Bitter words exchanged as PiS-PO city coalition comes to an end

"You are doing everything you can to block the possibility of cooperation between PO and PiS on the national level," Kozak told Mayor Lech Kaczyński, and added that he leaves the coalition without any regrets. The Warsaw city council coalition between the PO and PiS was on the verge of collapse for the past several weeks, but yesterday's quarrel exceeded all expectations. Kaczyński charged Kozak of signing unfavorable contracts with a Belgian investor. Kozak replied that the city's mayor hires people who specialize in looking for problems, a method which is neither legal nor just. Despite earlier announcements PiS failed to secure a new coalition with LPR. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.