Kopacz seen as successor of Tusk

A number of politicians see Sejm Speaker Ewa Kopacz as Poland’s next prime minister after Donald Tusk assumes his newly acquired post of European Council president. According to information obtained by the Polish Press Agency (PAP), Tusk arranged to meet Kopacz on Monday in order to discuss the issue. The PM himself said upon election on Saturday that he would disclose information about his successor on Tuesday. “I think that Speaker [Ewa Kopacz] would be a good prime minister,” Warsaw Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz told PAP. She added that Kopacz is likely to also take over the post of Civic Platform leader, as she is not deputy chairman of the party. Tomasz Nałęcz, advisor to the president, declined to say who would take over as PM when speaking to TVN. He however praised Kopacz as a leader. “I am warning all conceited males: this woman has the ability to become an alpha male,” he said.