The Republic wants journalists from their station and in Poland24 to participate in the debate. No agreement has been reached on this. The right-wing station made it clear that if talks with the Polish tv did not deliver the expected results, tv Republic will announce the organisation of its own debate. This was reported by the station president on platform X.
"TVP in liquidation does not respond to the proposal of a joint presidential debate. The Republic, the largest news station in Poland, will organise its own debate next Wednesday" – Tomasz Sakiewicz wrote on Tuesday afternoon.
He invited candidates on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. to the seat of the Republic, adding, "We hope that this time Mr Rafał Trzaskowski will find the courage to show respect for millions of our viewers and respect for freedom of speech".
Let us remind you that the KO candidate did not participate in either the first debate organised by the Republic in Horses or later, before the first round. Sakiewicz besides noted that if the Polish tv agrees to the demands of the Republic, the station is ready to co-organise the authoritative debate on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.
Second-round presidential debate dispute
On Monday 19 May, an organizational gathering was held at the TVP headquarters, attended by staff representatives and 3 major tv stations. Vice-President of Law and Justice, Mateusz Kurzeyevsk, representing the staff of Karol Nawrocki, confirmed that no agreement had yet been reached on the authorisation of representatives of tv Republic and Poland24.
The debate with Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 21 May at 20:00 at the office of Polish tv at ul. Woronicz 17. TVP, Polsat News and TVN are liable for the organization.
