Poland
A proces of Antoni Kurski, son of PiS politician Jacek Kurski, begins as he faces charges of three counts of statutory rape in Gdańsk and Danielin in 2009. Meanwhile, tensions rise within PiS over a manipulation allegation involving a poster for a meeting with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. In Kraków, residents will vote on the dismissal of their city's president, Aleksander Miszalski, while the MON urges them to give him another chance. In Ciechocinek, a referendum is scheduled for Sunday regarding the removal of Mayor Jarosław Jucewicz due to allegations of poor communication and unsuccessful investments. Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz comments on speculation about Paweł Śliz as a potential candidate for Kraków's mayor from Polska 2050. A photografer of President Karol Nawrocki mocks Minister of Defense Cezary Tomczyk over the decision to send an additional five thousand US soldiers to Poland. Zbigniew Bogucki is questioned as a witness in an investigation concerning the oath-taking of TK judges, while a dispute over a Warsaw property results in its seizure by city officials. A tragic death of a two-year-old boy in Ząbki prompts an investigation into negligence, and Lithuania denies Białoruś's false accusations regarding a Ukrainian drone entering its airspace from the Lituanian side.