It's Belka or an August general election

On Friday President Aleksander Kwaśniewski will again nominate and swear in Marek Belka as Prime Minister. The Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) and the President agree that there are two solutions to the current political impasse - either Belka will run the government until spring 2005, or a general election would be held in August, as the SLD rejected the idea of a November date. Belka will face a vote of confidence at latest by June 25, which if he fails, would mean the general election would take place on August 8. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) M.M.