Polish Elections: Komorowski Leads, Kaczynski Twin Stays In Race …
- June 21st, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
In elections to replace President Lech Kaczynski, killed in a plane crash (10.4.10), the centre-right front-runner Bronislaw Komorowski (picture) looks to have fallen short of a majority – forcing a run-off against the late President’s brother.
Komorowski campaigned on a plan to reduce government spending, in response to public indebtedness, in step with similar ideas that have seen conservatives being elected elsewhere, most recently in Slovakia (12.6.10). … Read More »
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