Head games

 for candidates vying for its presidency, after having already extending the period for two weeks.

The firm refused to say why the extension was necessary but denied that the delay was caused by a lack of applicants. The supervisory board was due to meet on Monday to discuss the applications.

Former KGHM president Krzysztof Skóra was dismissed on March 17, following complaints from the supervisory board that he was running the company without consulting them. But experts argued that his dismissal was politically motivated. Skóra was appointed by the previous Law and Justice government and remains a member of the party.

An official decree passed by the State Treasury in December allows the Civic Platform government to remove political appointees in state-owned firms who haven't been appointed following the usual application procedure.

Experts told WBJ that Skóra's dismissal was the first significant demonstration of this bill.