President and PO leader back October election date

Although no dates were confirmed, Tusk said, "I am confident that we will have an election in October." The President had reportedly been in favor of calling elections in the spring, but his spokesman yesterday admitted that, "Given the current situation, an election in the autumn may be inevitable." According to Tusk, the Sejm could approve a snap election at its meeting on September 4.  (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1: Rzeczpospolita, p. A1; Dziennik, p. 1) R.M.