Prime Minister tries to provoke early elections

Some commentators interpret this as a hidden declaration of his intention to resign should Parliament decide not to dissolve itself in favor of early elections. Either way, this will most likely pave way to elections being held in June as the opposition, the president and a growing number of left-wing deputies support the idea of early polls. In his speech the Prime Minister restrained from saying whether or not he intends to join the newly formed Democratic Party when he leaves office. However, he did speak highly of the new political group. Meanwhile, in Parliament deputies voted on a motion lodged by the Polish Families League, which called on the government to resign. The vote ended in a tie 208 votes against and 208 for, with a second round of votes due to be held later today. (Rzeczpospolita pp. A1, A4; Gazeta Wyborcza pp. 1, 4) M.G.