Ludwik Dorn selected as new Sejm Marshall

Voting was postponed several times as the coalition did not want Ludwik Dorn chosen for the position. Right from the start the League of Polish Families (LPR) avoided starting whether or not it unequivocally supported Dorn. With tension rising, Roman Giertych met with prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski just before 10am, and afterwards he still refused to disclose how his party would vote. Finally, after speaking with Dorn himself LPR decided to support him, in exchange for the assurance that regulation changes it has proposed are introduced. LPR wants to limit the authority of the marshal of the Sejm. Shortly after 2:00 PM Marek Jurek was dismissed and the Sejm voted for his successor. Apart form Ludwik Dorn, Bornislaw Komorowski form Civic Platform was also in the running. However, Dorn was chosen with the support of 235 deputies. (Rzeczpospolita, April 28-29, p. A3) M.M.