Belka's government still appears short of votes to ensure it can rule

On Friday, the Prime Minister will address Parliament with an outline of his plans and policies just ahead to a vote of confidence in the government. A politician close to the president, revealed that Polish Social Democracy (SDPL), the party led by Marek Borowski which has 33 deputies, will refrain from voting. Similar action is expected from the SKL and PBL, which together have 13 deputies. Currently, Belka has the declared support of 179 members of parliament out of the 460. (Rzeczposoplita, p. A1) A.K.