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| Poland to end political uncertainty |
| 2010-04-14 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Poland's acting president vows to end political ambiguity with an early election after the sudden deaths of President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of top officials. "The election date must be set...This must be done as soon as possible to shorten the period in which Poland is in a period of uncertainty." Bronislaw Komorowski, the acting president, was quoted by TVP Info on Tuesday. The remarks came as family members received the coffin of Kaczynski's wife, who was also killed in Saturday's tragic plane crash. All of the 96 passengers onboard the aging government plane, including Polish military heads, top opposition figures and the central bank governor, were killed when their Tu-154 plane struck trees and caught fire while trying to land in an airport in fog-shrouded western Russia. As the Polish Constitution dictates that the election must take place within 60 days of the announcement, the favored Sunday election date will most likely be set for May 30 or June 13, Reuters reported. According to recent opinion polls, Komorowski is favored to win the vote. The 57-year-old lower house speaker is the official candidate of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist Civic Platform (PO) for the upcoming election. Warsaw is planning a state funeral for the late presidential couple in Krakow province's 1,000-year-old cathedral, the main resting place of Polish monarchs for over seven centuries. |
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