Lech Kaczynski tipped for fourth Sejm speaker after Warsaw mayoral poll

The Polish Parliament (the Sejm) has broken its own regulations by not appointing a fourth vice-speaker following the dismissal of Andrzej Lepper from the post nine months ago. The opposition blames the ruling coalition for this state of affairs accusing it of lacking the will to regulate the situation. Meanwhile, coalition representatives claim that they are awaiting an initiative from opposition parties. Janusz Wojciechowski, one of the Sejm's vice-speakers told reporters, "The situation is absurd and cannot continue, as presiding over debates at present from 9 am to 3 am without a fourth vice-speaker can be very tiring." The opposition's most serious candidate is Lech Kaczynski, however he is running for the office of Mayor of Warsaw. "We may return to his candidature after the elections," said Ludwik Dorn from Law and Justice (PiS). "None of the opposition clubs will decide to propose a candidate, without coalition support agreed off-stage," said Donald Tuskc of Civic Platform (PO). (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) P.W.