-- RENATA ŁĘSKA HAS PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 71. THE JOURNALIST HEADED THE WORK OF POLISH TELEVISION IN THE SEJM FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114883,31429095,nie-zyje-renata-leska-pluta-wieloletnia-dziennikarka-tvp-miala.html -- WOJCIECH CZUCHNOWSKI ON X ABOUT ARRESTS: I don't like these kinds of displays, videos of arrests in political and economic cases. It's an unnecessary humiliation of these people. For what? I would prefer an efficient investigation and an efficient trial. These displays can end very badly. Example: Barbara Blida https://x.com/czuchnowski/status/1851900614986367439 -- DONALD TRUMP DRIVES A GARBAGE TRUCK, TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON BIDEN'S COMMENT, WHICH WAS INTERPRETED AS CALLING REPUBLICAN VOTERS GARBAGE: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4962923-trump-rides-garbage-truck-to-seize-biden-comment/ -- TRUMP SPOKE AT A RALLY IN WISCONSIN WEARING A REFUSE COLLECTOR'S VEST: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1851826897904373990 -- KOBOSKO: I DON'T BELIEVE PSL POLITICIANS WOULD SUPPORT CZARZASTY'S CANDIDACY FOR MARSHAL OF THE SEJM - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/10/31/ -- ECONOMIC POLICY SHOULD BE MUCH BETTER THAN IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. CURRENTLY, IT IS MUCH WORSE - WITOLD GADOMSKI IN GW: “Given that external conditions are deteriorating and at the same time the opportunities for easy growth are diminishing, economic policy should be much better than in the last 30 years. Currently, it is much worse.” -- THE IMPRESSION CAN BE GAINED THAT THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT IS NOT CONDUCTING ECONOMIC POLICY AT ALL - GADOMSKI FURTHER IN GW: “The impression can be gained that the current government is not conducting economic policy at all, but merely trying to avoid crisis situations and maintain relative social support. It is not trying to navigate the shoals our economy is heading towards.” -- ECONOMIC STAGNATION, WHICH IS INEVITABLE AND WHICH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE ALSO PREDICTS, WILL GENERATE MANY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS - DOMAŃSKI FURTHER: “Economic stagnation, which is inevitable and which the Ministry of Finance also predicts, will generate many social and political problems. Primarily, there will be a stagnation of real incomes, which will be felt by households. Various social groups will be disappointed with the current government. The government will be under pressure from the European Commission to more effectively reduce the budget deficit and public debt, not just through automatic tax increases.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,31427527,okiem-liberala-grozi-nam-stagnacja-co-zrobic-by-jej-uniknac.html -- THE GOVERNMENT PREFERS TO INCUR DEBT RATHER THAN STEP ON THE TOES OF THE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS, WHICH IS THE TRUE HEGEMON IN POLAND - PIOTR WÓJCIK IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: “Even neoliberals from the IMF are pointing out to the Polish government what it should do to increase budget revenues, yet it prefers to incur debt rather than step on the toes of the upper middle class, which is the true hegemon in Poland.” https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/panstwo-na-wstecznym-dlaczego-rzad-nie-chce-zwiekszyc-wplywow-budzetowych/ -- KO PREDICTS THAT THE PSL WILL SIMPLY HAVE TO JOIN THEIR LIST - DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA IN GW: “In KO, they are skeptical about such concepts. They predict that the PSL will simply have to join their list. Tusk's party is strengthening in the polls. - For now, Kosiniak-Kamysz's proposal is a cry of desperation - one hears in the parliamentary corridors. However, KO insiders point out that there is still a lot of time until the parliamentary elections, so there's no need to speculate. After this article was published, Kosiniak-Kamysz posted a photo on his X account on Wednesday evening, showing him and Hołownia laughing. Caption: 'With Szymon Hołownia about future joint ventures.' An attempt is being made to improve mutual relations within the Third Way.” -- IF TRZASKOWSKI AND CZARNEK WERE RIVALS, THERE WOULD BE MORE SPACE FOR HOŁOWNIA - WIELOWIEYSKA FURTHER IN GW: “If Trzaskowski and Czarnek were rivals, there would be more space for the leader of PL2050. Czarnek is very radical; the moderate electorate dislikes him. Hołownia could feed on this in the first round, as he would also be closer to the center and the right wing compared to Trzaskowski. The hypothetical scenario looks like this: Hołownia ceases to be the leader of PL2050, hands over the reins to Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, and he himself runs in the elections, shifting slightly to the right.” -- KACZYŃSKI IS FURIOUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE SAKIEWICZ IS INTENSIVELY PROMOTING THE INFORMATION ABOUT JAKUBIAK'S RUN ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA - WIELOWIEYSKA CLAIMS: “Jakubiak has announced his participation in the presidential elections and is gathering support on Tomasz Sakiewicz's television, which is, after all, the main communication channel with the PiS electorate. Does Nowogrodzka like this? Of course not. Kaczyński is furious, especially since Sakiewicz is intensively promoting the information about Jakubiak's run on his social media as big news.” https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,31426053,wielowieyska-rywalizacja-sikorskiego-i-trzaskowskiego-weszla.html -- LET'S ASSUME SZYMON RUNS AND GETS 8 PERCENT. THEN HOŁOWNIA CAN COME TO KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ AND SAY: LISTEN, YOU HAVE NOTHING - ONE OF THE MINISTERS TELLS ONET IN KAMIL DZIUBKA'S ARTICLE: “However, it seems that the leader of the PSL has begun to fear Szymon Hołownia's result. If he were to obtain less than 10 percent of the votes, it could affect the Third Way as a whole, weakening it within the ruling coalition. That's not all. - Let's assume Szymon runs and gets 8 percent. The result is weak, but these are real votes cast directly for him. Then Hołownia can come to Kosiniak-Kamysz and say: listen, you have nothing, because I garnered these 8 percent. This means that the PSL is very weak, and in the Third Way, Poland 2050 carries more weight. Władek is playing for everything - one of the ministers tells Onet.” https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/turbulencje-w-obozie-wladzy-wladek-gra-o-wszystko/emr1lvg,79cfc278 -- STATE OF PLAY RETURNS ON MONDAY. -- PAWEŁ ADAMOWICZ WOULD HAVE TURNED 59 ON SATURDAY. Jerzy Osiatyński 85. -- BIRTHDAYS: Marcin Tyrna, Tadeusz Sobolewski, Tadeusz Aziewicz, Paweł Krzykowski, FRIDAY: Konrad Piasecki, Andrzej Romanek. SATURDAY: Grażyna Staniszewska, Marlena Maląg, Jan Grabiec, Tomasz Zdzikot.