PiS, Self-Defense and LPR grudgingly shake hands

Once again in the deputy Prime Minister's chair, Self-Defense leader Andrzej Lepper is particularly satisfied with the negotiation result, declaring that "the return to the coalition is on conditions which we wanted." However, the Law and Justice politicians are also proud of their success. "Lepper wanted another ministry, the social minimum, the posts of the governors of voivodships and participation in the most important decisions of the Prime Minister, but we did not agree," a PiS politician revealed to Rzeczpospolita. The coalition dismissed Civic Platform's motion to reject the draft budget, despite the fact that its 230 votes do not give it a majority in the 460-seat Sejm.(Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A4) E.B.