New gov’t to be named on September 22

President Bronisław Komorowski will announce nominations for new government members on September 22, said his spokesperson Joanna Trzaska-Wieczorek. Later that day, the president will leave for the US to attend a UN General Assembly session. Komorowski met Ewa Kopacz, who is the ruling coalition’s candidate for prime minister, on Friday to talk about her plans. Another meeting is scheduled for Monday. After that, she will be designated as PM.

On Thursday, the president accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who was chosen the new president of the European Council at the end of August.