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Poland PM warns of early election
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Jul 09, 2007 04:35pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | TV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News |
| News Date | Monday, July 9, 2007 10:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski has sacked his deputy, raising the prospect of an early general election.
Mr Kaczynski sacked Andrzej Lepper, who leads a junior coalition party, after his name was linked to a major corruption case involving bribes.
Hours later, Mr Lepper withdrew his Self Defence party from government.
Mr Kaczynski told a news conference that an early election might be the only solution to the political crisis.
"The aggression of the opposition makes it impossible to have a minority government", Mr Kaczynski said.
An election could be held in the autumn, two years ahead of schedule.
Self Defence has 46 deputies in the 460-seat Sejm, the lower house of the parliament. Without them, the government can count on the support of only 203 deputies - far short of the 231 needed for a majority.
Soon after the prime minister spoke, the second biggest opposition party, the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), said it would seek a vote of no confidence in the government to force a snap election. |
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