President Kaczyński takes moral high ground in cancelling key meeting with PO

Yesterday, the head of the Presidential Chancellery, Andrzej Urbański, cancelled a meeting between President Lech Kaczyński and representatives of the Civic Platform (PO) just several minutes before it was due to take place. "The reason was put down to statements by PO politicians. They indicate that the meeting would have taken place in an atmosphere which would not have reached the standards of the seriousness of the President's office nor the situation and the expectations of Polish people," said Urbański. According to PO leaders, however, the President decided to cancel the meeting so that he would not have to answer questions concerning the dissolution of the Sejm. It was later announced that the meeting will take place tonight. PO claims that the 24-hour postponement will allow Lech Kaczyński to collect all legal reports allowing the dissolution on Febraury 1. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.