Opposition parties present Sejm vote of no confidence in Treasury Minister

The Sejm will today hold a vote of no confidence in Treasury Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek. The motion, signed by 87 deputies belonging to the Law and Justice (PiS) and Civic Platform (PO) parties, cites several examples of Kaczmarek's perceived failings, including his handling of changes to the Polish Oil and Gas (PGNiG) board and his offering of a ministerial job to a former director of the Bartimpex company which, his accusers say, showed favoritism toward Bartimpex. However, the motion stands little chance of success, after the State Treasury Commission (KSP) yesterday recommended that it be rejected. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) M.T.