PiS expels Kurski and tells PO to sack Gronkiewicz-Waltz

At the same time, PiS demanded that the Civic Platform (PO) takes steps to punish Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz for having organized the party's press conference in the Oncology Hospice in Warsaw ten days ago. PO Warsaw members protested there against decreasing subsidies for hospices by the city. The Warsaw hospice director assured that he himself invited PO deputies to the hospital, but Zbigniew Ziobro (PiS) believes that, "Such action was far below the standards of civilized states," and added, "It was despicable and ignoble. People's suffering and pain became a tool in Tusk's election campaign." Ziobro ignored PO's explanations that the meeting took place in a conference room with no participation of the patients, and PO's explanation of how the grants for the hospitals were in fact lowered. He stated that PiS will not take part in any negotiations at which Gronkiewicz-Waltz will be present, which may pose some problems as she is a member of PO's negotiating team to form the new government. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 5) A.F.