Cimoszewicz meets President over Sejm Speaker role

Parties that have already announced their s upport for Cimoszewicz include the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), Polish Social Democracy (SDPL), the Labor Union and the PLD party, led by Roman Jagieliński. Cimoszewicz met with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski yesterday to discuss a list of debates to be conducted while holding the office. The SLD wants the Sejm to vote tomorrow on the decision to dismiss Oleksy and call Cimoszewicz to the role. The seat of the Foreign Minister is to be taken by Adam Rotfeld, the current Deputy Foreign Minister. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.K.