PO candidate to replace Kaczynski in National Council of Justice

Zbigniew Wassermann of the Law and Justice party (PiS) will not replace Lech Kaczynski in the National Council of Justice (KRS). The new member of the council will be Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)-supported Cezary Grabarczyk of Civic Platform (PO). "It will by no means make the relations between our clubs any warmer," said PiS member Adam Bielan further remarking that, "at first PO would not hold any talks with PiS and later used the support of SLD to put its candidate in the post." This allegation was protested by Grzegorz Schetyna, secretary of the PO club, who insisted that no talks had been held before the voting. "Grabarczyk has won and that's all. We are happy about it, but we do not treat this as a kind of a game between PO and PiS. PO is still ready to back the PiS candidate for Sejm vice-speaker," continued Schetyna. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) J.K.