Today's State of Play

STATE OF PLAY: The Right Embraces Brzoska, Kalukin: Czarzasty Becomes the Voice of Liberals in Your Home, Danielewski: PiS is a Party Devoid of Power, Focused on Personal Maneuvers

Łukasz Mężyk

-- POLITICAL AGENDA FOR TUESDAY: SEJM OPENS, NAWROCKI IN POMERANIA, TUSK WITH DOMAŃSKI FOR THE COUNCIL OF THE FUTURE, THEN THE PRIME MINISTER IN GDYNIA - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/pl/live

-- POLISH SHAREHOLDING STRONGER IN INPOST. AN INTERESTING CASE. ALSO FOR POLITICIANS - JANUSZ KOWALSKI: “Polish shareholding is stronger in InPost. An interesting case. Also for politicians. To put it bluntly. Based on the successes of Rafał Brzoska, Michał Sołowow, or Krzysztof Domarecki, it is not only worthwhile but necessary to build an effective model of cooperation between the Polish state and its companies with Polish private business to accelerate the expansion of Polish companies worldwide. Boldly, transparently, effectively. Without complexes. I couldn't care less what views Polish entrepreneurs hold – the important thing is that they are Poles, they want to build Polish capital and Polish success, and the duty of politicians is to not hinder them, perhaps to help them, and not to harm them, for example, by adopting centralized plans and regulations invented in the interest of foreign EU states.”
https://x.com/JKowalski_posel/status/2020930139799027730?s=20

-- DANIEL OBAJTEK: “This is how you build the Polish economy. Despite cooperation with global companies, InPost will remain Polish. Rafał Brzoska not only increases his control but also remains CEO. Congratulations.”
https://x.com/DanielObajtek/status/2020787783904760045?s=20

-- MATEUSZ MORAWIECKI: Taxes stay in Poland, and InPost enters foreign markets more strongly. A strong business start to the week.
https://x.com/MorawieckiM/status/2020787645152968828?s=20

-- JACEK SASIN: Important and good news for the Polish economy. Congratulations!
https://x.com/SasinJacek/status/2020806570834034742?s=20

-- ARKADIUSZ MULARCZYK: The InPost case shows that international capital does not have to mean loss of control. The headquarters, decisions, and taxes remain in Poland.
https://x.com/arekmularczyk/status/2020840029916913940?s=20

-- SŁAWOMIR MENTZEN ON THE SITUATION OF KANAŁ ZERO: “Advertisers of Kanał Zero, spurred on by the mainstream media, are asking for their ads to be removed from the material about Russia. Strange and weak behavior. They knew what they were getting into. They knew it would sometimes be edgy, sometimes controversial, and sometimes foolish. Stanowski always stood by his advertisers; it's a shame they don't want to stand by him now.”
https://x.com/SlawomirMentzen/status/2020888414799675448?s=20

-- AND ON THE OTHER SIDE - MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI ON KANAŁ ZERO: “But you know what, it's starting to stink more and more. Because after the material that softened Russia's image on Kanał Zero – today, on the portal /Zero.pl, there's an attack on doctors who previously openly attacked e-cigarettes. And in the e-cigarette industry, we also have a strong 'Russian trace.' If you follow the capital, it will lead you East. Who benefits from excluding doctors from public debate? The e-cigarette lobby with a Russian trace in the background. And the material from /Zero.pl serves that purpose – it aims to exclude them.”
https://x.com/michalkarnowski/status/2020790931193315532?s=20

-- AND OF COURSE - WAŁĘSA-STYLE: ON THE THIRD SIDE - SŁAWOMIR CENCKIEWICZ ON KANAŁ ZERO - ON BEATA LUBECKA'S SHOW ON RADIO ZET: “'Why shouldn't the president grant an interview to Kanał ZERO – because of a piece that someone didn't like?' 'I wrote a book about the pro-Russian policy from 2007–2014, so where could I possibly go? It was collective madness to love Putin and Russia.'”
https://x.com/PanP23929/status/2020950124940382299?s=20

-- MY JOB IS NOT TO ARGUE WITH THE PRESIDENT - MINISTER OF CULTURE MARTA CIENKOWSKA IN A CONVERSATION WITH ANNA WITTENBERG AND MAREK MIKOŁAJCZYK ON THE ZERO.PL PORTAL: “My job is not to argue with the president. The minister's role is to manage the ministry and prepare good legislation, not to be the main state negotiator. I can assure you that I will provide the president with the best possible media law.”
https://zero.pl/news/zero-marta-cienkowska-czego-panstwo-oczekuja-ze-zadzwonie-do-dziennikarza-tvp-i-powiem-to-mi-sie-nie-podoba

-- EVERY POLE NATURALLY HAS THE RIGHT TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS. BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REACT TO THOSE OPINIONS OR ASSESSMENTS - SAYS THE US AMBASSADOR IN HIS FIRST INTERVIEW AFTER THE BREAK IN RELATIONS WITH THE MARSHAL OF THE SEJM IN A CONVERSATION WITH TOMASZ BIELECKI IN RZ: “That’s not all he said. Anyone can read it again. I don’t have to repeat it. I’ve said enough about it. I’ve gotten my message across. We will not accept or tolerate scandalous insults towards our president! Every Pole, of course, has the right to share their opinions. But we also have the right to react to those opinions or assessments. And that’s exactly what I did. Ten years after Donald Trump took power, it’s not hard to understand that personal attacks on the president are not productive.”

-- I AM CONVINCED THAT THE MAJORITY OF POLES ARE AWARE OF THIS, THE MAJORITY KNOWS THAT WE ARE THE BEST ALLY, THE GREATEST FRIEND OF POLAND - STILL ROSE TELLS BIELECKI IN RZ: “We love Poland, we want to have a strong alliance with it. We have enormous respect for the Polish nation and strive to make our relations with Poland as productive and constructive as possible. This obviously also serves our interests. We are not here for charitable reasons. We live in times of enormous geopolitical change. Therefore, if support among Poles for this alliance weakens, it is very unfortunate, unfair, and unjust. Today in America, we have a president who simply speaks boldly about what the world is like. He doesn't so much change the course of events as he reacts to the transforming reality. I am convinced that the majority of Poles are aware of this, the majority knows that we are the best ally, the greatest friend of Poland.”

-- THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH RZ WILL BE PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY:
https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art43774191-thomas-rose-nie-bedziemy-tolerowali-skandalicznych-obelg-wobec-naszego-prezydenta

-- HOW CZARZASTY BECAME THE VOICE OF LIBERALS IN YOUR HOME - RAFAŁ KALUKIN IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “Where Tusk can’t go, he sends Czarzasty. He finally found someone who will express the views of his most devoted supporters without mincing words. There are still some liberal citizens left who are increasingly suffocating under the prevailing right-wing correctness and are tired of the escalating flirtations with populists. It is mainly to them that Tusk has gifted – o tempora, o mores! – Włodzimierz Czarzasty.”

-- THUS, A DISGRACED LEFT-WING POLITICIAN WITH A MORE THAN CYNICAL APPROACH TO HIS PROFESSION HAS, COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE, BECOME THE MAIN SPOKESPERSON FOR THE LIBERAL SOCIETY - KALUKIN CONTINUES: “Thus, a disgraced left-wing politician with a more than cynical approach to his profession has, completely out of the blue, become the main spokesperson for liberal society and its values. Never mind that he's an 'old communist' (copyright Mateusz Morawiecki), because where a person ended up in their youth is of little importance. But if, in less distant times, say two decades ago, someone had predicted such a future for Włodzimierz Czarzasty, they would have undoubtedly been sent for an alcohol test.”

-- ALL IN ALL, WE SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED THAT IN THIS CABINET OF FUNHOUSE MIRRORS, IT IS THE FORMER VILLAIN WHO HAS TAKEN ON THE ROLE OF GUIDE - KALUKIN CONTINUES IN KL: “All in all, we shouldn't be surprised that in this cabinet of funhouse mirrors, it is the former villain who has taken on the role of guide. Everything has become relative, including the weight of public transgression. What was once the Rywin affair could have caused a shock, but placed on the scale of theft by recent PiS governments, it would have been just one of many. And the young deputy sheriff Zbigniew Ziobro, who interrogated Czarzasty back then, is today a political fugitive himself. Such is the irony of fate... Although the convoluted paths of human lives are least important here, as it's about maintaining a general compass. Ultimately, man only shoots, but what or who carries his bullets is a subject for more serious consideration.”
https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2026/02/10/jak-czarzasty-stal-sie-glosem-liberalow-w-twoim-domu/

-- THE RAZEM PARTY REJECTS THE SCENARIO OF A JOINT START WITH NOWA LEWICA - TOMASZ NYCZKA IN GW: “However, the Razem party is counting on the scenario from last year repeating itself in next year's parliamentary elections, when Zandberg surprised with a good result. There is huge 'pressure' for an independent run. There isn't much of an alternative either, given how strongly the coalition is criticized. One activist talks about how the Razem leadership is calculating. - The campaign experience has shown us that we are able to mobilize to a much greater extent during these campaigns than establishment parties - says the politician.”
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,32584714,zandberg-nie-chce-sie-do-wyborow-ukladac-z-czarzastym-po-wyborach.html

-- HEALTHCARE PROTEST AT THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. "THE SITUATION OF MANY DISTRICT HOSPITALS IS CRITICAL" - SŁAWOMIR ZAGÓRSKI IN OKO.PRESS: “The reason for the protest is the lack of remedial actions in the healthcare system. The reform, whose idea is the consolidation of hospitals and departments, is stalling. So far, no facility has taken advantage of the proposals contained within it. The protest is planned for March 3rd, and it is being organized by local government officials and hospital directors.”
https://oko.press/dyrektorzy-szpitali-i-samorzadowcy-organizuja-protest

-- PIŚ AND KONFEDERACJA DON'T HAVE ANSWERS TO THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION: WHAT TO DO IF CROWN OF POLAND'S SUPPORT DOESN'T FALL BEFORE THE ELECTION? - MICHAŁ DANIELEWSKI ON TYGODNIK POLITYKA'S PORTAL: “Calculations regarding the weakening of Korona Polska are not entirely devoid of sense, but they do not change the fact that Braun is organizing the imagination of a significant part of the right-wing electorate today, and PiS and Konfederacja do not have answers to the fundamental question: what to do if Korona Polska's support does not fall before the election?”

-- WHY INVEST YOUR VOTE IN AN OLD LEADER WHEN THERE IS A NEW, FRESH, RUDDY AND BEARDED ONE? WHY INVEST IN YOUNG, ARROGANT LEADERS IN OVERLY WELL-TAILORED SUITS, WHO ARE RADICAL ONE MOMENT AND TRY TO CURRY FAVOR WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT THE NEXT? - DANIELEWSKI CONTINUES: “Why invest your vote in an old leader when there is a new, fresh, ruddy and bearded one? Why invest in young, arrogant leaders in overly well-tailored suits, who are radical one moment and try to curry favor with the establishment the next? Why support old formations, interested today mainly in arrangements concerning the division of future posts, when we have ideological and selfless people nearby? These are questions that a radicalized and frustrated right-wing supporter of today's reality might ask themselves. And then the answer will be disappointing for PiS and Konfederacja.”

-- TODAY PIŚ IS A PARTY DEVOID OF POWER, FOCUSED ON PERSONAL MANEUVERS, WITHOUT NEW IDEAS, WITH A TEDIOUS, INCONSISTENT STORY ABOUT THE WORLD - DANIELEWSKI AGAIN: “Today PiS is a party devoid of power, focused on personal maneuvers, without new ideas, with a tedious, inconsistent story about the world. Konfederacja, on the other hand, is a formation lulled by its success in the presidential elections, already moving too quickly, enthusiastically, and ostentatiously towards future ministerial positions.”
https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2331563,1,notatnik-polityczny-konkurs-na-portret-grzegorza-brauna-z-ludzka-twarza.read

-- BIRTHDAYS: Alicja Olechowska, Adam Żyliński, Jacek Janiszewski.
 


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