-- BEREK: 85 CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL RULINGS ARE AFFECTED BY LEGAL DEFECTS. REMOVING THEIR LEGAL CONSEQUENCES REQUIRES PASSING A LAW EACH TIME - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/03/05/ -- THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE NO LONGER AS RADICAL AS BEFORE - TOMASZ PIETRYGA IN RZ: “After the rather turbulent reclaiming of public media and the prosecution, the tone accompanying the announcements of changes has shifted. The radicalism, which could be felt in some statements not long ago, even suggesting the possibility of resolving the situation in the Constitutional Tribunal solely through parliamentary resolutions, has been blunted. Today, there is more rational assessment of the situation than strong pronouncements that will not withstand contact with reality.” https://www.rp.pl/opinie-prawne/art39939031-tomasz-pietryga-dlaczego-koalicja-szybko-nie-odbije-trybunalu-konstytucyjnego -- WE DO NOT HIDE THAT ONLY HIGH TURNOUT AND FULL MOBILIZATION OF OUR VOTERS WILL REMOVE JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI FROM POWER ONCE AND FOR ALL - RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ARKADIUSZ GRUSZCZYŃSKI IN GW: “Victory in the voivodeships and large cities naturally drives subsequent election campaigns. We do not hide that only high turnout and full mobilization of our voters will remove Jarosław Kaczyński from power once and for all. There are currently two schools of thought on turnout in the upcoming elections - one argues that people are determined, and the October 15 elections showed that they want to take matters into their own hands, so turnout on April 7 will be high again. The second school says the exact opposite - citizens believe they have done their job in October and will likely stay home in a month.” -- IF THE LAW AND JUSTICE PARTY LOSES THE ELECTIONS IN MOST VOIVODESHIPS, IN CITIES, TOWNS, AND RURAL POLAND, THIS PARTY WILL SIMPLY FALL APART - TRZASKOWSKI TELLS GRUSZCZYŃSKI: “We have only just begun the process of moving away from populism and ousting the Law and Justice party from power. The parliamentary elections were extremely important, but the next three steps are also crucial: the local elections, the European elections, and the presidential election. If the Law and Justice party loses the elections in most voivodeships, in cities, towns, and rural Poland, this party will simply fall apart. For a simple reason: their activists are focused solely on emoluments and positions. After a defeat, the Law and Justice party will experience disintegration.” -- I PERSONALLY MANAGED TO NEGOTIATE A BILLION ZLOTY IN BRUSSELS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE THIRD METRO LINE. THIS MONEY WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY IN THE EUROPEAN BUDGET - TRZASKOWSKI FURTHER IN GW: “I personally managed to negotiate a billion zloty in Brussels for the construction of the third metro line. This money was not previously in the European budget. This is, of course, only a part of the sum we need, so we will continue negotiations with the European Commission. That’s the first point. Secondly – I think everyone has their own experts today. We, at the city hall, trust reputable analysts. The metro operates like connected vessels. The fourth line has the potential to transport the most passengers, but only if the other three function – this is according to our analyses, which I sign and take responsibility for. That's why we are starting the design of the third line, and at the same time, we are carrying out conceptual work on the fourth. If EU funding becomes available, we are ready for parallel work.” https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,30759866,trzaskowski-dla-wyborczej-tobiasz-bochenski-nie-ma-pojecia.html -- THE PEOPLE WHO DELIVERED VICTORY ON OCTOBER 15 WERE DECEIVED ON THE ISSUE OF ABORTION - MARTA LEMPART IN AN INTERVIEW WITH KAROLINA KIJEK IN GW: “A feeling that the people who voted then were deceived regarding the issue of abortion.” -- CONSERVATIVES ARE PUSHING FOR A REFERENDUM. THIS IS THEIR WAY TO DELAY CHANGES, EXHAUST US, DRAG US THROUGH THE MUD - LEMPART FURTHER WITH KAROLINA KIJEK IN GW: “They are pushing for a referendum, even though 16% of the public supports it. But Poland is not unique – it is often the case that when society wants to legalize abortion, conservatives push for a referendum. This is their way to delay changes, exhaust us, drag us through the mud. And the history of argumentation regarding the presidential veto is quite pathetic. We have a party in the ruling coalition whose members and leaders have for months lied that a law adopted by a referendum cannot be vetoed by the president. This was a way to present the referendum as a good, 'saving' solution. Meanwhile, the only law the president cannot veto is the budget law. Thanks to our pressure, this lie is slowly fading, and the Third Way is saving itself with gibberish about a 'social mandate' and a president so shocked by the referendum result that he will undoubtedly sign the law. And yet, it's not even known who would sign it – or any of the abortion-related laws, for that matter – as there's still a year until the presidential campaign.” -- NOT ONLY SHOULD HE NOT BE PRESIDENT, BUT HE SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM HIS POSITION AS MARSHAL - MARTA LAMPART FURTHER IN GW: “The same one who, in the previous presidential campaign, explicitly stated that he was not interested in public support or the Sejm's decision as a democratic body in a representative democracy, because he would use his presidential veto in this matter, just like Andrzej Duda does. Not in the interest of citizens, the system, the state, the Constitution, but to serve the interests of his political group – that is, Catholic fundamentalists, supporters of the abortion ban. We cannot allow him to become president. Personally, I believe that not only should he not be president, but he should be removed from his position as Marshal of the Sejm.” -- DONALD TUSK'S LACK OF A DECISIVE REACTION TO THE THIRD WAY'S ANTI-ABORTION FRENZY CAUSES PEOPLE TO GIVE UP TOO - LEMPART FURTHER WITH KAROLINA KIJEK IN GW: “Donald Tusk's lack of a decisive reaction to the Third Way's anti-abortion frenzy causes people to give up too. And I am very surprised by this, as it is a huge risk for Civic Coalition. If someone dies tomorrow in the hospital, Donald Tusk will be responsible, as Prime Minister and head of the largest party in the government. Not Jarosław Kaczyński anymore. And not Hołownia, he's just taking advantage of the situation.” https://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/wroclaw/7,35771,30763311,marta-lempart.html -- THE THIRD WAY IS FIGHTING FOR SUBSTANTIAL PRESENCE IN THE COALITION - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “Paradoxically, this is good news for the Third Way. Because it can assert its presence by engaging in the battle for a lower health contribution. That's why Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized over the weekend that the issue of contribution collection is one of the most important program points, and Szymon Hołownia said it is a 'matter of being or not being' for the Third Way in the ruling coalition. No, the coalition will not collapse because of this, there will be no snap elections. Simply put, the Third Way must fight for the coalition to respect its identity and presence.” https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art39937381-michal-szuldrzynski-obnizenie-skladki-zdrowotnej-dla-przedsiebiorcow-czyli-trzecia-droga-walczy-o-podmiotowosc-w-koalicji -- IF RUSSIAN TANKS FORCED THE BORDER INSTEAD OF UKRAINIAN TRUCKS, THERE WOULD LIKELY BE NO PROTESTING FARMERS PICKETING THERE ANYMORE - ERNEST SKALSKI IN GW: “Just as they will not feel responsible if Putin's tanks appear at our borders. Today, the dictator from the Kremlin must constantly wage some war to have the tools to maintain power. He receives one such tool at Polish protests. If Russian tanks were to force the border instead of Ukrainian trucks, there would likely be no protesting farmers picketing there anymore.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,30761829,protesty-rolnikow-bezpieczenstwo-panstwa-jest-wazniejsze-niz.html -- WHEN YOU GO DOWN, THE SAME PEOPLE ARE AROUND YOU, BUT THEY NO LONGER SMILE; THAT'S HOW IT IS AND WILL BE IN POLITICS - LESZEK MILLER IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ANNA KALITA ON GAZETA.PL: “Imagine a ladder: when you go up, you pass many people who are very polite, bow, smile, offer you help, and when you go down, the same people are around you, but they no longer smile. Some are satisfied that you failed, and some, if they could, would push you off the ladder. That's how it is and will be in politics.” -- IF THE LAW AND JUSTICE PARTY WERE RULING NOW, POLAND WOULD ALREADY BE LEAVING THE EU - MILLER FURTHER WITH ANNA KALITA: “Jarosław Kaczyński tried for the last few years to realize his obsessive vision of a state where his will would be law. A dictatorship. On October 15, Kaczyński was neutralized literally at the last moment! If the Law and Justice party were ruling now, Poland would already be leaving the European Union.” https://weekend.gazeta.pl/weekend/7,177333,30761478,nie-wiem-czy-gdybym-mial-mozliwosc-cofniecia-sie-w-czasie.html -- 50% OF RESPONDENTS WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE A PARTNERSHIP LAW, BUT ONLY FOR 22% IS IT AN ISSUE THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE REGULATION; 42% HOLD THE OPPOSITE OPINION - ANTON AMBROZIAK ON RESEARCH RESULTS FOR OKO.PRESS: “50% of respondents would like to introduce a partnership law, but only for 22% is it an issue that requires immediate regulation; 42% hold the opposite opinion, with one in three Poles having an extremely negative attitude towards recognizing same-sex partnerships. As can be seen, the majority of respondents want change. One in five Poles eagerly awaits it, and another 28% believe the matter should be resolved, but it is not urgent. It is worth noting that support for partnership unions in our polls has been higher before.” -- AS WE HEAR IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, THE PARTNERSHIP LAW WILL MOST LIKELY BE A GOVERNMENT PROJECT, BUT RATHER A COMPROMISE - AMBROZIAK FURTHER IN OKO.PRESS: “As we hear in the Office of the Prime Minister, the partnership law will most likely be a government project, but rather a compromise. Basic matters will be regulated: inheritance, joint property, access to medical information, name change. A symbolic rehabilitation of same-sex partnerships, awaiting marital equality, is also to be a ceremonial ceremony in front of the civil registry office. However, matters related to parenthood will likely remain outside the regulation. This is not only about adoption but also about fostering the children of a partner. Because the issue of rainbow families, which exists in a complete legal vacuum, is the biggest obstacle for the conservative part of the ruling coalition.” https://oko.press/wyborcy-chca-ustawy-o-zwiazkach-partnerskich-sondaz -- THE COLLEGIUM HUMANUM SCANDAL ENGULFS SUTRYK, TUSK ANNOUNCES AN AUDIT - KATARZYNA KACZOROWSKA ON TYGODNIK POLITYKA PORTAL: “As late as Saturday, it might have seemed that Jacek Sutryk had secured the support of Civic Platform in the race for the mayor's office in Wrocław. Michał Jaros, the regional party leader and MP, has not yet announced his candidacy. – Nobody knows what's going on, especially since after the victory on October 15, a large banner with Jaros thanking the residents of the Jagodno estate hung on one of the buildings upon entering the famous Wrocław district – says one of the young activists. He adds that organizing the lists for the city council and the regional assembly can be described in one word: 'chaos.'” https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2247783,1,tu-jencow-nie-bedzie-afera-collegium-humanum-pograza-sutryka-tusk-oglasza-audyt -- BIRTHDAYS: Beata Biel, Stanisław Iwanicki, Marek Woźniak.