Miller ponders his future as SLD party conference draws near

Premier Leszek Miller said in an interview for Polish Radio yesterday that if someone stands against him as leader at the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) party conference in June and wins, then it is natural that that person would also be appointed prime minister. "This is common practice in western countries'" he said. Miller supports the opinion of President Aleksander Kwaśniewski that the situation would be easier to cope with if the country had a majority government, but at the same time Miller stressed that his minority government has not lost any votes in Parliament. Miller also confirmed that former treasury minister Sławomir Cytrycki will be sent to Washington to promote the interest of Polish companies looking to win Iraq reconstruction contracts. (www.onet.pl) A.Z.