-- 300LIVE: Ziobro announces a bill on corporate criminal liability https://300polityka.pl/live/2018/05/25/

-- PLATFORMA STILL LACKS A COMPELLING NARRATIVE FOR POLAND - Tomasz Walczak in SE: “Schetyna and his people still cannot build a convincing narrative about Poland that will intrigue voters refusing to participate in the POPiS tribal civil war. The right accuses Platforma of having no positive agenda. Well, they supposedly do, but announcing the liquidation of the IPN and CBA is a symbolic throwing in of the towel and surrender. The obsessive focus on reclaiming the freedom taken by PiS is as sexy as Senator Jackowski parading naked on the beach. It has its connoisseurs, but most people’s tastes are more refined.” http://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/opinie/tomasz-walczak-jakiej-polski-chce-schetyna_1055751.html

-- KACPER PŁAŻYŃSKI ON A REAL ALTERNATIVE IN GDAŃSK: “Gdańsk is a huge city with social potential, yet it ranks at the bottom when it comes to voter turnout. (...) This is certainly not a sign of Paweł Adamowicz's strength, but of his weakness. When the residents of Gdańsk realize that there is someone who proposes a different model of city management, that the city budget doesn't need to be drained, I hope they will trust me.” https://wpolityce.pl/m/polityka/395816-kacper-plazynski-dla-wpolscepl-gdy-mieszkancy-gdanska-przekonaja-sie-ze-istnieje-realna-alternatywa-pawel-adamowicz-bedzie-pokonany-w-wyborach

-- KRZYSZTOF MIESZKOWSKI EXPLAINS WHY SUTRYK IS BETTER THAN JAROS: “In Wrocław, we need someone who will represent the anti-PiS coalition, a practical host. This is what the residents of Wrocław want. Jacek Sutryk meets these criteria. He worked in municipal structures, starting his career by working for the poorest, to become Director of the Department of Social Affairs. Michał lacks the local government experience that voters expect.” http://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/wroclaw/7,142076,23447453,mieszkowski-koalicja-na-wybory-we-wroclawiu-jest-tama-przed.html

-- SIERAKOWSKI: A NEW DIVISION IN EUROPE – THE RIGHT VS. THE POPULIST RIGHT: “If the theory that the anger of the people is the cause of populism were true, then a period of economic prosperity should clip the wings of populists. And it should help the traditional left and right, which have the most respect for liberal democracy, to be reborn. Meanwhile, the good economic situation in Europe and the USA has turned out to be an even better period for populists than the crisis. Politicians have realized that in times of good economic conditions, 'identity' issues (immigrants, terrorism, historical policy) will make the difference. The new trend is a division engulfing almost all of Europe between the right and the populist right.”

-- SIERAKOWSKI ON THE WORKING CLASS SUPPORTING THE POPULIST RIGHT: “This has created a system where elites control both sides of the political dispute: the financial right and the intellectual left. Only the working class controls neither. In this situation, the working class, which does not feel represented by left-wing parties, enriches populist parties, which the traditional right has to contend with.” http://krytykapolityczna.pl/swiat/ue/sierakowski-nowy-podzial-w-europie-prawica-vs-prawica-populistyczna/

-- THE PRESIDENT'S KNEE REVEALED SYSTEMIC DYSFUNCTION – Michał Szułdrzyński in RZ: “But it was precisely the illness that revealed the dysfunctionality of the power system created by the PiS leader. When he felt unwell, the entire state apparatus seemed to hold not only its breath but also its decision-making process, waiting for Kaczyński to feel better and make the appropriate decisions. This was clearly visible in the first days of the protest by caregivers of people with disabilities, as well as during the government reconstruction, when no one except Kaczyński knew who would be prime minister and who would head a specific ministry, and the state found itself in hibernation. The situation could have become very dangerous if it turned out that the PiS leader's ailments were more serious or would keep him in bed for longer.” http://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/305249868-Szuldrzynski-Kolano-wagi--panstwowej.html

-- MICHAŁ KOLANKO WRITES THAT DUDA HAS NOT UTILIZED HIS 3 YEARS AND HIS TRIPS YIELD NOTHING BEYOND HUNDREDS OF SELFIES - in RZ: “The President has been unable to utilize the space he has. The idea of a constitutional referendum was not implemented in a way that would attract media attention. Duda lacks strong backing, neither intellectual-substantive nor political. He has also failed to gain allies in the Kukiz’15 movement, in the PSL, or among local government officials. He travels around Poland, meets with voters, but little results from it beyond hundreds of selfies. President Komorowski also traveled around the country. And Duda and his supporters will likely have to face the former head of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in 2020.” http://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/180529586-Samotnosc-prezydenta-Dudy.html&template=restricted

-- RZECZPOSPOLITA ON THE PROBLEM WITH PO HAVING SUSPENDED MPS - as Wiktor Ferfecki writes: “However, the party authorities have a different opinion, and this is not the end of the puzzles related to the alleged appeal procedure. For example, it is unknown when it will end. – This point is not on the agenda of the next board meetings – says Grabiec. – The consideration of the appeal should take into account not only the MPs' behavior during the two votes but also the entirety of their public activity and relationship with the club. Although this is my private assessment, not the board's position – he adds.” http://www.rp.pl/Polityka/305249867-Poslowie-z-PO-wyrzuceni-polowicznie.html

-- IWONA HARTWICH ON HER ENTIRE FAMILY VOTING FOR PIS AND KUBA FOR KUKIZ - she tells SE: “My entire extended family – 60 people – voted for Law and Justice. Well, almost all of them. Kuba broke ranks and voted for Kukiz. And now we feel very disappointed that the government we voted for has not fulfilled such important demands for families of people with disabilities. What they have achieved is that these mentioned 60 people from my family will never vote for them again.” http://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/opinie/cala-moja-rodzina-gosowala-na-pis_1055739.html

-- HARASSING THE DISABLED WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED - Stanisław Skarżyński writes in GW: “Kaczyński has been hit by his own ruthlessness – contrary to assumptions, the continuation of the protest will cost PiS support, and its end means that countless other groups will go on strike before the elections. Unless PiS decides to pacify the protesting disabled people in the Sejm – this would mean the end of the fairytale about a good government and a transition to a normal, ruthless dictatorship.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,23449033,rzad-pis-traci-poparcie-dreczenie-osob-z-niepelnosprawnosciami.html

-- ZUZANNA DĄBROWSKA ON THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DISABLED ARE ALONE - she writes in RZ: “The impression from media reports is that the disabled are alone. The parliamentary opposition supported them and then abandoned them, having no idea what to do next, and that is why PiS is counting on the protest to fizzle out on its own. The failed blocking of the Sejm rostrum in December 2016 has perhaps caused some complex in PO and Nowoczesna, who became afraid of the prospect of any 'direct action,' even one that would involve consistently watching the hands of the guards, officials, and renovation crews who have taken possession of the Sejm, directly from the generous hands of Marshal Kuchciński.” http://www.rp.pl/Analizy/305249877-Dabrowska-Na-wyborcze-wiece-jeszcze-przyjdzie-czas.html&template=restricted

-- STEFAN NIESIOŁOWSKI ON THE SENSE OF BOYCOTTING TVP: “Regime media are a nightmare, and their functioning is a disgrace to our nation and state. Therefore, any boycott makes sense. Just like the boycott during martial law, when no one demanded it be universal.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,23446200,kazdy-bojkot-tvp-ma-sens-stefan-niesiolowski-odpowiada-dominice.html

-- SLD HAS A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF GDYNIA: “The Democratic Left Alliance has also announced its candidate for mayor of Gdynia. SLD has put its bet on a new face – 44-year-old Marcin Strzelczyk. He is a graduate of the University of Gdańsk's Faculty of Economics with a specialization in European integration. After his studies, he worked in the office of Franciszka Cegielska. For several years, he has run his own company specializing in lighting audit consulting. In 2015, he ran from the 18th position on the United Left list for the Sejm in the Gdynia constituency. He is currently the chairman of the Redłowo district council.” http://trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl/trojmiasto/7,35612,23447967,pis-wystawia-dwoch-poslow-na-prezydentow-miast-a-sld-stawia.html?disableRedirects=true

-- BIRTHDAYS: Halina Rozpondek, Aldona Młyńczak.