At twelfth hour TVP agree on rules to choose new president

The supervisory board of Polish Television (TVP) has accepted regulations concerning choosing a new management board for the broadcaster. "This is an important event," said supervisory board member Antoni Dragan, who was up to now openly defended the current TVP board presided over by Robert Kwiatkowski. Tadeusz Kowalski, a representative of the opposition in the supervisory board said, "If we manage to carry out what we have planned, then this competition will also set new standards in other areas public life." The terms were hard to reach and were only made during the twelfth hour of the meeting. "Some members were trying to delay making a decision, but I said I would not leave until we voted through the regulations," said Kowalski. TVP has five posts to fill, that of president and four deputy presidents. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A5) M.M.