Sejm chooses Marek Kuchciński as new Speaker

With 409 votes, Marek Kuchciński from Law and Justice (PiS) has been chosen as the new Speaker of the Sejm, beating Kornel Morawiecki from Kukiz'15, who won 42 votes. Before the Sejm proceeded to elect the new Speaker, the parliamentary club of Civic Platfom (PO) held a vote to choose the party's new leader. Ewa Kopacz was defeated by Sławomir Neumann, 94 to 72. "The party has chosen my vision. I didn't run against someone, I did it to put forward my vision of managing the party and the team," Neumann said. According to pundits, Kopacz's debacle heralds her likely defeat in the upcoming election for the new head of Civic Platform.