Politics In Brief: Leszek Miller; Opole; Maciej Płażyński; Self-Defense

President Aleksander Kwaśniewski suggested yesterday that Prime Minister Les zek Miller should stay in his current post until the 2004 elections. In doin g so he disagreed with the proposals of the opposition, which stated they wo uld support the PM's program only if the PM was not Miller. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A8) ... Former head of the Opole Voivodship Council, deputy Jerzy Sz teliga, admitted that politicians from his party put pressure on him to call off the regional prosecutor in Opole. The pressure was in connection with an investigation conducted against the activities of the city council, which wa s accused of causing the town multi-million złoty losses. (Rzeczpospolita, p . A8) ... Today one of the founding fathers of Civic Platform (PO) and its h ead, Maciej Płażyński, will most likely leave it to set up his own party. (G azeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 6) ... Self-Defense (Samoobrona) deputy Stanisław Łyż wiński said yesterday in the Sejm that foreign affairs minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz told a political lie when he said that during the transition per iod the Sejm would be allowed to change the law on the right of foreigners t o buy land in Poland. The party demands the minister's dismissal and postpon ement of signing the accession treaty until all the unclear issues are resol ved. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A7) M.M.