-- THIS COALITION IS A BIT LIKE A RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR - PRIME MINISTER MATEUSZ MORAWIECKI IN AN INTERVIEW WITH SE: “With the alliance of our political opponents, it's a bit like a reader of 'Super Express' going to a kiosk for your newspaper, but getting 'Świerszczyk' (a children's magazine). The coalition is a bit like a random number generator. As they used to say in 1947: the ballot box is like a little box – you vote for Mikołajczyk, and Gomulka comes out. You have absolutely no idea who you're actually choosing. Someone might vote for a defender of the interests of the countryside, but instead, they'll get a supporter of abolishing KRUS (Agricultural Social Insurance Fund).”

-- PM MORAWIECKI ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN PROGRAM AT THE UPCOMING CONVENTION - WILL THE EU HELP US OR COUNT THE COMMAS IN THE JUDICIARY ACT?: “We will present the main assumptions of our thinking about the European Union at the upcoming convention. The European elections are very important, they will decide whether we will have actual equality of member states before the law in Europe, or the law of the strongest. Whether we will win even more in the EU budget and the newly created law will suit us, or whether we will be tripped up and – for example – have commas counted in our judiciary act, instead of fighting tax havens together with Poland. The same havens from which we have already taken some money and allocated it to the indexed valorization of pensions or for 500+. Or whether Polish drivers will be discriminated against in the West or not. The same applies to Polish consumers or farmers. We want a Europe drawing from its liberal and Christian sources, not a Europe of the strongest egoisms. But of course, it's worth emphasizing that the parliamentary elections will decide whether we can continue the program of repairing Poland. That's why we also presented a national program in the campaign, because we don't want to change the lives of Germans in Germany, or French people in France, but we want to change the lives of Poles in Poland for the better.”

-- WE DON'T WANT A MORAL REVOLUTION, BUT EUROPEAN SALARIES, IT'S THE ECONOMY, FRIEND - PM MORAWIECKI: “Undoubtedly, Law and Justice wants to defend Polish culture and tradition. We want to give Poles well-filled wallets and peace of mind. We don't want to sponsor cultural revolutions. Our opponents dream of such revolutions, and this is an attack on our identity. On Polish culture. I think Polish parents don't want our six-year-old children to be taught how to sexually stimulate themselves, or for 9-year-olds to be encouraged to discover homosexual tendencies within themselves and to flaunt them. Such recommendations can, unfortunately, be found in WHO documents, and on the side of our political competitors, there is no shortage of those willing to implement them in Poland. We do not want a moral revolution; I also think that voters have other priorities, they want European salaries and rapid economic growth, and I believe they will be convinced that Law and Justice is capable of meeting their expectations. Bill Clinton used to say: 'It's the economy, stupid.' I will say: 'It's the economy, friend!'”

-- PM MORAWIECKI ON BROAD COALITION CAPACITIES: “We have broad coalition possibilities, but coalitions are discussed after the elections. We are fighting for as decisive and, ideally, independent a victory as possible. After all, everyone probably realizes that without it, not only the continuation of the reforms we have started, but even the preservation of what has already been achieved, may prove impossible.”

-- THE PLATFORM WAS WINDING DOWN, WE ARE EXPANDING - CONTINUES PM MORAWIECKI: “For us, Europe means a prosperous life and developed infrastructure, including local, municipal, and county roads, railway connections that we are rebuilding, and bus connections. It means police stations that the Platform was shutting down, and we are rebuilding. At hundreds of meetings with voters and Law and Justice activists, I feel like I'm with family. In general, I really enjoy talking to Poles.” https://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/polityka/premier-mateusz-morawiecki-o-homoseksualizmie-u-9-letnich-dzieci-i-beacie-szydlo-aa-7tc9-v4um-Jp83.html

-- I WANT TO BE PRIME MINISTER FOR THE EMERGING MIDDLE CLASS - CONTINUES PM MORAWIECKI: “We are taking from VAT mafias, tax evaders, to give to the whole society, families, and pensioners. I want to be the prime minister of ordinary people, needy, and hardworking people. I want to be the prime minister for the broad, slowly emerging middle class, not for the world's powerful.”

-- WE WILL CONTINUE THE THIRTEENTH PENSIONS - CONTINUES PM MORAWIECKI IN SE: “I can assure you that this is not a one-off shot. We will continue the Emerytura+ (Pension+) program in the next term. If, of course, voters trust us and extend our mandate to govern. And credibility is our trademark.” https://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/polityka/premier-mateusz-morawiecki-zapowiada-trzynastki-dla-emerytow-beda-placone-co-roku-aa-Mryh-EUXp-RzMp.html

-- MORAWIECKI IS PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH THE BUDGET - Piotr Mączyński in GW: “The Prime Minister calculated the entire cost of the new 'Morawiecki Five' at nearly PLN 40 billion. The economic successes of PiS have made them overconfident. But a few days ago, Fitch Ratings agency announced that the new fiscal package announced by PiS threatens to increase the general government deficit to around 3% of GDP in 2020, from an estimated 0.5% of GDP in 2018. 3% deficit is the maximum we can have in the Union. Driving close to the boards is possible when the economic climate is good, even excellent, as it is now. (...) But our neighbors are already warning that due to the expected economic slowdown in the coming years, a hole will appear in their budget. Such a policy is a bit like storing harvests during a good year to keep them for bad times. Poland is not doing this. Morawiecki has decided to play Russian roulette with the budget.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,155287,24526862,morawiecki-zaczal-z-budzetem-panstwa-grac-w-rosyjska-ruletke.html

-- PIS HAS RAISED THE STAKES OF THE ELECTIONS; IF YOU'RE AFRAID YOU'LL LOSE, WE'LL GIVE YOU EVEN MORE - Michał Szułdrzyński in RZ: "Kaczyński's Five" is therefore a redirection of the entire debate to social issues, and at the same time an attempt to outbid the stakes of the upcoming elections. PiS seems to be saying to the voters: since you are afraid that your situation will worsen after the opposition comes to power, we are offering you even more, so you should fear losing even more. The higher the social offer, the higher the stakes of this year's elections.”

-- A MANEUVER THAT LED TO CHAOS IN THE RANKS OF THE OPPOSITION - CONTINUES SZUŁDRZYŃSKI: “This will make it easier for PiS to fuel this fear. It might not win them many new voters, but those who are even considering supporting this party will be more mobilized to go and vote. For their social security. It is therefore difficult to consider PiS's move as a false start. It is rather a maneuver that – by surprising the opposition – has led to chaos in its ranks.” https://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/303079839-Szuldrzynski-PiS-podbil-stawke-wyborow.html&template=restricted

-- FIRST REFUGEES, NOW HOMOSEXUALS, PIS HAS FOUND A NEW BOGEYMAN TO WAVE IN THE CAMPAIGN - Arkadiusz Gruszczyński in GW: “Another right-wing madness, contrary to reason, is unfolding before our eyes. There was gender, there were refugees, there was Judeo-communism, now it's time for homo-propaganda. Is PiS setting the main axis of electoral dispute for the year? (...) Homophobia is a cancer that erodes Polish society. It must be fought, not fed. Will PiS ever understand this?” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,24527683,po-gejach-do-wladzy.html

-- WILL WE FINALLY LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FINANCING OF THE SMOLENSK COMMISSION - MONIKA OLEJNIK in GW: “How many millions did it cost? Will we finally learn the truth about the financing of this completely unnecessary entity? (...) We also don't know what's happening with the stars of the subcommittee – Wacław Berczyński, Tadeusz Nowacki, Wiesław Binienda. But thanks to TV Republika, we have met an expert, an architect, Tomasz Ziemski, who says: 'One can ask the question: what if there was no fog? Was the fog accidental and did it appear naturally, or by human hand?' This is the only person speaking about the subcommittee's activities.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,24527624,w-podkomisji-smolenskiej-ciemno-glucho-i-mgla.html

-- ONET CLAIMS THE COMMANDER WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE THE MARSHAL'S GUARD WAS TIRED OF RUNNING AROUND WITH A SIGN - EDYTA ŻEMŁA: “Onet's informants cite the case of the 'Kaczyński Arrangement' sign, which stood in front of the Civic Platform club in the Sejm, as the reason for Colonel Rękosiewicz's dismissal. – The officers of the Marshal's Guard were tired of running around with this sign, and that's why Colonel Rękosiewicz lost his head – says our informant.” https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/piotr-rekosiewicz-nie-jest-szefem-strazy-marszalkowskiej-sejmu/sxs57ey

-- WKK RESPONDS TO THE ACCUSATION OF PSLGBT - in an interview with Kacper Rogacin in PTT: “Now they are again conducting a campaign of slander and libel, which is untrue, because we know what our values are and we have defended those values in the Sejm. When PiS lacked the courage to reject extremely liberal abortion projects, we submitted motions to reject them. So we have nothing to be ashamed of. Also in the EU, where Andrzej Grzyb fights for Christians whose lives are threatened and is the most active Polish MP on this issue.”

-- THIS COALITION IS A TEST - WKK: “This coalition is also a test. Will it succeed? I believe so, that it will win these elections against PiS. And perhaps this omnipresent attack on PSL is also due to PiS's awareness that they might lose. The weak are not attacked, they are ignored. But the heaviest artillery is deployed against the strong, as we experienced from PiS in the local government campaign. We were the main rival and we defended ourselves, because 2 million votes is a gigantic result in this storm.”

-- WKK ON TALKING WITH KUKIZ AND SUPPORTING THE IDEA OF A REFERENDUM DAY: “I recently spoke with Paweł Kukiz about a referendum day in Poland. And I really like this idea. I am not a fanatic of referring everything to referendums, like in Switzerland. It has its specifics, we are not a second Switzerland and it will not be like that. But one referendum day a year, or once every two years, would be a cool idea in my opinion. We could settle two or three issues. Not, as the president wanted, 20 issues. And Paweł Kukiz encouraged me and convinced me about this, I have no problem talking about it.”

-- IT'S IMPORTANT THAT KACZYŃSKI IS THE OPPOSITION LEADER - Kosiniak: “We can all have some dreams, expectations, and without winning the elections, all of this is in vain. I am not consumed today by considering who will be the prime minister. It is important that Jarosław Kaczyński is the leader of the opposition after the elections.” https://polskatimes.pl/wladyslawkosiniak-kamysz-wazne-jest-aby-liderem-opozycji-po-wyborach-byl-jaroslaw-kaczynski/ar/13934801#opinie

-- THE SPECTER OF A DUPLICATE IN THE PKW - Łukasz Woźnicki in GW: “The President of the Constitutional Tribunal, Julia Przyłębska, will soon appoint a new member of the State Electoral Commission, who will replace Wojciech Hermeliński. – Just not a duplicate – warns the current head of the commission. (...) The head of the commission warns against such a scenario. – If such judges were appointed, objections could be raised in election protests – he says. – I very much want them to be judges about whom there are no doubts – he added.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,24527952,widmo-dublera-w-pkw.html

-- DISAPPEARING SEJM SUBCOMMITTEES - WIKTOR FERFECKI in RZ: “An unusual anomaly has appeared in the Sejm statistics. According to the opposition, it proves that the parliament is becoming increasingly façade-like. (...) During the AWS and SLD governments, the number of subcommittee meetings exceeded 3.5 thousand. During the first PiS government, when the term was shortened to two years, there were 1157. During the two subsequent terms of PO governments, this number was 2791 and 2224. Meanwhile, in the current term, there have been only 841 subcommittee meetings. Such a significant change is not visible in any other indicator related to the Sejm's work. For example, 752 laws were passed in the previous term, and 764 in the current one. In the previous term, there were 6053 committee meetings, and in the current one, 4790.” https://www.rp.pl/Polityka/303079851-Znikajace-sejmowe-podkomisje.html&template=restricted

-- FAKT REPORTS THAT MAREK JUREK MAY ALLY WITH FR. RYDZYK - as written by Dariusz Grzędziński: “A helping hand may be extended by the Redemptorist from Toruń. Fakt has established that Jurek is being courted by the Real Europe Movement, associated with Fr. Rydzyk. They share a stance on abortion. Both want a complete ban. – It won't be certain until the end whether Fr. Rydzyk will support them, but they can stir things up – says our source from radio Maryja circles. In an interview with Fakt, Jurek emphasizes that he resigned from running in the elections due to their short deadline. However, he does not hide that his Prawica RP (Poland's Right) is talking with Real Europe. And in politics, it's like in football, which Jurek is passionate about – as long as the ball is in play, anything can happen…” https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/ojciec-tadeusz-rydzyk-przygarnie-marka-jurka/4crb3p9

-- KORNEL MORAWIECKI IN SE ON CANCER TREATMENT AND HIS CHEMOTHERAPY, WHICH IS QUESTIONABLE: “Today he feels better and is waiting for chemotherapy. - I was recently at the Military Hospital in Wrocław. I had detailed tests to see if my heart could withstand the chemotherapy, if I was suitable for it, as it is quite invasive. But everything is going in the right direction, and the chemotherapy will most likely happen. And all this is to prevent a recurrence of cancer, because it often happens, unfortunately... – Kornel Morawiecki tells us.” https://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/polityka/kornel-morawiecki-o-walce-z-rakiem-lekarze-sprawdzaja-czy-moje-serce-wytrzyma-chemie-aa-oEcD-cfcS-oSpN.html

-- LOUD INTERVIEW BY MAGDALENA ŚRODA WITH WERONIKA ROSATI ABOUT VIOLENCE: “Physical, psychological, economic, verbal. I don't know which is the worst, but I know that I could not and still cannot cope, despite almost a year having passed since the breakup, with the humiliation I was subjected to for a long time. Almost every day from a certain point on. I was destroyed as a person, a woman, an actress, a partner. I heard: 'You are a zero,' 'You are worth nothing,' 'Your time is up,' 'Nobody wants to watch you anymore,' 'Women over thirty are not sexually attractive,' 'Nobody will want you anymore.' We had a joint account, at his request I stopped working – when he proposed to me, he said he was taking responsibility for me, he would divorce, we would have children, a family. I was not to work, and after some time, I was even forbidden to work and travel unless my partner approved the project and role. I was to focus on creating a home and getting pregnant.” http://www.wysokieobcasy.pl/wysokie-obcasy/7,163229,24514107,weronika-rosati-i-pan-doktor-historia-przemocy-w.html

-- GW ON THE FRONT PAGE ABOUT EMPLOYEES HIRED FOR UBER THROUGH A FICTITIOUS FOUNDATION: “Some Uber drivers are, on paper, volunteers of a foundation. By driving passengers, they are implementing an educational program 'Be safe on the road.' The foundation's patron is a fictitious person. And the foundation is supervised by the Ministry of Infrastructure – Wyborcza.tech has established.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,156282,24527291,wolontariusze-fundacji-nadzorowanej-przez-ministerstwo.html

-- IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PROHIBIT ENTRY TO OFFICES WITH A DOG - JUDGMENT OF THE VOIVODESHIP ADMINISTRATIVE COURT: “The legislator has not authorized the municipal council to formulate a ban on bringing animals into a specific area – the Voivodeship Administrative Court in Gdańsk recalled in its judgment.” https://www.rp.pl/W-sadzie-i-urzedzie/302099995-Nie-mozna-zabronic-wchodzenia--do-urzedow-z-psem---wyrok-WSA.html

-- BIRTHDAYS: Tomasz Latos, Jędrzej Bielecki, Stanisław Rydzoń, Zbigniew Chlebowski.