In the spotlight: Sławomir Skrzypek

Although the ruling coalition sees him as an experienced candidate, "a good manager," who guarantees the independence of the bank, the opposition questions his experience and doubts that he will be able to stand firm in the face of the Kaczyński brothers' will - especially since some even identify him as the President's protégé.

Skrzypek worked with Lech Kaczyński in the Supreme Chamber of Control (NIK) when the future President was in charge of it. It was Kaczyński who sent Skrzypek to study in the US, where he obtained an MBA degree at the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse and then finished Business Management at Georgetown University. Kaczyński didn't forget about Skrzypek when he became the Mayor of Warsaw in 2002, making him the Deputy Mayor responsible for investments. During his almost three-year span at Warsaw City Hall, only one subway station was opened.

Prior to his job at City Hall, Skrzypek sat on the management board of Polish Railways (PKP). In December 2005 he became the vice president of bank PKO BP and last September he took the post of the bank's acting president (he couldn't have become president due to a lack of required job experience). During Marshal Law, Skrzypek was interned and convicted for opposition activities, despite his young age (he was born in 1963).