Peasants and Pensioners may yet dash Belka's hopes of winning Friday's vote

Belka's government must be approved by a majority of the total 460 votes in the lower house, but yesterday 226 deputies said they planned to vote against the new government and call for early elections. However, the two parties, which combined command 17 votes, have since indicated they will vote against the government. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 6, Parkiet, p. 7) J.J.