Opposition against agriculture minister

The Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) wants a vote of no confidence against Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki, the party’s chairman Leszek Miller told Polish Radio on Wednesday. “We have serious reservations towards the policy that Marek Sawicki is carrying out and for which he is responsible,” Miller said. SLD blames Sawicki for insufficient support for Polish farmers affected by the Russian embargo and for the fact that Poland has to pay for exceeding EU milk quotas. The agriculture minister recently generated a lot of criticism for calling Polish farmers “suckers.” In order to demand a no confidence vote, the support of 69 MPs is necessary, while the SLD caucus consists of only 31. The Law and Justice party had earlier also suggested that Sawicki should be dismissed and Miller is counting on their MPs joining the SLD motion.