Hot about the presidential debate. "Talks broken"

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The staff of presidential candidates are inactive incapable to agree on Wednesday's debate and are throwing accusations. Rafał Trzaskowski's chief of staff Wioletta Paprocka reported that the talks were broken "after the call from the PiS staff". Karol Nawrocki's staff calls for the debate to be accessible to all tv stations and portals that are curious in it.


The debate organised by TVP, TVN24 and Polsat before the second circular of the presidential election is planned Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. On Monday, the first gathering was held regarding its preparation. The talks continued on Tuesday at 8 a.m.

The chief of staff of Rafał Trzaskowski Wioletta Paprocka reported on X that discussions on the debate were broken "after a call from the PiS staff".

The debate talks are broken.
The 2 staff agreed that a good expression would be a direct conversation between 2 candidates in 6 thematic blocks with a moderator who does not ask questions. Only candidates ask themselves questions. It's all agreed, abruptly a telephone call to the PiS staff and the conversation's over...

— Wiola Paprocka (@WiolaParocka) May 20, 2025

She explained that a direct conversation between 2 candidates was initially agreed in 6 thematic blocks with a moderator who does not ask questions.

Former Vice-President of PiS Mateusz Kurzejewski wrote that "TVP refuses to extend debate to Republic and inPoland.pl".

Citizen Coalition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski, asked by journalists in the parliament corridor about the debate, replied: "You have heard the announcement that seemingly the Law and Justice organization does not want to establish these rules, which is very amazing to me due to the fact that they proposed (organisers - ed.) debate 1 by 1".

A call from Novgorod?

The case with journalists in the Sejm was besides discussed by the Minister of Education Barbara Nowack from the Trzaskowski staff. Nowacka stressed that candidate KO is ready for debate. She added that The morning staff talks interrupted the call from Novgorod.

"One call from the president and a suspension (talk - ed. ). At 12 next turn," Nowacka said. erstwhile asked if Trzaskowski's staff could agree to the conditions of Nawrocki's staff, i.e. participation in the organisation of the debate of 3 another stations: tv Republic, tv Trwam and in Poland24.pl, guarantee that candidate KO and its facilities are open to each formula.

"We said we wanted the widest formula. In fact, there was already an agreement where there was to be a conversation that candidates exchanged views with each other. And this blocked the telephone from Novogrodzka" - she said.

PiS explains: There was a vote in the Sejm

Media spokesperson Rafal Bochenek told reporters in the Sejm thatThe discussions on the debate have not been broken and representatives of Nawrocki staff will participate in them.

"They were only interrupted due to the fact that the gentlemen who represented Karol Nawrocki's staff during these talks were besides parliamentarians, at 10 a.m. we had a vote and had to return urgently to the Sejm" - said the PiS spokesman.

Vice-President Mateusz Kurzejewski besides wrote on platform X that discussions on the debate would proceed at 12 o'clock.

"We fight to make The debate was - honest - available to all tv stations and portals that are interested" - reads in the entry.

The talks on the debate were not broken. We keep talking at 12:00.

We fight to make the debate - honest - accessible to all tv stations and portals that are interested.

It lacks good will - primarily from TVP in liquidation. The staff...

— Mateusz Kurzejewski (@MKurzejewski) May 20, 2025

Debate before the second round

Invitations to the debate of 3 televisions for May 21 were made on May 15 to all registered candidates applying for the President's position, subject to the fact that it concerns representatives of those candidates who will participate in the second circular of presidential elections. A gathering of 3 stations and staff was besides scheduled for Monday 19 May at the TVP headquarters.

TVP announced that detailed information on the presidential debate of Polish tv before II circular of elections would be transmitted after the meetings with the staff of both candidates were completed and the applicable minutes signed by all parties.

On Sunday in the first circular of elections candidate KO Rafał Trzaskowski won 31.36 percent of the votessupported by the Law and Justice Karol Nawrocki 29.54 percent. Turnout was 67.31 percent.

PAP

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