVERRATED LIKE KOMOROWSKI - Jacek Karnowski: “And another similarity to 2015: just as Bronisław Komorowski was overrated, so is Rafał Trzaskowski. He is a candidate raised in a political bubble, functioning in a rather specific environment, far from real problems, lacking the experience of fighting 'to the death' – both in terms of his life path and political career. Of course, Trzaskowski will have a team of advisors, he will have powerful media and circles behind him, but if Jaki manages to force him into a direct confrontation, into close-quarters, face-to-face political exchanges, he will win.

-- 'LEMMINGS' ALSO GET STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND ALSO DISLIKE THEFT AND THE MAFIA - Karnowski continues: “But let's also remember: firstly, far from all of Warsaw is 'Lemingrad,' and secondly, 'lemmings' also get stuck in increasing traffic jams, and also, deep down, they dislike theft and the mafia.”

-- JAKI KNOWS HOW TO SPEAK SO THAT PEOPLE LISTEN - Karnowski: “Especially since the United Right candidate has something invaluable in politics: he knows how to speak in a way that people listen. Trzaskowski has not yet demonstrated this gift to us. Jaki must seek confrontation, he must clearly show voters who he is, and who his rival is. Both as a politician and as a person.” https://wpolityce.pl/m/polityka/392048-tak-jak-przeceniany-byl-komorowski-tak-przeceniany-jest-trzaskowski-szansa-jakiego-lezy-w-zwarciu-w-zderzeniu-w-roznicy

-- MICHAŁ DANIELEWSKI BELIEVES PIS IS LOWERING EXPECTATIONS: “And perhaps this is the key to understanding why PiS presented candidates in prestigious clashes with the opposition in such a gloomy atmosphere: the party wants to lower the significance of these urban battles as much as possible from the very beginning.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,23327925,oddzial-kamikadze-prezesa-kaczynskiego.html?disableRedirects=true

-- PIS CAN WIN - writes Tomasz Sakiewicz in GPC: “The candidates in Wrocław and Krakow have the greatest chances. A second round will be crucial in Warsaw and Poznań. The candidate from Katowice has serious chances. There is also something to fight for in other cities. There will be no victory without hard work and great commitment. Few believed in such a victory as in 2015, yet it came. It can happen again now, because if not now, then when?” https://gpcodziennie.pl/88237-pismozewygracsamorzady.html

-- MAŁGORZATA WASSERMANN ON THE JOY AND HONOR OF RUNNING IN HER BELOVED CITY: “It is a great joy and honor for me to be able to fight for the office of mayor in my beloved city. I was born here, I live and work here. The candidates for mayor presented by President Jarosław Kaczyński know the issues of their cities perfectly. (...) I am not approaching this with fear, but I will try to conduct an honest and reliable campaign. I trust the wise choice of Krakow's residents. I will accept any result with absolute humility and hope, with satisfaction.”

-- WASSERMANN ON THE END OF THE INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE'S WORK BEFORE THE ELECTIONS: “The committee will finish its work according to plan. The elections will take place at the end of October or in November. Everyone has their job, they are not campaigning. It would be difficult for us to abandon our tasks six months before the elections. I am working as I have been, reading the Amber Gold files, preparing further questions and further interrogations. We will finish the committee's work before the elections. That was the plan, for the committee to operate for two years, and that ends in September.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/391968-tylko-u-nas-wassermann-to-radosc-i-zaszczyt-ze-bede-mogla-walczyc-o-prezydenture-w-moim-kochanym-miescie-komisja-ag-zakonczy-swoje-prace-przed-wyborami

-- JACEK GĄDEK ON THE RUMOR THAT MAJCHROWSKI, LIKE YELTSIN, IS NEGOTIATING WITH PIS: “While waiting for Majchrowski to announce his decision, a spicy rumor is circulating within PO. - It reached me too: a bit like Boris Yeltsin, President Majchrowski is allegedly negotiating with PiS for something akin to handing over power in exchange for them not digging into his past and leaving him alone. But I don't feel like believing it - comments a local politician.”

-- GĄDEK ON THE EXPECTATION THAT MAJCHROWSKI WILL STILL ANNOUNCE HIS RUN: “Among Platform's interlocutors with Majchrowski, there is a conviction that after the weekend he will say: yes, I am running after all. But until then - emphasizes one of the important figures of Lesser Poland PO - he wants to have the entire opposition front behind him. He already has PO and PSL, and Nowoczesna is clinging to its candidate for now, to have a bargaining chip in list negotiations.”

-- AN ADDITIONAL AMBITIOUS DOPING APPEARS FOR MAJCHROWSKI - writes Gądek: “Majchrowski gave in to himself and will run. And what he says before announcing his decision are ritualistic behaviors before elections. The Platform placed its bet on Majchrowski over a dozen months ago and has no other candidate in reserve - our interlocutor from PO ranks does not hide. But he emphasizes: these are his conclusions, because Majchrowski did not tell him anything directly. He further infers: Since Małgorzata Wassermann is to run on behalf of PiS, there is additional ambitious doping for the president. If he withdraws, there will be voices saying he chickened out.” http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,23319654,jacek-majchrowski-bedzie-kandydowal-na-prezydenta-krakowa.html

-- PLATFORMA WILL PRESENT ITS CANDIDATE IN GDAŃSK AFTER MAY 1ST HOLIDAYS - AGNIESZKA POMASKA: “PO MP Agnieszka Pomaska points out that Kacper Płażyński has a recognizable name, but his activities are less known. – We will see how he performs in the election campaign. Every PiS candidate should be taken seriously. I think that after the May holidays, Civic Platform will present its candidate for the mayor of Gdańsk – says Agnieszka Pomaska.”

-- ADAMOWICZ LIKE KOMOROWSKI, PŁAŻYŃSKI LIKE DUDA - MARCIN HORAŁA:“He is already much more recognizable than many Gdańsk councilors. I don't know if every deputy mayor of Gdańsk is as recognizable as he is. He is a kind of reverse of Mayor Adamowicz. In my opinion, Paweł Adamowicz is like Bronisław Komorowski, while Kacper Płażyński will be like Andrzej Duda – claims Marcin Horała.” http://trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl/trojmiasto/7,35612,23326394,adamowicz-bedzie-jak-komorowski-a-plazynski-jak-duda-komentarze.html

-- KACPER PŁAŻYŃSKI ON ADAMOWICZ: “But I have different experiences and I certainly don't have that baggage of negative emotions, burdens. Including those related to his difficult legal situation and to various pathologies and arrangements that Mayor Paweł Adamowicz got involved in – said Płażyński, explaining that he means “primarily the developer environment.” When asked to assess what the election campaign in the city might look like, including his confrontation with the current mayor, Płażyński said that “a discussion with Paweł Adamowicz is not pleasant because he is not a gentleman.” Mayor Adamowicz is certainly a rather arrogant, rude person, not a pleasant interlocutor – he added.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/392104-kacper-plazynski-punktuje-adamowicza-jest-nieuczciwy-i-skompromitowany-wie-o-tym-kazdy-gdanszczanin

-- JAN ŚPIEWAK ON TRZASKOWSKI: PATHETIC ACCUSATIONS ABOUT NOT BEING FROM WARSAW: “Rafał Trzaskowski likes to point out to others that they are not from Warsaw, but less than 3 years ago he himself argued that he would do everything for Krakow. He failed to fulfill his promises. Despite solemn assurances, the then candidate for MP from Krakow did not even dedicate a full term to actions for it, and today he claims that only Warsaw is in his heart. This makes his accusations about not being from Warsaw sound even more pathetic. Is a person whose enthusiasm lasts so briefly credible? Or perhaps Warsaw is also a stepping stone to somewhere higher?” https://www.facebook.com/JanDawidSpiewak/videos/1902712406413649/

-- ZUZANNA DĄBROWSKA ON THE GRUMPY CHAIRMAN - writes in RZ: “Because if the campaign atmosphere is like the presentation of urban locomotives, then the defeat may be greater than suggested by statistical estimates.” http://www.rp.pl/Wybory-samorzadowe/304269854-Dabrowska-Zamiast-lokomotyw-markotny-prezes.html&template=restricted

-- THE REFERENDUM PROJECT NEEDS MORE POLITICAL DYNAMISM - writes Marcin Fijołek: “One of the last loopholes for the president in the nearest time horizon is his speech during the May 3rd celebrations. Andrzej Duda has accustomed us that on this date he takes political initiative, gives a certain dynamism, and enters the game. Will it be the same this time? Much indicates that it will be so, however, today's congress clearly showed that the Referendum Project – if it is to succeed – needs significantly more political dynamism. The coming weeks will therefore be a kind of test of effectiveness for the entire Presidential Palace.” https://wpolityce.pl/m/polityka/391943-po-kongresie-od-mieszania-herbata-nie-staje-sie-slodsza-projekt-referendum-potrzebuje-nowej-dynamiki-czy-stanie-sie-to-3-maja

-- SZYSZKO REMOVED FROM COP ORGANIZATION: “The wPolityce.pl portal has reported several times that preparations are underway to remove Prof. Jan Szyszko from representing Poland at the global forum dedicated to global climate policy, which will take place in December this year in Katowice. From the documents we have obtained, it appears that Prof. Szyszko will be replaced as President of COP24, and he will be succeeded by the current Secretary of State in the Ministry of Energy, Michał Kurtyka. The Deputy Minister of Energy is to be officially the government's plenipotentiary for the conference.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/392046-nasz-news-prof-szyszko-ostatecznie-odsuniety-od-organizacji-cop24-zastapi-go-obecny-wiceminister-energii-michal-kurtyka

-- WHERE IS THE EPISCOPATE - asks Monika Olejnik in GW: “Where is the Church in all this turmoil, which is so worried about unborn children? Where is the Episcopate, which wants to tighten the abortion law as soon as possible?” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,23327766,hipokryzja-blizej-ludzi-olejnik.html

-- YOU WERE BANNED ONLINE, THE GOVERNMENT WILL HELP - GW front page.

-- HELLO, MINISTRY OF DIGITAL AFFAIRS? COME TO FACEBOOK - Sylwia Czubkowska in GW: “The digital affairs ministry wants to help those blocked by Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn. A special team of officials is to check whether being 'dead' on social media was an excessive punishment.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,156282,23325901,halo-ministerstwo-cyfryzacji-przyjedzcie-na-facebooka.html

-- BIRTHDAYS: Piotr Zychowicz.