In Brief: Even before June 2004?; Kralkowska to return?

Sejm Speaker Marek Borowski yesterday announced that Parliamentary elections could be held earlier than the suggested date of June 2004, if the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) continues its series of making mistakes. Opposition leaders support the date for the elections, but are disappointed that the President did not force the Prime Minister to resign. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) ... The newly appointed Health Minister, Leszek Sikorski, has turned to Ewa Kralkowska, who recently rejected the offer to be minister, to become a secretary of state, a post she was dismissed from two weeks ago by the former minister. The Ministry will also turn to other close associates of an ex health minister, Mariusz Łapiński with job offers. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) . A.K.