"Fair rules, top television. Courage, Mr Nawrocki" - calls for a candidate supported by PiS Rafał Trzaskowski. The president of Warsaw proposed to the rival to face the debate next Friday. He besides announced that he would be waiting for a competitor in Konski. Polsat News, TVN24 and TVP declared they were ready to organize a duel. The Prime Minister has already responded to Trzaskowski's proposal.
"Friday. April 11th. 8 o'clock. Honest rules, the biggest TV. I'm waiting. Courage, Mr. Nawrocki" - he wrote on the X portal Rafał Trzaskowski.
The Citizen Coalition candidate thus referred to the appeal of his competitor. Karol Nawrocki He had previously called on Trzaskowski to face debate.
Presidential election 2025. Rafał Trzaskowski called on Nawrocki to debate
- I'm sorry. Mr. Charles Nawrocki, I hear you want to debate. Come on in - says the president of Warsaw in a short recording. I'm just informing you. We will gotta answer the questions of journalists - added the candidate KO.
- I'm sorry. It's Friday at 8:00. I'm waiting for you in Horses. Are you brave enough? - asks at the end of Trzaskowski.
Candidate KO visited the city in Świętokrzyskie voivodship before the weekend, previously - in late March - Karol Nawrocki visited Koński. That's where he called his rival for a duel.
Polsat News, TVN24 and TVP have declared that they are ready to hold a Friday debate.
Friday. April 11th. 8 o'clock. Honest rules, the biggest TV.
— Rafał Trzaskowski (@smukowski_) April 9, 2025
I'm waiting.
Courage, Mr. Nawrocks.#debatepic.twitter.com/kFFOfVC01k
Trzaskowski on the debate: The rules will be clear and transparent
- Charles Nawrocki wanted to debate very much. I answered. I hope he will take the glove - said Rafał Trzaskowski at the later conference. He added that "the rules will be transparent and fair", and his staff "is in contact with television".
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KO candidate stressed that possible 1:1 debate with Nawrock in Konski It would be "against tradition." Until now, the match held before the first circular afraid all candidates.
Trzaskowski besides stated that the debate in Koński in 2020 - erstwhile his rival was Andrzej Duda - was "ordinary setup" And that's why he wasn't involved.
A debate in Horses? Prime Minister Donald Tusk reacts
He besides reacted online to Trzaskowski's proposal Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
"Rafal Trzaskowski proposed a debate to Karol Nawrock! Not in Warsaw, in Koński! He didn't have to. He took the risk, despite the clear advantage in the polls. Kaczyński always ran distant from one-on-one. Will his candidate be a coward too? We will see on Friday" - wrote the head of government.
Rafał Trzaskowski proposed a debate to Karol Nawrock! Not in Warsaw, in Koński! He didn't have to. He took the risk, despite the clear advantage in the polls. Kaczyński always ran distant from the one-on-one clash. Will his candidate be a coward too? We'll see about Friday.
— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) April 9, 2025
The PiS responds to Trzaskowski's proposals. "We won't refuse"
Patrick Jako on Radio Zet assured of Karol Nawrocki's presence at the debate in Koński proposed by the KO staff. - I'm sorry. We won't refuse. We want this debate. She's needed. These are the 2 most crucial candidates, among them will decide which direction Poland will go - said the Euro MP of PiS.
At the same time, he saw Strange things.. - How is it that Trzaskowski says he's agreed everything with television, and we don't know anything? Don't make it look like a trap. - he was divvying. According to politics, his camp was the first "call for debate", but now "they gotta look into the details".
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Z Interii findings However, Karol Nawrocki will appear in Konski, but not in a debate with Trzaskowski. According to the PiS staff, it would be completely unprofessional to send a candidate for debate to the Horses "on the terms of the Trzaskowski Staff".
- I'm sorry. Karol will be in Koński on that day, but not at the rally of Trzaskovsky - Interia heard.
Trzaskowski offers Nawrock a debate. Kosiniak-Kamish comments
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish stated in Wednesday "Graffiti" that Simon Holovnia "is ready to debate anywhere, with each and all time". Asked by Marcin Fijołek about Trzaskowski's proposal, the leader of the people stated that the candidate of the 3rd Way "there was not received an invitation, so it is hard for him to come".
According to the Minister of National Defence "there are not adequate candidates debates in Poland" before the presidential election.
- I'm sorry. Poles deficiency debate due to the fact that there will be only 1 debate with respective candidates, 3 days before the elections. That's not adequate - said Kosiniak-Kamish.
He besides assessed that in the second round "most convenient for the Civic Platform to be with the PiS". - PiS helped the PO 5 years ago and agreed to replace the candidate, so present the PO wants to pull up the PiS. PiS with PO - although they are on different poles - like themselves in the finals due to the fact that they have the best developed strategies towards each another - concluded Deputy Prime Minister.
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Previously, Polsat, TVN and TVP tv announced that they would organize joint presidential debatewhich will take place before the first circular of elections scheduled for 18 May. All candidates who have collected the required minimum 100 000 signatures will be invited.
As of 8 April PKW has registered 11 candidates and six are inactive waiting for verification. The deadline for presenting the list of candidates applying for the office of president of the Republic of Poland to voters is 28 April.
Presidential election 2025. List of candidates
- Artur Bartoszewicz (independent candidate)*
- Magdalena Biejat (New Left candidate)*
- Grzegorz Braun (candidate of the Confederation of the Polish Crown)*
- Szymon Hołownia (Polish candidate 2050 and PSL)*
- David Jackievich (independent candidate)
- Marek Jakubiak (Free Republican candidate)*
- Wiesław Lewicki (Standard Country candidate)
- Maciej Maciak (candidacy of the Prosperity and Peace Movement)
- Sławomir Mentzen (Confederal candidate)*
- Karol Nawrocki (candidacy supported by PiS)*
- Joanna Senyszyn (independent candidate)*
- Mr Krzysztof Stanowski (independent candidate)
- Romuald Starosielec (Candidate of the Polish Repair Movement)
- Paweł Tanajno (Polish Liberal Entrepreneurs' Strike organization candidate)
- Rafał Trzaskowski (KO candidate)*
- Marek Woch (Candidate of Unpartisan Local Governments)*
- Adrian Zandberg (total candidate)*
* Oh, my God * The registration protocol of the candidate has already been approved by PKW.
