Politics In Brief: Extra holiday; unpopular coalition, PiS runs alone

The PM also appealed to the managers of private companies to give a day off to their employees. It will be also a free day for all school children. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) ; According to the latest opinion poll published by Rzeczpospolita, half of the population believe that the Law and Justice leader Jarosław Kaczyński made the wrong decision by signing a coalition agreement with Self-Defense and the League of Polish Families. Only 16% believe that the coalition will last until the next elections in 2009. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) ; The Law and Justice leader Jarosław Kaczyński declared that his party will run alone in the local elections in the voivodships and will not form joint election lists with the members of its parliamentary coalition. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4)