-- SATURDAY'S POLITICAL AGENDA: TUSK AT THE FARMERS' SUMMIT, TRZASKOWSKI AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONVENTION, HOŁOWNIA IN TYCHY, THE LEFT CONVENTION, KACZYŃSKI IN ŚNIADOWO - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/03/09/ -- HUGE LEAD FOR CIVIC COALITION OVER LAW AND JUSTICE IN OPINIA 24 POLL: “If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, Civic Coalition would win. According to a poll by Opinia24, it is supported by 32.8 percent of respondents. This is an increase of 1.8 percentage points in a month. Law and Justice ranks second with a result of 24.6 percent (an increase of 0.6 percent).” https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,30779858,nowy-sondaz-partyjny-koalicja-obywatelska-miazdzy-pis-rekordowa.html -- MASTALEREK OVERTURNS THE LIST OF AMBASSADOR CHANGES FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA AND AGATA KONDZIŃSKA IN GW: “One can hear from the government that BBN head Jacek Siewiera and Mieszko Pawlak, responsible for foreign affairs in the Chancellery of the President, considered this agreement good. Head of the Chancellery Marcin Mastalerek is said to have convinced the president to change his mind and protest the list of ambassadors' names. If the president does not appoint new ambassadors, one must expect that PiS ambassadors will be recalled, and diplomats will serve as acting ambassadors in their place.” -- KLICH AS AMBASSADOR TO THE USA - KONDZIŃSKA AND WIELOWIEYSKA CONTINUE: “Our sources in the government, in informal conversations, present their version. The initial agreements between the president and the prime minister, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, looked like this: Andrzej Duda does not agree to the dismissal of four ambassadors. These are Krzysztof Szczerski at the UN, Paweł Sołoch in Romania, Jakub Kumoch in China, and Adam Kwiatkowski in the Vatican. All four were ministers of Andrzej Duda. And Donald Tusk's government respects these agreements. The president did not plan to defend Marek Magierowski in Washington, and here a change will occur. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to send former Minister of National Defense Bogdan Klich there, and Marek Magierowski, who has reportedly agreed to this, has been offered the ambassadorship in Argentina. Indeed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the names of new ambassadors to the Palace, but apart from Klich, there are no politicians there, only foreign service employees. Therefore, the government side does not understand the president's reservations.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,30777984,zgrzyt-na-linii-msz-andrzej-duda-palac-prezydencki-oprotestowal.html -- THE PREMIUM FOR "NEW QUALITY" IS RAPIDLY DEPLETING FOR HOŁOWNIA - ARTUR BARTKIEWICZ IN RZ: “The doubts sown about the idealism of the new faces that Polska 2050 was supposed to bring into politics will remain with this party. And some of the enthusiasm that accompanied watching Sejm broadcasts in cinema halls will evaporate. And not even 100 days of the new majority have passed yet. Time flows exceptionally quickly in Polish politics.” -- TO STRENGTHEN THE THIRD WAY'S POSITION ON THE POLITICAL SCENE, IT MUST SEEK NEW VOTERS, BUT THESE ARE CALCULATIONS, I.E. POLITICS, NOT IDEALISTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT SOMETHING NEW IS COMING AND THERE WILL BE NO MORE SEJM FREEZERS - BARTKIEWICZ CONTINUES IN RZ: “Hołownia, of course, has his calculations here – wanting to strengthen the Third Way's position on the political scene, he must seek new voters for it, and he can undoubtedly attract these more easily from the right, somewhat abandoned by Civic Coalition. But precisely – these are calculations, i.e. politics, not idealistic announcements that something new is coming and there will be no more Sejm freezers. Well, Hołownia has just shown that if necessary, a freezer can be found. Thus, although he will remain a hero of Sejmflix, his role will no longer be so unambiguous.” https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art39964371-artur-bartkiewicz-tasmy-adama-gomoly-i-klotnia-o-aborcje-koniec-miodowego-miesiaca-szymona-holowni -- INSTEAD OF PONDERING COMPLICATED AND UNPLEASANT ISSUES, ALL PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE IN THE WARSAW MEDIA CIRCLE ARE CALLING FOR THE LIQUIDATION OF THE THIRD WAY AND THE LIQUIDATION OF SZYMON HOŁOWNIA - CEZARY MICHALSKI IN INTERIA: “The more closely one examines all these polls, the more obvious the need for some compromise becomes – even if it concerns the path to liberalization. However, instead of pondering such complicated and unpleasant issues, all progressive people in the Warsaw media circle are calling for the liquidation of the Third Way and the liquidation of Szymon Hołownia. As conservative dregs lying on the wide and asphalted highway leading (if not for these dregs) towards bright progress. Within this vision, only the left is the obvious choice for Poles. The problem is that the left lost the last election (achieving a result that was one-third worse percentagewise than in 2019, and losing even more in terms of the number of seats), although just as PiS's victory took Kaczyński out of power, the left's loss ensured them a significant share of power. However, the Third Way won these elections the most, becoming the second player in the coalition alongside Civic Coalition.” -- HOŁOWNIA IS HUNTING FOR PIX SUPPORTERS. HE HAS A WAY TO DO IT - CEZARY MICHALSKI CONTINUES: “Another argument for Hołownia and PSL could be that – as Andrzej Machowski recently wrote in "Gazeta Wyborcza" – "poll analysis shows that the Third Way's conservative political line helps it poach supporters from Jarosław Kaczyński." This, incidentally, should be an argument for those women who do not have fond memories of the eight years of rule by "right-wing boys" of various ages, who were increasingly radicalizing in their misogyny.” https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-holownia-lowi-zwolennikow-pis-u-ma-na-to-sposob,nId,7378194 -- HOŁOWNIA WANTS TO BE A MODERN ANDRZEJ DUDZĄ - ARLETA ZALEWSKA FROM TVN FAKTY ON ONET'S PODCAST: “— He wants to reach the second round of the elections if Trzaskowski runs, and to do that, he needs to embrace – frankly speaking – Law and Justice voters. If he is to face Trzaskowski in the second round, he cannot be another Trzaskowski, he must be someone completely different. I believe that Hołownia wants to be the new, modern Andrzej Duda — adds Arleta Zalewska from TVN "Fakty".” https://www.newsweek.pl/polska/polityka/holownia-ma-nowa-strategie-chce-przytulic-wyborcow-pis/lky9r6b -- THE GOMOŁA AFFAIR WILL BECOME AN IMPETUS FOR DISCUSSION ON THE MODEL OF POLITICAL PARTY FINANCING - PIOTR ŚMIŁOWICZ IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: “Will the case have a sobering effect on others who use similar practices? One should doubt it. The only positive effect may be that the Gomoła affair will become an impetus for discussion on the model of political party financing. It is time to at least seriously consider it.” https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/afera-gomoly-czy-wierzcholek-gory-lodowej-186467 -- ON MARCH 8, I WISH WOMEN THAT THEIR FELLOW FEMALE POLITICIANS WOULD DEAL WITH THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES, NOT WITH POSTULATES THANKS TO WHICH WE ARE TO "CATCH UP WITH THE WEST" OR "END THE MIDDLE AGES" OR OTHER "DARK AGES" - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ. -- I WILL NOT ACT AS A MUSTACHIOED UNCLE AT A WEDDING, BUT THE GRADATION OF NEEDS AMONG URBAN FEMALE POLITICIANS MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF LADIES FROM SMALLER CENTERS - SZUŁDRZYŃSKI CONTINUES IN RZ: “I will not act as a mustachioed uncle at a wedding who is convinced he knows better what is important for women. On the contrary, on such a day, I do not want to lecture, but to listen to the voices of women. Not just a group of activists who claim to speak for all women. Therefore, I wish women that on this day their colleagues engaged in politics would deal with the issues that are most pressing for them, not with postulates thanks to which we are to "catch up with the West" or "end the Middle Ages" or other "dark ages." The gradation of needs among urban female politicians may be different from that of ladies from smaller centers.” https://www.rp.pl/plus-minus/art39956851-michal-szuldrzynski-czego-wam-zycze-siostry-na-dzien-kobiet -- I AM FOR THE FARMERS. EUROPEANS MUST HAVE THEIR OWN AGRICULTURE - PIOTR ZAREMBA IN INTERIA: “It looks as if the Eurocrats are truly ready to liquidate or at least massively reduce their own agricultural production. And yet, the Union's common agricultural policy with its generous subsidies had a clear goal. Europe wanted to be at least partially self-sufficient in food production, if only to avoid being afraid of cataclysms that could cut it off from various markets. In addition, replacing better quality domestic food with worse quality Ukrainian, Russian, or Latin American food is not an action in favor of the consumer.” https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-jestem-za-rolnikami-europejczycy-musza-miec-wlasne-rolnictwo,nId,7378013 -- EVEN IF SOME FATIGUE WITH THE GAZEBA-TALKING LEADER CAN BE FELT, EVERY NEW CANDIDACY CAN WEAKEN AND DIVIDE PIS - PIOTR ZAREMBA IN RZ: “The current president does not always know how to get to the heart of the matter, and is often provoked by Tusk. But he was a visionary. Even if some fatigue with the gazeba-talking leader can be felt, every new candidacy can weaken and divide PiS.” -- THE PRESIDENT HAS THIS INDEPENDENCE. THE ONLY THING IS THAT IT CAN BE A CURSE FOR HIM, AND IN MODERN POLITICS BASED ON MEDIA, MEMES, AND SHARP RETORTS, IT IS DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH AS AN ADVANTAGE - ZAREMBA CONTINUES IN RZ: “Will the aging Jarosław Kaczyński be able to seize these opportunities? One can have doubts. But could any of the other PiS leaders, including the most flexible Mateusz Morawiecki, achieve this? Everyone is missing something. Primarily, independent thinking. The president, the only fully autonomous politician in PiS, has this independence. The only thing is that it can be a curse for him, and in modern politics based on media, memes, and sharp retorts, it is definitely not enough as an advantage.” -- THE QUESTION ABOUT TUSK'S OWN GOAL, WHO IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SHUT DOWN THE TOPIC OF INVESTMENTS WITH PERMANENT POLITICAL WARFARE - WRITES PIOTR ZAREMBA IN RZ: “Talking about "gigantomania," about Jarosław Kaczyński's "romantic ideas," about audits, does not answer the fundamental question. This question is about Tusk's own goal, who is currently looking for ways to drown out such topics with permanent political warfare. Is it just about adopting the predecessors' strategic projects after first vilifying them and proving that their "improvement" makes them essentially new projects?” -- IN THE CAPITAL, ANY CANDIDATE REPRESENTING "PROGRESS AND MODERNITY" WILL DEFEAT A RIGHT-WINGER – THE TIMES OF LECH KACZYŃSKI'S PRESIDENCY ARE PROBABLY LONG GONE - PIOTR ZAREMBA CONTINUES IN RZ: “In the capital, any candidate representing "progress and modernity" will defeat a right-winger – the times of Lech Kaczyński's presidency are probably long gone. It's a bit different in smaller towns, but PiS has lost there more often, if only because it proved incapable of forming alliances with other political circles. Now it will probably be doubly difficult: the leadership of the new coalition will ensure that the right wing is consistently isolated.” https://www.rp.pl/plus-minus/art39956881-czy-pis-ma-przyszlosc-bez-prezesa-jaroslawa-kaczynskiego -- THE FALL OF DON ORLEONE. HE HAS GOOD REASONS TO BE AFRAID - ANDRZEJ STANKIEWICZ: “Let's be honest – Obajtek is high on the list of PiS individuals that the new team wants to hold accountable. He truly fears prison. Hence the pleading pilgrimages to Nowogrodzka to secure a spot on the European Parliament list – with a guarantee of immunity. Except that immunity can be revoked. So perhaps warm countries with a loose extradition agreement? His right-hand man Burak – who ordered his mother to change her name to secretly hire her at an Orlen contractor – is already vacationing in a country starting with T. It's hard to blame him for not being eager to face cold, Polish walls.” https://www.newsweek.pl/polska/polityka/upadek-dona-orleone-ma-wiele-powodow-by-sie-bac/8kh21kf -- PEGASUS, HERMES, PRIVATE DETECTIVES... HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT MEN ARE BEHIND ALL THESE SPYING METHODS? - AGNIESZKA KUBLIK IN GW: “Have you noticed that behind all these spying methods stand… men. I notice this not only because March 8 is Women's Day. But these are the facts – men have given us this surveillance state. Some of them even claim to be statesmen concerned with the good of the nation. Their eavesdropping betrayed them – that they had other goods in mind.” https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,30769588,pegasus-hermes-prywatni-detektywi-czy-zauwazyliscie-ze.html -- A YEAR AGO (anniversary on Sunday), THE LEGENDARY SENATOR OF WARSAW FROM OKP AND DEMOCRATIC UNION, PROF. WŁADYSŁAW FINDEISEN, PASSED AWAY. -- PROF. WŁADYSŁAW FINDEISEN was a Warsaw Uprising participant, rector of the Warsaw University of Technology despite PZPR opposition, dismissed by the Council of State of the PRL, chaired the Primate's Social Council from 1986–1990, and was also a member of the Citizens' Committee at the chairman of "Solidarity" Lech Wałęsa (1988–1990). In 1989, he participated in the Round Table talks, serving as co-chairman (with Aleksander Gieysztor) of the plenary sessions. In the first free Senate elections on June 4, 1989, he obtained a mandate as a senator for KO in the then Warsaw Voivodeship. In 1991, he was elected senator for the second time on behalf of the Democratic Union. -- BIRTHDAYS: Jacek Hugo-Bader, Jarosław Krajewski, Daniela Chrapkiewicz. SUNDAY: Maksymilian Rigamonti, Anna Karaszewska, Joanna Osińska, Artur Dunin, Adam Abramowicz.