-- I KNEW THE CRISIS RELATED TO THE UPPARTYING OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS WAS DEEP, BUT TRUTHFULLY – I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE THIS BAD – SZYMON HOŁOWNIA IN CONVERSATION WITH JACEK GĄDKA IN GAZETA.PL: "I repeat: I am waiting for all positions from all chambers of the Supreme Court, which – and this is a serious aberration for the average person, to be frank – have simultaneously decided to rule on the same case. I will consult with the most distinguished legal authorities in the country, with the Minister of Justice, the Ombudsman, the Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, coalition partners, and I will make a decision regarding further steps. The situation is very serious and absolutely unprecedented. I knew the crisis related to the uppartying of the judicial system over the last eight years was deep, but truthfully – I didn't expect it to be this bad. Stealing case files, ruling based on photocopies or media reports, threats against other state bodies. PiS has brought us to the brink of an abyss." -- DID MESSRS. KAMIŃSKI AND WĄSIK FIGHT CORRUPTION? PROBABLY MORE THAN ONCE. BUT THEIR LIVES ARE NOT ON TRIAL HERE, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE FINAL JUDGEMENT, BUT THE DISTRICT COURT. A SPECIFIC ACT IS ON TRIAL – SAYS HOŁOWNIA TO GĄDKA: "And it was not, as PiS politicians are now pontificating, a verdict for fighting corruption. Did Messrs. Kamiński and Wąsik fight corruption? Probably more than once. But their lives are not on trial here, because this is not the final judgement, but the district court. A specific act they committed is on trial. A repugnant act. Using the power and tools of the state, its services, they fabricated a crime. There were no circumstances, no temptation, no perpetrator – they fabricated it all, abusing their power. In moral terms – a devilish job. The state cannot just leave it at that and sing: 'gentlemen, nothing happened.' -- TVP, TVP INFO, POLISH RADIO WERE FINANCED BY STATE MONEY, YET ACTED AGAINST THEIR OWN STATE. TO PUT IT STRONGER – MANY OF THEIR ACTIONS BORE THE HALLMARKS OF TREASON – HOŁOWNIA CONTINUES IN GAZETA.PL: "I'm not kidding. Some have apparently forgotten that TVP's "Wiadomości" or TVP Info under PiS rule, that is, just a moment ago, was the biggest venomous gland in this part of Europe. TVP, TVP Info, Polish Radio were financed by state money, yet acted against their own state. To put it stronger – many of their actions bore the hallmarks of treason." -- THE DRAFT LAW WILL OF COURSE REQUIRE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PRESIDENT – FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE PROCESS CAN BE CONCLUDED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR – SAYS HOŁOWNIA TO GĄDKA: "This is my dream. This is also the president's declaration, which I heard directly from his lips. It is also our – Polski 2050 and Trzecia Droga, and all of us in the coalition – clear postulate: the full healing of the situation in public media must be achieved through a comprehensive law. One for years, not for a year or a term. The draft law will of course require negotiations with the president – for the next year and a half there is no other way. I believe the entire process can be concluded in the first half of this year." -- IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A STRONG "VICE-PRESIDENT", THE HEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CABINET, MARCIN MASTALEREK, HAS EMERGED UNDER ANDRZEJ DUDA – HOŁOWNIA CONTINUES TO GĄDKA: "But it should be noted that a strong "Vice-President", the head of the presidential cabinet, Marcin Mastalerek, has emerged under Andrzej Duda. Mr. Mastalerek has a very significant influence on the policy pursued by the president. However, we talk with him not only about politics, because the minister is a passionate reader, and perhaps – I dare to say – even a fan of my book "Boskie zwierzęta" (Divine Animals). We've had several discussions about whether there is justification for life after death for beings other than humans. The head of the presidential chancellery, as well as the president himself, do not seem to share our intellectual passion; I've seen them get bored with our conversations about the afterlife of animals a couple of times already (laughter). They'd rather we get back to politics. And returning to Mr. Mastalerek – he seems to have been an amateur footballer once, and recently worked at Ekstraklasa SA. So why be surprised that he's a striker? I disagree with him much more often than I agree, but he is a serious player." https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,30567235,holownia-w-gazeta-pl-kaminski-i-wasik-powinni-isc-do-wiezienia.html -- BOSAK ON KAMIŃSKI AND WĄSIK: IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE PARLIAMENTARIANS – 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/01/08/ -- INDEED, WHEN TWO CHAMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT ARE DEALING WITH THE APPEAL OF MARIUSZ KAMIŃSKI AND MACIEJ WĄSIK, WE ARE FACING LEGAL CHAOS. THE QUESTION, HOWEVER, IS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. IN MY OPINION, THE CURRENT COALITION AND ITS SYMPATHIZERS, THE POLITICIZED JUDGES – WRITES PIOTR ZAREMBA IN INTERIA. -- IT IS THE PANEL OF JUDGES OF THE CHAMBER OF EXTRAORDINARY CONTROL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REFERRING TO THE PRESIDENTIAL PARDON, THAT IS RIGHT, NOT HOŁOWNIA, EVEN SURROUNDED BY A HOST OF LAWYERS – PIOTR ZAREMBA WRITES FURTHER IN INTERIA: "It is the panel of judges of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs, referring to the presidential pardon, that is right, not Hołownia, even surrounded by a host of lawyers. The Marshal, however, questions this panel's right to deal with the case. And they have managed to decide that Maciej Wąsik is still a Member of Parliament." -- IF THE CHAMBER IS ILLEGAL, THEN THEY ARE NOT LEGAL MPS. BECAUSE IT WAS THEY WHO RULED ON THE VALIDITY OF THE LAST ELECTIONS – ZAREMBA CONTINUES: "On the other hand, politicians who, like Hołownia, are involved in questioning the status of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control should consider the consequences of their words. If the chamber is illegal, then they are not legal MPs. Because it was they who ruled on the validity of the last elections." -- A KIND OF HUNT HAS BEEN ORGANIZED FOR KAMIŃSKI AND WĄSIK – WRITES ZAREMBA: "A kind of hunt has been organized for Kamiński and Wąsik. Every day, a contingent of politicians from the new coalition worries that they are no longer in prison, or wishes them prison. I have the impression that all inhibitions, aesthetic and ethical, are breaking. This is not your task, I remind you, because there's no point appealing to consciences." -- ZAREMBA URGES THE PRESIDENT TO GRANT ANOTHER PARDON: "It appears that Andrzej Duda, contrary to various assumptions, has no intention of pardoning Kamiński and Wąsik a second time. Although he could. He is adhering to his constitutional justifications. However, I would take human considerations into account. I understand the satisfaction of informing the world that there are political prisoners in Poland. But human solidarity and human compassion should probably decide. https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-polowanie-na-kaminskiego-i-wasika-nie-da-sie-tego-nazwac-ina,nId,7251071 -- PROF. JAROSŁAW FLIS IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: A SENSE OF SUPERIORITY GIVES RISE TO TEMPTATIONS TO PUSH OPPONENTS TO THE MARGIN, KEEPING THEM AWAY FROM DECISIONS. ARROGANCE AND PRIVILEGE ARE LIKE A VAMPIRE – THEY ARE NOT SEEN IN THE MIRROR. HERE IS A WARNING FOR 2024. -- THE APPLIED METHODS BROKE DEMOCRATIC RULES, VERY EASY TO PROVE – FLIS ON THE PIŚ GOVERNMENT: "A manipulative referendum, surveillance of the opposition, illegal campaign financing by state-owned companies, persistent attempts to alter electoral law, and finally, the incredibly biased brutality of state television have more in common than just breaking civilized rules. They also share a consequence, or rather, a counter-effectiveness of these measures in the fight to stay in power. Because it is very easy to prove that the methods used broke democratic rules. Just imagine what the opposition PiS politicians would say if the same actions were taken by the Civic Platform-PSL coalition before 2015." -- BAD GOVERNANCE IS LIKE OBESITY – IT CAN HAVE VARIOUS SOURCES. SOME LOSE CONTROL OVER THEIR APPETITE AND EAT FAR TOO MUCH, SO EVEN BEING EXCEPTIONALLY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE DOESN'T HELP THEM – FLIS CONTINUES IN TP: "Bad governance is like obesity – it can have various sources. Some lose control over their appetite and eat far too much, so even being exceptionally physically active doesn't help them. Others eat quite reasonably, but lack movement – the motivation to get off the comfortable couch. There are also cases where obesity can be a symptom of another illness, not a sign of weakness. The effects can be similar, but the ways to regain health and well-being must differ." -- THE BELIEF THAT PIŚ, DEPRIVED OF ITS BELOVED TELEVISUAL "SELF-GRATIFIER," WILL NEVER RETURN TO POWER MAY PROVE AS FUTILE AS THE QUITE RECENT CONVICTION OF "PATRIOTS" THAT THEY HAVE AN IRREMOVABLE ADVANTAGE OVER THEIR OPPONENTS – PROF. JAROSŁAW FLIS CONTINUES IN TYGODNIK: "The action of taking over TVP at first glance cancels out any hopes here. It can be categorized within the chronic illness of "states of emergency," which justify actions outside of procedures. The ruling majority's zeal to take away the television from PiS through a legal loophole is all the more questionable because this aggressive party caricature of public media did not save Kaczyński's team from an undisputed electoral defeat. Another month of this arrangement would not have brought any other harm than the impatience of the most fervent supporters. At the same time, the belief that PiS, deprived of its beloved televisual "self-gratifier," will never return to power may prove as futile as the quite recent conviction of "patriots" that they have an unshakeable moral, substantive, and organizational advantage over their opponents." -- THIS PENDULUM NEEDS A POINT OF ATTACHMENT STRONG ENOUGH NOT TO BREAK OR SWING TOO FAR – WRITES FLIS: "The last change of power, combined with the one in 2015, can be seen as a warning – neither the advantage of the people nor the patricians is so great as to stop the political pendulum forever. No matter how hard we try. It is driven by forces much greater than environmental stereotypes, strengths, and weaknesses. This pendulum needs a point of attachment strong enough not to break or swing too far. So that nothing more of what is precious to all of us is destroyed. We have one more motivation for this, although it's a topic for an even more serious article. All these games could turn into sandbox squabbles at any moment if Ukraine doesn't survive the war with Russia." https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/okielznac-wahadlo-czy-mozliwa-jest-polska-bez-skrajnej-nienawisci-miedzy-politykami-185775 -- FOR NOW, DUDA OCCASIONALLY TRIES TO SEND CERTAIN SIGNALS THAT HE IS READY FOR SOME KIND OF COOPERATION, BUT THIS IS NOT MET WITH A RESPONSE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER – PROF. ANTONI DUDEK IN CONVERSATION WITH KAMILA BARANOWSKA IN INTERIA: "For now, Andrzej Duda occasionally tries to send certain signals that he is ready for some kind of cooperation, but because this is not met with a response from Prime Minister Tusk – apart from slogans about reconciliation, which no one takes particularly seriously – the president is also starting to flex his muscles. In the coming weeks or months, it will be clear whether we are dealing with an escalation or de-escalation of this conflict." -- I RATHER BET ON ESCALATION, BUT PERHAPS I AM WRONG AND PERHAPS TUSK WILL REALIZE IT IS WORTH AGREEING ON SOMETHING WITH THE PRESIDENT – PROF. DUDEK CONTINUES WITH BARANOWSKA: "I rather bet on escalation, but perhaps I am wrong and perhaps Donald Tusk will realize it is worth agreeing on something with President Duda. For example, regarding the final media law. For now, however, it is going in the opposite direction, because what the new government did with public media was also aimed at the president." -- IF PIS LOSES THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS HOLDING THE RULING COALITION TOGETHER, I.E., BUILDING A SANITARY CORDON AROUND PIS – SAYS DUDEK TO BARANOWSKA IN INTERIA: "Accountability, investigative committees, PiS resistance and protests – all of this will rather unite the coalition than divide it, even if not everyone will like the style in which the changes are made. However, if PiS loses the presidential elections, one of the most important elements holding the ruling coalition together, i.e., building a sanitary cordon around PiS, will lose its raison d'être. Then, with full force, differences of opinion, ambitions, and programs that have been postponed but have not disappeared may return." -- KACZYŃSKI BEHAVES ANACHRONISTICALLY. AGAIN, HE EXHIBITS THE BESIEGED FORTRESS SYNDROME AND A DESIRE TO DIG IN ON HARD POSITIONS, TO FOLLOW THE WELL-TRODDEN PATH – PROF. DUDEK CONTINUES IN INTERIA: "Party leader Jarosław Kaczyński behaves anachronistically. Again, he exhibits the besieged fortress syndrome and a desire to dig in on hard positions, to follow the well-trodden path. His recent press conference, where he defended the earnings of TVP stars and ended by insulting the journalists gathered in the room, shows that he completely misunderstands the situation he is in. Everything he does and says is unconvincing, it has nothing to do with what PiS promised, that things would be more modest, etc. Meanwhile, TVP stars earned huge sums of money, and today the PiS leader comes out and defends this situation." -- FOR NOW, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE PRESIDENT IS CAPABLE OF ANYTHING NEW, BEYOND REPEATING ESTABLISHED SCHEMES – STATES PROF. DUDEK IN INTERIA: "He had no "Plan B," no "agreed-upon" coalition partner, no alternative, which became fully apparent after October 15, when Mateusz Morawiecki ostensibly tried to form his government. Now everyone is waiting again for what the new party leader will say, what direction he will set, what will happen during the demonstration on January 11. But for now, there is no indication that the president is capable of anything new, beyond repeating established schemes." -- IT IS UNLIKELY THAT PIŚ, IN ITS CURRENT FORMULA, CAN RETURN TO POWER IN THE NEAR FUTURE – DUDEK CONTINUES WITH BARANOWSKA: "In my opinion, it is unlikely that PiS, in its current formula, can return to power in the near future. Jarosław Kaczyński's current narrative no longer appeals to the vast majority of Poles. There are two options. Either this rhetoric will change, and someone will make the president realize, even before the local and European elections, that this is a suicidal strategy. Or the president will suffer further defeats in the upcoming two election campaigns." https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/kraj/news-prof-antoni-dudek-o-dwoch-scenariuszach-dla-pis-na-wybory-pr,nId,7254772 -- A MAJOR POLITICAL, JUDICIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL SCUFFLE IS BREWING, AND ITS FINAL OUTCOME WILL DECIDE WHETHER JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI FINALLY ACCEPTS THE VERDICT OF DEMOCRACY OR NOT – PRZEMYSŁAW SZUBARTOWICZ IN INTERIA: "However, it is now evident that Kaczyński, the apparatus he created, and his people have decided – using legal dualism – to bring about a major confrontation with the new government, and ultimately to an unpredictable crisis of democracy and the state. This is a type of "creeping Capitol." And there is no certainty how well the Tusk team is prepared for this, or at least ready for quick and decisive actions that would cut through doubts." -- WILL THE PRESIDENT PARTICIPATE IN OVERTHROWING THE BUDGET BY THE DUBLEES HE APPOINTED TO THE TRIBUNAL, TO LEAD TO AN EVEN DEEPER CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS? – SZUBARTOWICZ CONTINUES IN INTERIA: "PiS is testing Tusk and the coalition to see how far they can go in rocking the Polish boat. Will the new government control the chaos in the judiciary and end the destructive dualism? Will Hołownia firmly respect his own decisions and the law, not its PiS version? Will the PiS march in defense of state-sponsored propaganda be numerous and aggressive enough to force the rulers to reinstate the barriers removed in front of the Sejm just recently? Will the president participate in overthrowing the budget by the dublees he appointed to the Tribunal, to lead to an even deeper constitutional crisis?" https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-wielka-draka,nId,7256156 -- PIŚ IS SIMPLY DEFENDING ITS POSSESSIONS TO BE ABLE TO GRAB EVEN MORE POWER IN THE FUTURE – TOMASZ SAWCZUK IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA: "All this shows that despite the occasional use of similar words by the current opposition, there is no equivalence between the slogan of defending the rule of law in the years 2015-23 and now, and quite the opposite. Not noticing this and drawing an equal sign between these situations is not substantively justified, and in practice, it is simply PiS's tactical spin. Therefore, the current situation is as follows. There is no systemic threat to the rule of law from the new government, although it should be watched closely like any normal government. On the other hand, PiS is simply defending its possessions to be able to grab even more power in the future." https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2240763,1,nowa-taktyka-pis-dwa-wyjasnienia-dlaczego-kaczynski-i-jego-partia-graja-wlasnie-tak.read -- THAT'S HOW PIŚ MINED POLAND. IT NEEDS TO BE DISARMED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE – JAROSŁAW KURSKI IN GW: "Citizens will accept any, even radical, change, but they will not accept creeping chaos, lawlessness, and dual power. For eight years, the thieves stole democracy from us. It wasn't even theft, it was robbery. Fighting in defense of oneself and one's property, repelling an attack, is essentially an act of necessity, within the framework of self-defense. Our response – as citizens – should be adequate and proportional. Therefore, I trust that the democratic citizens and their government will respond with the same determination to the nihilists from PiS who have been determined to overthrow democracy in Poland for eight years. In the name of fundamental legal and axiological order." https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,30570744,tak-pis-zaminowal-polske-trzeba-ja-jak-najszybciej-rozminowac.html -- A WEEK OF TOTAL CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE PIŚ STATE AND THE REPUBLIC – IN COURTROOMS, IN THE SEJM, AND ON THE STREETS OF POLISH CITIES - BOGUSŁAW CHRABOTA IN RZ: "This is a plan to destabilize the state, a fight to maintain every political foothold that would enable a quick return to power. This is a real challenge for Prime Minister Tusk and the coalition supporting him. In the second week of January, we can expect skirmishes in the Sejm related to the attempt of former MPs Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik, with revoked mandates, to enter the parliamentary chamber, confrontations in the Supreme Court, rulings on the validity of elections by the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs not recognized as a court, and demonstrations of support for Kaczyński's party on the streets of Warsaw." -- NOTHING AND NO ONE RELIEVES ME OF THE OBLIGATION TO DEMAND THAT HE, THE PRESIDENT, TAKE ON THE MISSION OF MEDIATION – CHRABOTA CONTINUES: "I am aware that Andrzej Duda still identifies with his parent party and is playing for his political future, but nothing and no one relieves me of the obligation to demand that he, the president, take on the mission of mediation and steer the political confrontation we are facing onto safe tracks." https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art39666141-boguslaw-chrabota-demokracja-a-nie-chaos -- ELŻBIETA BIEŃKOWSKA MAY BE THE RIGHT PERSON TO HEAD ORLEN – PIOTR SKWIROWSKI IN RZ: "Bieńkowska seems to have the competence for this. She has managed large institutions, knows how to navigate the world of politics and business, knows the regulations, has contacts and experience. And the head of government has entrusted her with his confidence. Such a political broom might be needed to properly organize Orlen's businesses, assess what it truly needs, what works in its favor (and in favor of shareholders), and what can be discarded, perhaps to move towards the demonopolization of the fuel and energy market. And to sweep politics out of it." https://www.rp.pl/opinie-ekonomiczne/art39664761-piotr-skwirowski-elzbieta-bienkowska-moze-byc-odpowiednia-osoba-do-pokierowania-orlenem -- ORLEN NEEDS A MANAGER, NOT A GOVERNMENT DEPUTY – WITOLD GADOMSKI IN GW: "Bieńkowska had a career at various levels of administration, focusing mainly on EU funds. She was also a senator – non-partisan, but put forward by Civic Platform, a minister, and deputy prime minister. She is therefore a politician. Any decision she makes would be perceived as a decision agreed with Donald Tusk or simply as the prime minister's decision. I fear that the further consequence would be the replacement of PiS politicians' relatives and friends employed at Orlen and its subsidiaries with relatives and friends of politicians from Civic Platform, PSL, Polski 2050, or The Left." https://wyborcza.biz/biznes/7,179195,30570809,orlen-potrzebuje-menadzera-nie-namiestnika-rzadu.html -- THE PATIENCE OF POLISH WOMEN REGARDING ABORTION MAY RUN OUT – ZUZANNA DĄBROWSKA IN RZ: "Access to abortion is a matter that is both vital and real, concerning millions of women, as well as symbolic. It is impossible to convince women yet again that it should be sacrificed for the sake of anything else, as Prime Minister Leszek Miller's government did, withdrawing from legal changes in exchange for the Church's support for joining the European Union. And there is no hiding behind a coalition partner, pointing out that there are "objective difficulties, because PSL doesn't want to, and the president won't sign." " https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art39666071-zuzanna-dabrowska-cierpliwosc-polek-w-kwestii-aborcji-moze-sie-wyczerpac -- 31 YEARS AGO, POLITICIANS MADE A DEAL WITH THE CHURCH REGARDING ABORTION. AND WHEN WILL FREEDOM FINALLY COME? - MAGDALENA CHRZCZONOWICZ IN OKO.PRESS: "The excuse is not the turmoil surrounding the formation of the new government and lack of time. PO has submitted many other projects in the meantime, including those on disability certificates and in vitro (both important and necessary!). But abortion is missing. It is in the program of PO (and Lewica, of course, but that's not new), it is not in the coalition agreement. Abortion up to the 12th week did not appear in Donald Tusk's exposé on December 12, 2023. Trzecia Droga, when asked about abortion, clings to the idea of a referendum like a drunk clinging to a fence. Politicians evade answers, talking about parliamentary arithmetic and the fact that legalization will not pass the Sejm, and even if it does, the president will not sign it." -- THAT'S FINE, BUT WHERE ARE ABORTION AND EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION? – CHRZCZONOWICZ CONTINUES IN OKO: "We knew and warned at the time that the new government might betray Polish women, win elections with their votes, but not fulfill their demands. And so far, this is happening, although Katarzyna Kotula, the minister for equality, has been introduced into the government after corrections. There are also more women in it than planned. That's fine, but where are abortion and emergency contraception?" https://oko.press/aborcja-rocznica-zakazu-kiedy-wreszcie-przyjdzie-wolnosc -- FURTHER NATIONWIDE PRO-ABORTION DEMONSTRATIONS. THIS IS THE LAST CALL – KATARZYNA PRZYBORSKA IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: "Women were called to rise up and defend democracy. And if they succeed, their reproductive rights, taken away in 1993, will be restored. Donald Tusk swore that no one who is against liberalizing abortion law would find a place on his lists. They went and defended. Then the difficulties began. The word "abortion" did not even appear in the coalition agreement, replaced by a general slogan about women's rights, and only in the sixth point – with a coded message: look, there are many important matters, yours is not the most important, even if women are dying in hospitals, killed by fetuses decomposing within them. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has again started calling the right to abortion a matter of worldview." https://krytykapolityka.pl/kraj/ogolnopolskie-demonstracje-proaborcyjne/ -- THERE IS AN OFFER ON THE TABLE FOR THE PRESIDENT: APPOINTMENT OR SAVING ABOUT 20 AMBASSADORS CLOSE TO HIM, SAVING PEOPLE HE DESIGNATED DURING THE INEVITABLE VERIFICATION OF NEW JUDGES - CEZARY MICHALSKI IN INTERIA: "There is an offer on the table for the president: appointment or saving about 20 ambassadors close to him, saving people he designated during the inevitable verification of new judges, honest negotiations regarding appointments in the army. In the future, real negotiations on draft laws in areas of presidential competence and interest. And also a division of influence in public media, which would require the joint dismissal and then re-appointment of the National Broadcasting Council by the presidential palace and the government in very delicate proportions. In exchange for all this, a reduction in the list of presidential vetoes over the next two years by about 80 percent." -- THE POLISH STATE (INCLUDING ITS KEY "DEEP STATE" DIMENSION) WOULD, HOWEVER, BE REALISTICALLY SHIELDED FROM THE TOXIN OF DAILY POLITICAL STRUGGLE – MICHALSKI CONTINUES IN INTERIA: "Of course, such a deal between the president and the coalition would have to be covered by ritual anti-Tusk grumbling from the president and his people for the use of the "PiS populace," to which there would be a symmetrical response of grumbling from the coalition and its metapolitical base towards the president and his people. And the "symmetricists" (and genuine good-hearted people) could also endlessly ponder with concern about the "unnecessary conflict." However, the Polish state (including its key "deep state" dimension) would be realistically shielded from the toxin of daily political struggle." -- KACZYŃSKI IS TRULY FIGHTING FOR EVERYTHING WITH DUDA AND MASTALEREK TODAY – WRITES MICHALSKI: "Jarosław Kaczyński may weaken, he may be overthrown. But he cannot become an "honorary president," or retire from politics. Everyone involved in the succession game on the right knows this perfectly well. Kaczyński is truly fighting for everything with Duda and Mastalerek today." https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-wasz-prezydent-nasz-premier,nId,7250988 -- BIRTHDAYS: Agnieszka Pomaska.