Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska would be the most demanding opponent for Andrzej Duda in the second round of presidential election - according to a telephone survey conducted by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. The sitting president would secure the best result in confrontation against Robert Biedroń.

Aruba, Belize and the Marshall Islands seem like haven not only for tourists, but also for taxpayers. In 2016, Poles sent capital offshore worth 32 billion euros. Business news from Poland.

Ecological buses rolled out on the streets of Gdynia. The vehicles will be used for public transport. They are fully adapted for the people with disabilities, equipped with USB outlets, and are air-conditioned. Most importantly, however, they have very low emissions.

Now that the parliamentary elections are over, members of the opposition are thinking of new strategies to claim or reclaim the presidency. Donald Tusk said that the only way to stop the ruling party is to have a strong presidential veto. Members of the different opposition parties are scrambling to find a winning face for next year's election, whereas the ruling Law and Justice are sticking with their incumbent President Andrzej Duda.

The post-election power game is heating up after the elections. The heads of the two biggest parties are facing tough decision moving forward.

"I was never afraid or backing out from commenting on things, to speak what I think, but I wouldn't like to change my role. Because writing is something incredibly introverted and lonely, essentially. And I wouldn't like this energy that I have, for instance for my unfinished book, to somehow disperse in the outer world," said Olga Tokarczuk, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, in an interview for Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska. Asked how, in her view, literature could change the world, Olga Tokarczuk replied: "by provoking, by asking questions, and sometimes by being uncomfortable".

As the Brexit deal seems more likely, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki seems to pleased with the potential deal. Here's what he had to say on the matter.

Judges from the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) did not violate the law or the principles of judicial ethics in connection to the so-called smear campaign in the Ministry of Justice - according to a statement issued by the KRS on Thursday.

Police officers from two voivodeships chased a 28-year-old driver who was going with high-speed wrong way on S8 expressway - Podlasie and Masovian police informed on Thursday.

There's no mutiny in Civic Platform, but rather a normal discussion. The question of presidential candidate remains open - the chairman of the Civic Platform party Grzegorz Schetyna said on Thursday in Brussels. Earlier that day, he met with former Polish prime minister Donald Tusk, with whom he agreed to hold futher talks.

The President of the Supreme Audit Office, Marian Banaś, issued a statement in which he informs that on October 16 his unpaid leave came to an end and on he resumed his duties on Thursday.

Moody's issued an opinion on Poland's ranking. According to the rating agency, the Polish government's economic policy and continued interference in the judicial system could have a negative effect on its credit profile. Business news from Poland.

Now we know - on the 12th of January next year, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity will dedicate the funds that it raises to pediatric surgery. The next finale will be the charity's 28th, and the motto for 2020 is "Wind in the Sails".

The opposition won a narrow victory in the Senate. The ruling party has reacted trying to coax opposition senators over to their side. Civic Coalition leader Grzegorz Schetyna was furious after senator Tomasz Grodzki had claimed that he was offered a job as minister of health. The new Senate is set to convene its first session on November 12 at the latest.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin thanked nine Poles awarded the Righteous Among the Nations title for risking their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.

Polish lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of a bill to criminalise "the promotion of underage sexual activity," in a move seen by some as a government effort to court conservative support and which outraged liberals who say the bill aims to ban sex education.

The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) has completed examining assets of the Supreme Audit Office chief Marian Banaś. Post-control proceedings are ongoing. Banaś has seven days to submit his remarks regarding the CBA's findings.

We're facing four years of PiS government. In order to stop PiS cabinet from doing harm, a force of presidential veto is required - said the outgoing President of the European Council Donald Tusk. He stressed that finding the right candidate, who would stand a chance to win presidential elections, is of "absolutely strategic importance".

District Court in Gdańsk has sentenced the Amber Gold pyramid scheme mastermind Marcin P. for 15 years in prison. His wife Katarzyna P. has been sent to prison for 12.5 years. This is the final of a trial in one of the highest-profile cases in recent years. The verdict is not yet legally binding.

Mortgage owners of loans denominated in Swiss francs might be able to get some of their money back. According to the law, there are not enough charging stations in Poland for electric cars. The condition of cars of Polish roads is getting worse. Business news from Poland.

A 21-year-old, who took a huge risk on a life-ending or life-saving operation, has won the bet. He was the first patient in Poland to undergo a lung and liver transplant in one procedure. Thanks to doctors from Zabrze, the young man has a new lease on life.

There was a record voter turnout of 77 percent in Warsaw, but Poznań, Kraków and Gdańsk were right behind. For the last three decades, only about half of all Poles went to the ballot box - and now cities competed with each other with excellent results.

Not all MPs who ran for reelection won seats in the Sejm. According to the law, MPs who were not reelected or did not run for reelection will receive almost 30.000 zlotys before taxes from the state. The amount of severance is equal to three-months' pay. See who won't be coming back to the Sejm, and some new faces in politics.

Political parties that made it to the Sejm will be credited with record-breaking sums from the state budget. In Poland, political campaigns are publicly financed. The Law and Justice party will receive over 23 million zlotys, Civic Platform nearly 20 million, the Left over 11 million, Polish People's Party over 8 million, and Confederation nearly 7 million.

Presidium of the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) will call upon judge Jarosław Dudzicz to resign from his duties as a member of the Council - said the chairman of the KRS, Leszek Mazur on Tuesday. The decision comes as a reaction to anti-Semitic internet posts allegedly posted by Dudzicz.

Civic Platform-Civic Coalition (PO-KO) MPs said on Tuesday that they'd come across information that chairman of the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) Marian Banaś is said to have tendered his resignation at the desk of Sejm Marshal Elżbieta Witek. The latter, however, said during the lower house session that "no letter regarding Mr Banaś' resignation has been filed".

Due to the fact that parliamentary elections took place on October 13, the first sessions of the Sejm of the IX term and the Senate of the X term will be held on November 12.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) published a preliminary statement regarding Polish parliamentary elections held on Sunday, October 13. International observers monitoring the vote expressed their concerns regarding shortfalls in certain areas. "The campaign environment was highly polarized and became increasingly negative, while campaign messages containing nationalist and homophobic rhetoric gave rise to a sense of threat," OSCE wrote in a press release on its website on Tuesday.

Polish zloty slightly strenghtened and stock market indices lowered in reaction to the results of parliamentary election. Will Germany help Poland if it gets it gets hit by economic downturn? Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

Five committees have passed the minimum threshold of votes to enter the Sejm (lower house of parliament): Law and Justice, Civic Coalition, the Left, Polish People's Party and Confederation. German Minority will also participate in the seat distribution - the National Electoral Commission informed on Monday, announcing the final results of the parlimentary vote. The ruling Law and Justice party has lost the majority in the Senate (upper house) to the opposition parties united under the so-called Senate pact.