PO to vote against PiS in Thursday's confidence to test Government's support

Such a decision might open doors to new parliamentary elections which could take place in January. "I do not understand the behavior, that after six months of an exhausting campaign, after three rounds of voting, to try to lead to new parliamentary elections just because they have not won them," commented Marcinkiewicz. The head of the government, however, still hopes to receive support from at least a few members of PO. Politicians of the Civic Platform claim that they are not pursuing new elections in January but want to test the strength of PiS. "If the vote of confidence is passed thanks to votes from SelfDefense, this will be a definite confirmation of the coalition with Andrzej Lepper," said one of PO's deputies, adding that only an unsuccessful vote for PiS will make new negotiations concerning the future of a PO-PiS coalition possible. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K