PM ex-President TV debate fails to prove conclusive

In the eyes of 47% the victory went to the Prime Minister. The one-hour debate was broadcast on state television (TVP) and Polish Radio. According to Jan Repa, BBC Europe analyst, the part of the debate on foreign policy, "Was full of recrimination, backward looking, focused on the form and lacked answers to some important issues". In the opinion of former President Lech Wałęsa, Kaczyński should not have agreed to a debate with Kwaśniewski at all. "Kaczyński should have faced Tusk (PO) to give the right wing a chance to show their wisdom", Wałęsa told TOK FM radio. Sociologist Paweł Śpiewak believes the debate was, "A prearranged match without any goals; hard play, but the result was a setup". He said that the duel did not shed any new light on the current shape of politics. (Polish Radio)