PiS confirms presidential candidate, other parties ponder

Main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) has confirmed that Andrzej Duda would be its candidate in next year's presidential elections. He was officially approved by the grouping's political council on Saturday. “Poland needs change,” PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński was quoted as saying by the Polish Press Agency. “We will do everything to make clear than Mr Andrzej Duda personifies the hope for change.” The authorities of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) and the Polish People's Party (PSL) also met during the weekend, but were unable to decide on a presidential candidate. In the case of SLD, Ryszard Kalisz was rejected as a possible candidate. PSL, which is currently the junior coalition partner, did not even decide whether it would have its own candidate or support the Civic Platform's Bronisław Komorowski.