-- THE PRESIDENT ON AMBASSADORS AND REDUCING ELECTRICITY PRICES, SIKORSKI AS PRIME MINISTER INSTEAD OF TUSK? THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S UNEQUIVOCAL ANSWER, TRZASKOWSKI DENIES WITHDRAWING HIS SON FROM HEALTH EDUCATION - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/pl/live

-- BIEDROŃ AND ŚMISZEK, THROUGH WIOSNA, WANTED TO CREATE A PARTY PROJECT FOR THEMSELVES. LITERALLY. THEY WANTED TO OBTAIN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GOOD LIFE. AND THEY SUCCEEDED - BEATA MACIEJEWSKA IN AN INTERVIEW WITH GRZEGORZ WALCZAK IN GW ABOUT HER BOOK "BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE LEFT": “I'm talking about the Left because I know its main sins best and most closely. In my book, I posit the thesis that Robert Biedroń and Krzysztof Śmiszek, through Wiosna, wanted to create a party project tailored for themselves and for them. Literally. They wanted to obtain the opportunity for a good life. And they succeeded – both of them got into the European Parliament on our backs. And we, as the people who created this grouping, and those whom we invited to it, were deceived.”

-- I KNOW WE SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT A BREATHALYZER FOR THE CLUB TO CHECK IF SZEJNA WAS CAPABLE OF VOTING - MACIEJEWSKA CONTINUES TO WALCZAK IN GW: “I was angry that Włodzimierz Czarzasty stubbornly defended Szejna, covered for him, and swore that he had never seen him drunk. And I used to be the deputy chairperson of the parliamentary club, and I know that we specifically bought a breathalyzer to check if Szejna was capable of voting. I saw him drunk many times.”
https://kielce.wyborcza.pl/kielce/7,47262,32285831,za-kulisami-lewicy-byla-poslanka-partii-zostalismy-oszukani.html

-- ANOTHER OF OUR INTERLOCUTORS PAINTS A RATHER SURPRISING SCENARIO, ACCORDING TO WHICH POLSKA 2050 COULD BE TAKEN OVER BY RYSZARD PETRU - MARTA RAWICZ IN GAZETA.PL: “Another of our interlocutors paints a rather surprising scenario, according to which Polska 2050 could be taken over by Ryszard Petru, the former founder and leader of Nowoczesna. - He is a very experienced politician. He made mistakes in the past, but I think he has learned from them. Today he is a completely different person than he was years ago - assures us a parliamentarian from Polska 2050. - Please also note that some of our MPs are former activists of Nowoczesna - he adds.”

-- FOR NOW, THE SCENARIO WHERE A DECISIVE MAJORITY (OVER TWENTY) OF POLSKA 2050 MPS ENTER TUSK'S ORBIT SEEMS UNLIKELY - RAWICZ CONTINUES IN GAZETA.PL: “A potential division of Polska 2050 could be beneficial for KO only in one scenario, if a decisive majority (over twenty) of Polska 2050 MPs were to enter Tusk's orbit. For now, however, such a scenario seems unlikely.”
https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/polska/7,198072,32287725,koniec-holowni-rusza-gielda-nazwisk-czeka-nas-pewnie-rozlew.html

-- THERE IS ONE PROBLEM WITH PEŁCZYŃSKA. EVEN POLITICIANS UNFAVORABLE TO HER ASK AT THE END: IF NOT HER, THEN WHO? BECAUSE HER COMPETENCE AND HARD WORK CANNOT BE DENIED - STATEMENT IN THE TEXT BY AGATA KONDZIŃSKA AND IWONA SZPALA IN GW: “Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, however, obtained the club's recommendation. Its opinion is not binding for the national council. It will meet again on Tuesday evening on this matter. There, as we hear from Polska 2050 politicians, the minister of funds has more support than among the MPs. - There is one problem with Pełczyńska. Even politicians unfavorable to her ask at the end: if not her, then who? Because her competence and hard work cannot be denied, and ultimately the conclusion is that she is a good candidate - says an MP from Polska 2050. After the uproar with the KPO, Polska 2050 is going through another crisis. The official narrative: 'Nothing happened.'
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,32287536,holownia-ma-plan-na-siebie-ale-co-dalej-z-partia.html

-- POLISH POLITICS WOULD BE WORSE WITHOUT HOŁOWNIA - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “I am willing to defend the thesis that Polish politics was better with Hołownia than without him. Firstly, Hołownia, by becoming Marshal of the Sejm, changed the parliament beyond recognition. The corporal style of marshals from the PiS era – ruthlessly loyal to President Kaczyński, but not necessarily exceptionally intelligent – was replaced by Hołownia, who, with sparkling wit, restored culture. He had no desire for revenge, which led to a calm atmosphere in the Sejm. Hołownia had not been an MP before, he hated humiliation from people like Marek Kuchciński or Elżbieta Witek, which is why he did not thirst for revenge. And it was Hołownia who, in many matters, ensured that there was less of this revenge after October 15, 2023. Although for the most ardent enemies of PiS, this was precisely his greatest crime.”

-- HIS WITHDRAWAL FROM OFFICE IS A BLOW TO THE DREAM OF A MODERATE CENTER. SŁAWOMIR MENTZEN TURNED OUT TO BE THE VOICE OF DISSATISFACTION AND THE TRUE THIRD WAY - SZUŁDRZYŃSKI CONTINUES IN RZ: “Paradoxically, Sławomir Mentzen's excellent result in the first round of the presidential elections in May is a great success for Hołownia. Poles see a world that does not end with Jarosław Kaczyński's and Donald Tusk's parties, but they want to entrust the role of the third way to Mentzen and Konfederacja.”
https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art43088781-michal-szuldrzynski-dlaczego-polska-polityka-bez-szymona-holowni-bylaby-gorsza

-- THANKS TO THIS, THE ALLEGED CORRUPTION FOR POSITIONS IN DONALD TUSK'S FIRST GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE PUBLICLY DISCUSSED. HOW IT REALLY WAS – WE WILL NEVER KNOW - IZABELA KACPRZAK AND GRAŻYNA ZAWADKA IN RZ: “The dismissal of the proceedings in the 'Polish thread' became possible due to its exclusion from the main corruption case pending in the district court, and the status of the main prosecution witness – Jacek P. remains intact. The 'fragmentation' of the case was achieved by the defense attorneys of the accused – Nowak and Dariusz Jacek K. Thanks to this, the alleged corruption for positions in Donald Tusk's first government will not be publicly discussed. How it really was – we will never know.”

-- THE PROSECUTORIAL COMMUNITY IS OUTRAGED BY THE FINALE OF THE 'POLISH THREAD' AND WHAT UNFOLDED IN THE MOKOTÓW COURT - KACPRZAK AND ZAWADKA CONTINUE IN RZ: “– It's unbelievable that a prosecutor could take such a stance – comments an experienced investigator with a track record of spectacular convictions.”
https://www.rp.pl/przestepczosc/art43080601-co-nie-gra-w-umorzeniu-sprawy-slawomira-nowaka

-- THE VODKA LOBBY IN THE POLISH SEJM BEGAN TO CRUMBLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIETY AND DATA FROM ALMOST TWO HUNDRED CITIES - MAREK KĘSKRAWIEC IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: “The good thing about this affair is that the seemingly immortal vodka lobby in the Polish Sejm has begun to crumble under the influence of society and data from almost two hundred cities that have introduced a ban on late-night alcohol sales and are now recording a sharp decline in police interventions and visits to emergency rooms. In Lithuania, where the regulations advocated by the Left have been in force since 2018, alcohol consumption has fallen by a quarter. Let's hope this reaches Minister Kierwiński, who oversees the police.”
https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/w-wojnie-o-zakaz-nocnej-sprzedazy-alkoholu-najwiecej-straca-ko-i-psl-191835

-- TRZASKOWSKI UNINTENTIONALLY DIAGNOSED THE GREATEST ECONOMIC PAIN POINT OF THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT. TRULY, IT'S UNKNOWN WHAT WOULD OR WOULD NOT FIT THE SPIRIT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTY IN THE GOVERNMENT TODAY - GRZEGORZ KOWALCZYK IN BUSINESS INSIDER: “The government is looking for something that could unite it, but there is either a lack of consistency or determination in defending its postulates. In February, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a time of great investments and deregulation at the Warsaw Stock Exchange as part of Rafał Brzoska's team. As Łukasz Zalewski later described in Business Insider – the idea was sound, many projects deserved praise, but in principle… it didn't quite translate into a reduction of regulations. (...) It's hard for everything to go well in politics. However, it is essential to know which direction one is heading.”
https://businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/rafal-trzaskowski-szczerze-o-najwiekszej-bolaczce-rzadu-wskazal-ja-niechcacy-opinia/edkj2zh

-- BIRTHDAYS: Karol Lutkowski, Jerzy Meysztowicz, Krystyna Danilecka-Wojewódzka, Karolina Wigura.