-- KIDAWA AGAINST POSTPONING ELECTIONS IN PLATFORMA - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2019/11/28/ -- POLLSTER FOR SE SHOWS EVEN STRONGER PIS DOMINANCE: “If elections were held now, the ruling party would garner 44.6% of the votes. In second place is Civic Coalition with 23.3% support. Lewica closes the podium with 14.9%. 8.5% of people would vote for Konfederacja, and 7.8% for PSL.” https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/sondaz-pis-utrzymuje-prowadzenie/sdpkcj1 -- JACEK JAŚKOWIAK'S STRONG WORDS TO KOMOROWSKI - in an interview with Mirosław Skowron in SE: “Despite all my sympathy for President Komorowski, his campaign and defeat in the elections paved the way for PiS to power. And if I were him, I would exercise restraint with such statements.” -- JAŚKOWIAK ON CALCULATING IN PO: “I have a different approach. I will always say what I think. I don’t calculate, although I try not to offend anyone. I believe that the fear of openly communicating certain things is a weakness of Platforma.” -- JAŚKOWIAK ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH GIERTYCH ABOUT PARTNERSHIP UNIONS: “I even spoke about this recently with Roman Giertych, who, despite his conservative views, expressed his support for me… Of course not. He expressed concern that the next demand after marriage would be child adoption. However, adoption is a completely different matter.” -- SOCIETY IS MATURING TOWARDS ADOPTION: “Adoption is possible after fulfilling many requirements. Not every heterosexual couple can do it. It's a long process with many rules. Even if a discussion on this topic arises in the future, the well-being of children must be the key parameter in such an important matter. I believe that worldview issues are more realistic in the long term. Although I have no doubt that society is becoming more secularized and maturing towards this.” -- THE BIBLE IS A VERY WISE BOOK - JAŚKOWIAK CONTINUES: “The Bible is a very wise book! The Bible and Greek myths are the two foundations of our civilization. The actions of the Church are a separate matter. Christ once drove merchants out of the temple. And today, such merchants who should be driven out are Father Rydzyk, Archbishop Jędraszewski, or Archbishop Głódź.” -- KACZYŃSKI ALSO LOST ELECTIONS - JAŚKOWIAK ON SCHETYNA: “I have great respect for Schetyna. We forget that he pulled PO from a level of even 8% to 27%. There are always more critics than those who can actually do something. Do you remember Biedroń's Wiosna? It's worth remembering because they will be forgotten soon. Do you remember Palikot's projects? Petru's? And Platforma still exists. Kaczyński also lost several elections and returned. The choice of the PO leader will be decided by all party members, not a few dissatisfied ones.” https://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/polityka/codziennie-czytam-pismo-swiete-sensacyjny-wywiad-prawyborczy-z-jackiem-jaskowiakiem-po-aa-TkwP-uj6u-eEP8.html -- MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ STRONGLY ON THE PROSECUTOR'S DECISION REGARDING NATIONALISTS' GALLOWS: “Let’s emphasize that hanging portraits was the execution of a death sentence issued by an insurgent tribunal. If, therefore, as the prosecution claims, the nationalists were referring to a scene depicted by Norblin, it was not about symbolically hanging portraits at all, but about… a death sentence. Therefore, setting aside the legal arguments, from a historical perspective, referring to this event is a reference to a series of executions during which death sentences were carried out. This is therefore a threat of death in a historical guise. It is hard to believe that a prosecutor who familiarized himself with the history of the uprising that took place in Warsaw 225 years ago would not consider direct references to those events as a punishable threat. Unless, of course, the prosecutor decided that since the nationalists were hanging portraits of politicians disliked by the prosecutor general, who is also the minister of justice, then everything is in order.” https://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/311279918-Szuldrzynski-Grozby-w-historycznym-sztafazu.html -- ZDANOWSKA IS CREATING A PERSONALIZED PARTY IN ŁÓDŹ - front-page story in Dziennik Łódzki: “A revolution in the Łódź Civic Coalition. Thirteen party circles will merge into one Łódź Circle. Hanna Zdanowska, the mayor of Łódź, is to become its chairwoman. The consolidation of ranks is related, among other things, to the upcoming elections for the national board leader of PO, currently Grzegorz Schetyna.” -- DZIENNIK ŁÓDZKI ON SCHETYNA POSSIBLY WANTING TO GET RID OF ZDANOWSKA: “On the other hand, the consolidation of circles also serves as a safeguard for the mayor of Łódź. Should Schetyna remain in power, who is suspected of wanting to suspend or remove Zdanowska from PO for ‘torpedoing the Civic Coalition’s campaign,’ the mayor will have a ready structure and political backing, prepared to operate outside the party. This would not have been so obvious with a dozen or so circles.” https://dzienniklodzki.pl/hanna-zdanowska-tworzy-w-lodzi-partie-wodzowska-wszystkie-kola-lacza-sie-w-jedno-ktorym-rzadzic-ma-prezydent-lodzi/ar/c1-14613229 -- JACEK ŻAKOWSKI ON THE NEOLIBERAL BALAST OF DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS - writes in GW: “After years of defeats, the democrats have gained some momentum. There is hope for the return of democracy. But it will be more difficult or impossible if the liberals, who are an important part of the democratic camp, do not get rid of the neoliberal ballast that scares voters. Having a chance to return to power, liberals must pull themselves together and finally decide what is more important to them: political liberal freedom or neoliberal economic freedom. These are not mutually exclusive, but without a clear hierarchy of values, one can remain in noble opposition for many years. Liberals, get yourselves together at last! And move forward.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,25455385,liberalowie-ogarnijcie-sie-wreszcie.html -- PIS ADMITS: POOR PENSIONS AWAIT YOU - LESZEK KOSTRZEWSKI IN GW: “None of the leaders of the main political parties are talking about the necessity of reforms anymore; they are only promising either 13th pensions, tax exemption for pensions, or even the liquidation of ZUS, which is automatically supposed to translate into higher benefits and prosperity. Where will all this lead, and who will it affect the most? Of course, the young, who will have to give 50-70% of their salary to the state in the form of taxes, contributions, and other fees to maintain rigid social expenditures. Will they meekly agree to this? I doubt it. Prime Minister Morawiecki, in his last exposé, announced the appointment of a plenipotentiary for demographics, who is to deal with the issue of pensions, among others. However, for the new plenipotentiary to be able to change anything, he would have to revoke most of Prime Minister Morawiecki's recent pension decisions. But then he would be immediately dismissed himself.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,155290,25454547,pis-w-koncu-przyznaje-polacy-czekaja-was-biedaemerytury-i.html -- ONET ON CHANGES IN THE FIRE BRIGADE AFTER ZIELIŃSKI'S DEPARTURE: “A few days ago, we reported on Onet that the deputy head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Jarosław Zieliński, had left the ministry. As we reported earlier, the current head of the fire brigade, General Leszek Suski, is a trusted associate of Deputy Minister Zieliński, so he will also soon leave his position as Chief Commander of the State Fire Service. According to our information, his successor could be one of three candidates: Brigadier General Marek Kubiak, Brigadier General Jacek Kleszczewski, or Brigadier General Adam Konieczny.” https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/tylko-w-onecie/wymiana-kierownictwa-w-strazy-oto-nazwisko-nowego-komendanta/jjmg15v