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Those being removed are already the ones selected for positions by Xi," warns Jan Švec, an expert on Chinese politics from the Institute of International Relations, in an interview with Seznam Zprávy. "We can see differences in that those who were closer to Xi may have lower penalties, for example, they are just removed from their position. But loyalty alone is not enough for political survival," says Švec. After the era of Mao Zedong, a model of generational change was established, where the highest leadership changed every two congresses, or after ten years. It also became customary for cadres to be gradually promoted up the ladder to higher positions, "After the era of Mao Zedong, a model of generational change was established, where the highest leadership changed every two congresses, or after ten years. It also became customary for cadres to be gradually promoted up the ladder to higher positions," explains Švec. With the rise of Xi Jinping to power, it was expected that the sixth generation of leaders, politicians born in the 1960s, could take over leadership after him. Many of them reached high positions, but Xi Jinping has maintained leadership longer than initially expected. According to Švec, it can essentially be said that there is a "lost sixth generation": "With the rise of Xi Jinping to power, it was expected that the sixth generation of leaders, politicians born in the 1960s, could take over leadership after him. Many of them reached high positions, but Xi Jinping has maintained leadership longer than initially expected." #Čína #politickéčistky (translated)

Daniel Plzák wrote in a post addressed to Barbora that it did not surprise him if people trusted Olga Menzelová more than the wife of the man he derogatorily called a carousel operator. He claimed that this woman wanted to achieve victory in the elections through concerts of a representative of the socialist cadre. #volby #politika #Česko (translated)

Krystian Kamiński wrote that a electoral congress of the National Movement took place in Zielona Góra in the Lubusz Voivodeship. He reported that Krystian Pacholik was re-elected as the district president, and the president and secretary of the district, Bartłomiej Szulik, summarized the last two years of activity. Kamiński reported that in his speech he talked about Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko and Roman Dmowski, as well as the challenges facing the National Movement. He emphasized that the organization should develop its structures, train its staff, and prepare for electoral campaigns and taking responsibility for the state. According to Kamiński, the congress was attended by the Deputy Marshal of the Sejm Krzysztof Bosak, MEP Anna Bryłka, and the president of the All-Polish Youth Marcin Osowski. They were to speak about the party's goals, the political situation, and the challenges facing the environment. #RuchNarodowy #LubuszKraj #Polityka (translated)

NeoJudgeTuleya wrote that in recent hours, information about a possible attack on the prime minister and deputy prime minister was conveyed through special services, and urgent meetings were held at the Anti-Terrorist Center. The author suggested that the threat had been communicated via email and its publicity was an operation intended to divert attention from government problems. As a background, he pointed to the collapse of public finances and record state debt, knife attacks in schools, and scandals at the ministerial level, including the affair of Deputy Minister Kołodziejczak. He wrote that the authorities intentionally directed media attention to the topic of the attack in order to limit the debate on taxes, the budget deficit, and government actions. The author accused the ruling camp of fueling polarization, shifting the blame for mistakes onto political opponents, and appointing individuals who are loyal but, as he assessed, lacking competence. He also claimed that the alert about the attack was intended to provide the government with political benefits, justify state operating costs, and silence the opposition. He mentioned the creation of enemies, including the opposition and President Nawrocki. #polityka #manipulacja #bezpieczeństwo (translated)

Jakub Balcerzak summarized the last Saturday before the start of the 2026/2027 league season. He assessed that the slogan "Beat the champion" will motivate the rivals of Michał Winiarski's team, and each of them will approach the matches with full commitment. He cited the match between Trefl and Sordyl as an example and wondered how many weaker teams would manage to play in a similar way. According to Balcerzak, Lublin was in better shape at this stage of preparations than a year earlier. He praised the creativity of Ran and Ogawa as well as the play of the latter, and positively evaluated the start of preparations for Mikołaj Sawicki, whom he considered well physically prepared. The author was pleased with Roberto Piazza's presence in the Polish club, but noted that there is a lot of work ahead for PGE Project Warszawa, as the Italian coach had only started working with the team a few days earlier. He assessed that Romano could help Warsaw achieve a major trophy this season. After the match against Lublana, he pointed out that the average age of Project's players on the court was almost 33 years. He also wrote that Śliwka's injury means at least a month off, and noted that the captain of the Polish national team has played only 31 percent of league matches in almost three years. Balcerzak called Tymoteusz Lenik one of the best Polish middle blockers from the 2005 age group and younger. He believed that Gheorghe Crețu is guiding the player well and predicted that Lenik would make it to the senior national team next season. He pointed to 22-year-old Mateusz Nowak as a possible successor to Bartłomiej Lemański in Bełchatów and as the best player of Skra during the preparation period. He described Szymon Jakubiszak as one of the leading Polish middle blockers and wrote that he should join a club competing for the Polish championship. Regarding the Italian league, Balcerzak praised Basil Dermaux's performance in Milan, where he scored 27 points, including seven aces. He indicated Hryhoriia Khotsevycha as a potential discovery of the new season of LegaVolley, and described Pardo Matia as an increasingly important player in Modena's offense. He added that his collaboration with Tizi-Oualou was going very well. Assessing the teams from Japan, Balcerzak stated that there is a lot of work ahead for Suntory Sunbirds Osaka and that the team no longer commands the same respect as in previous years. He positively evaluated the new Nagoya and the performance of Norbert Huber, while considering Osaka Bluteon the best team currently in the country, with a significant advantage over rivals. The photograph was signed with the name K. Łukawski. #podsiatka #siatkówka #sezonligowy #Polska (translated)

The union warns that the Croatian police face a serious staffing crisis due to the departure of police officers from service, low salaries, overload, and poor working conditions, while it is estimated that between 600 and 800 officers leave annually. #policija #odlazak #plaće (translated)

The Galacticos published the lineup for the match against Villarreal and wrote that the team was returning to play after a record-long international break. They stated that the first whistle was set to sound at 21:00. https://t.co/dAVuIByMxH #Villarreal #PiłkaNożna #Sport (translated)

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended by the Portuguese Football Federation after abruptly leaving the national team's training camp due to dissatisfaction with his lack of playing time and criticism of his performance in recent matches. #Ronaldo #piłkaNożna #Portugalia (translated)

Transfery Piłkarskie wrote that 33-year-old Bartosz Nowak scored a goal and made two assists in the match against Raków. According to the profile, the GKS Katowice midfielder had 13 points in the classification of goals and assists for the entire season in October. The profile stated that fans and journalists wanted to see Nowak in the Polish national team. Damian Smyk admitted that he doubted whether the player would repeat the previous excellent season, while Marek Wawrzynowski believed that he should be given a chance in the squad. Nowak himself said that he felt increasingly closer to a call-up and that his name had already appeared in the national team. Transfery Piłkarskie assessed that Nowak deserved a chance in the national team. #BartoszNowak #GKS #ReprezentacjaPolski (translated)

In the coming hours, 3,000 teachers will join these institutions; the French government will send three thousand substitute teachers to secondary schools that are facing the greatest difficulties with staff shortages, said Education Minister Edouard Geffray on Thursday evening. #Protesti #Francija #Izobraževanje (translated)

At the urgent session of the committee for education, youth, and science, they will discuss the announced reform of the school system and staffing cuts in education, which were announced by Minister Borut Rončević after the poor results of the Pisa 2025 study. #izobraževanje #šolstvo #reforma (translated)