PO to unveil plan to stop political crisis, but it's not good news for Belka

The Civic Platform (PO) is today set to present its strategy for solving the country’s political crisis, with the party set to support the idea of forming a government of professionals from outside of politics as long as it is not headed by Marek Belka. Rzeczpospolita has learnt that the PO would also support early parliamentary elections in the fall. Meanwhile, Krzysztof Janik, the head of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), said that he hopes the PO, Law and Justice (PiS) and Samoobrona (Self-Defense) would not block Belka's government and instead help solve the most important issues facing the country. Janik also stated that his ongoing talks with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, aimed at freeing Belka's government from excessive political battles, are to continue. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.