2005 The year in brief: OCTOBER

Marcinkiewicz nominated

PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński names Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz as the party's candidate for Prime Minister. This move, which is perceived as an attempt to help PiS' presidential candidate Lech Kaczyński, is in opposition to the party's pre-election statements that Jarosław Kaczyński would become PM.

Image campaign

A six-week image-building campaign promoting Poland as a modern and reliable economic partner and an attractive place for investment begins on BBC World and CNN, as well as in the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. The zł.1.4 million "The Heart of Europe" campaign is funded by the PAIiIZ.

Białystok bought

The CEDC group takes over a 61% stake in vodka producer Polmos Białystok (PB). The vodka distributor also bought PB shares on the bourse and together with off-session transactions managed to collect an additional 5% stake.(Poland A.M.)

Kaczyński wins

After the first round of presidential elections, Donald Tusk claims 36.3 percent of votes while Lech Kaczyński wins 33.1%. The turnout in the first round of the presidential elections was the lowest in the history. In the second round, Kaczyński pulls out a surprise win over Tusk, gaining 54.04% to Tusk's 45.96%.