-- THE ĆWIĄKALSCYS WANT PRISON SENTENCE FOR ŚPIEWAK: “The trial of Jan Śpiewak and Bogumiła Górnikowska-Ćwiąkalska is ongoing. The candidate in the recent Warsaw mayoral election was convicted for revealing the involvement of a former minister's daughter in the reprivatization process. The Ćwiąkalscys have filed an appeal – they want a prison sentence for Śpiewak.” https://www.wp.pl/?s=wiadomosci.wp.pl%2Fsgwpsgfirst-6368831144834689a

-- SCHETYNA ON CONSIDERING RUNNING AGAINST KACZYŃSKI IN WARSAW - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2019/04/11/

-- EUROPEAN COALITION IN A NEW SPOT: The European Coalition (KE) in a new spot reminds of Kaczyński's repeated promises of “getting closer to the truth” regarding the Smolensk disaster and juxtaposes them with the forced exhumations of the crash victims: https://300polityka.pl/news/2019/04/11/platforma-w-nowym-spocie-przypomina-kolejne-zapowiedzi-kaczynskiego-o-zblizaniu-sie-do-prawdy-ws-smolenska-i-zestawia-je-z-przymusowymi-ekshumacjami-ofiar-katastrofy/

-- FORMER PO SENATOR FROM PŁOCK DETAINED BY CBA: “CBA officers, on the orders of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Krakow, have detained a businessman from Płock who previously served as a senator of the Republic of Poland. According to unofficial information obtained by the tvp.info portal, the detained individual is Eryk S., who obtained a senatorial mandate in 2007 on behalf of Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska). According to investigators, S. allegedly participated in an organized criminal group that defrauded nearly PLN 40 million from the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development between 2013-2014.” https://www.tvp.info/42156940/cba-zatrzymalo-bylego-senatora-po

-- RZECZPOSPOLITA ON THE HIDDEN TRUTH ABOUT THE PODKARPACIE SEX TAPES - as written by Grażyna Zawadka and Izabela Kacprzak: “The scale is said to be shocking – according to unofficial information, there are 4,000 recordings documenting visits to escort agencies by politicians, a deputy minister of defence, an archbishop, and the head of a police station, among others. The tapes were allegedly sent to Ukraine, and a former CBA agent, Wojciech J., gained access to one of them (as revealed by Radio Zet). An open war is now underway between him and the CBA leadership, with both sides exchanging arguments.”

-- ZAWADKA AND KACPRZAK ON A RECORDING INVOLVING A MINOR GIRL: “Wojciech J. claims today that he saw one of the 4,000 recordings made between 2013 and 2015. The tape was given to him by OZI (an informant). This is confirmed by attorney Beata Bosak-Kruczek, J.'s legal representative – ‘My client saw the recording. It was an original. A copy is likely secured, but for the good of the investigation, we cannot provide any information,’ states attorney Bosak-Kruczek. She adds that the girl was about 14-15 years old. ‘OZI mentioned that she was a minor; he drew attention to her age while playing the recording for my client. He also informed that this recording concerns a PiS MP,’ attorney Bosak-Kruczek replies to us. She also provides his initials. J. claims that the recording was stolen from his safe at the CBA.”

-- RZ ON THE STATE OF THE PROSECUTORIAL INVESTIGATION SURROUNDING THE TAPES: “Today, it is difficult to assess who is right. What is certain? According to our information, the prosecutorial investigation has confirmed that the VIPs from various circles – including politics and business, not just local ones – were visitors to the R. brothers' escort agencies. According to our journalistic findings, the Małopolska prosecutor's office does not possess any recordings from the agency. Does it know about them and is it trying to find them? It is quite probable that the business operated for years precisely thanks to the recordings, which could have been used for blackmail.” https://www.rp.pl/Kraj/304109902-Ukryta-prawda-o-sekstasmach.html

-- DUDA 38%, TUSK 27%, BIEDROŃ 16% - NEW SE PRESIDENTIAL POLL: “It turns out that the current president, Andrzej Duda, is leading the poll, with 38% of respondents choosing him. However, he would not have a chance to win in the first round. Who would face Duda in the second round of the presidential election? The poll results clearly indicate that Poles have opted for two well-known politicians. Donald Tusk came in second with 27% of the votes, and Robert Biedroń took third place with 16% in the poll. The next places in the poll were taken by: Kukiz'15 leader Paweł Kukiz – 6%, Janusz Korwin-Mikke – 5%, PSL leader Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz – 5%, Adrian Zandberg – 2%, Włodzimierz Czarzasty – 1%, and the leader of Nowoczesna, Katarzyna Lubnauer – 0%.” https://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/polityka/najnowszy-sondaz-prezydencki-bedzie-ii-tura-tylko-z-kim-aa-GQF1-CJh7-tFJK.html

-- COURT IN POZNAŃ OVERTURNS DECISION OF PO PRESIDENT OF GNIEZNO PROHIBITING THE EQUALITY MARCH - GW: “The district court in Poznań has overturned the decision of the president of Gniezno, who had prohibited the Equality March. ‘The right to peaceful assembly is considered a constitutional freedom in Poland,’ said Judge Katarzyna Jelewska-Sterczała.” http://poznan.wyborcza.pl/poznan/7,36001,24639162,prezydent-z-po-zakazal-marszu-rownosci-w-gnieznie-sad-w-poznaniu.html

-- 52% SUPPORT THE STRIKE, 43% OPPOSE, 57% support higher teacher salaries, 40% oppose - Kantar for GW.

-- THE PIS ELECTORATE DOES NOT SUPPORT TEACHERS, THE OPPOSITION DOES - writes Krzysztof Pacewicz: “The poll shows that these efforts are effective, but only in relation to the PiS electorate, which is 76% against the strike and only supports it by 19%. The opposite is true among opposition voters: 81% of European Coalition voters, 82% of Wiosna voters, and 78% of Lewica Razem coalition voters (Razem, UP, and RSS) support teachers, while 14%, 17%, and 18% respectively are against. Voters for Konfederacja are also against the strike (61% against, 30% for). These dramatic differences between PiS voters and opposition voters show that party preferences differentiate Poles today to a far greater extent than gender, age, education, income level, or place of residence.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,24638433,sondaz-dla-wyborczej-wiekszosc-polakow-popiera-strajk-nauczycieli.html

-- EXAM WITH A PRIEST AND A PHONE - GW's front page story.

-- JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PASSED THE EXAM, UNIONISTS AND POLITICIANS DID NOT - Fakt.

-- GOVERNMENT GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH TEACHERS - headline in DGP.

-- PRIME MINISTER'S CALENDAR IS TOO TIGHT FOR TEACHERS - Justyna Suchecka in GW: “For a year, Prime Minister Morawiecki has not met with teachers from ZNP even once (and this is the largest union operating in education, with over 220,000 members. NSZZ 'Solidarność' has about 80,000 members).” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,24636399,jak-morawiecki-mydli-nauczycielom-oczy.html

-- RZ FRONT PAGE ON THE CAMPAIGN PROMOTING THE "FIFTH" WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO PURCHASE - as written by Wiktor Ferfecki: “For each of the three tenders, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister plans to spend PLN 620,000 net, or PLN 762,600 with VAT. In total, this is PLN 2.29 million, although the final amount may turn out to be different. For example, ten companies submitted offers in the tender for the production of radio and television spots, proposing rates from PLN 168,500 to PLN 613,500.” https://www.rp.pl/Prawo-i-Sprawiedliwosc/304109915-Droga-reklama-piatki.html

-- ONE CANNOT TELL PEOPLE THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR THEM AND SIMULTANEOUSLY FINANCE PARTY PROPAGANDA - KRZYSZTOF ADAM KOWALCZYK IN RZ: “One cannot tell people fighting for decent wages that there is not enough money for them, and at the same time finance party propaganda. It is simply not decent. Especially since TVP, supported by the government with over a billion zlotys, which could have been allocated to education, for example, already ensures the publicity of the 'fifth' and subsequent PiS conventions.” https://www.rp.pl/Blogi/304109896-Tak-sie-nie-godzi.html

-- BIRTHDAYS: Stefan Chwin, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Stanisław Tyszka, Bożena Szydłowska, Zdzisław Pupa, Krzysztof Gawkowski, Mirosława Marody, Grzegorz Wasowski, Beata Lupinska, Damian Raczkowski.