Visit to a workshop, meeting at the theater. Busy Friday for presidential candidates

The campaign will officially commence after the Speaker of the Sejm issues an announcement in the Journal of Laws. Speaker Szymon Hołownia has indicated that this announcement is set for January 8. According to election regulations, the presidential vote could take place on May 4, 11, or 18.

Rafał Trzaskowski, the Civic Coalition (KO) candidate and current Mayor of Warsaw, on Friday (November 29) visited an auto repair shop in Karniowice, Lesser Poland, where he met with a local business owner.

After the meeting, Trzaskowski emphasized that small family businesses face numerous problems, such as a lack of workforce and a challenging tax situation caused by the introduction of the so-called Polski Ład (Polish Deal).

He also pointed out the absence of clear regulations regarding environmental protection, including guidelines on the storage of batteries and oils.

"For us, it is incredibly important that family businesses, like workshops of this type, can continue to develop. If they are shut down, everything will be taken over by large corporations, and that is not what we want. The fate of our economy lies in the hands of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs," declared the KO candidate.

He assured that, while preparing his electoral program, he would strive to include as much feedback from entrepreneurs as possible.

PiS presidential candidate, IPN head Karol Nawrocki, had a meeting with residents of Głogów planned for Friday afternoon at the Andreas Gryphius Theatre.

In the morning, Nawrocki posted a video on X, declaring that from the moment the Speaker of the Sejm announces the presidential elections, he will take a leave from the Institute of National Remembrance.

"In public life, just like in sports, you have to play fair. That's why I decided that when the Speaker of the Sejm announces the elections on January 8, I will immediately take a leave from the Institute of National Remembrance," he stated.

Nawrocki also appealed to his competitors - Trzaskowski and Hołownia - asking them to commit to taking a leave during the campaign as well. "Now it's time for my opponents to play fair," he said.

He evaluated that these "party candidates" already have a financial and organizational advantage, being the heads and deputies of their parties.

"Honesty towards Poles comes first, so on January 8, we'll see each other on vacation, although I guarantee that it will be the hardest-earned leave of my life," he declared.

There has been public debate about whether Karol Nawrocki, the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), should step down due to his candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections.

Some politicians and experts argue that the IPN law, specifically Article 11, states that the president of the IPN "cannot belong to a political party, a trade union, or engage in any public activity incompatible with the dignity of his office." This has led to calls for Nawrocki to resign from his position.

However, other politicians, including those from PiS, hold a different view, suggesting that Nawrocki’s involvement in the presidential race does not necessarily violate these legal provisions.

Meanwhile, Sławomir Mentzen, the presidential candidate for Konfederacja, is planning to meet with residents in Wieluń and Kluczbork later in the day.

Szymon Hołownia, leader of Poland 2050, and MP Marek Jakubiak, from the group Free Republicans, have also announced their candidacies.