Political parties begin to discuss reforming Parliamentary procedures

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the Law and Justice party (PiS) yesterday presented a plan to help Parliament overcome the controversies that have paralyzed it over the past few days. PiS believes that the Sejm's Presidium needs to be fundamentally changed to include the representatives of the major opposition groups. Zbigniew Kuzmiuk, the leader of the Polish Peasants Party (PSL) expressed his party's willingness to reform the presidium, but cautiously added that the issue has to be discussed fully. The PiS proposal comes in the light of a vote which will soon be held to decide the future of Sejm Speaker Marek Borowski. The Prime Minster declared Borowski's dismissal could mean the end of the ruling coalition. PiS is less concerned about the outcome of the vote, stressing that the regulations governing Parliamentary debates must be made more stringent. However, PiS maintains that Treasury Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek should be dismissed, claiming that he contributed to the conflict by not presenting the privatization contract of Stoen to the Sejm when requested. (Zycie, p. 5) P.W.