Treasury Minister Piotr Czyżewski dismissed from post yesterday

For the time being, the duties of the Minister will be carried out by Economy Minister Jerzy Hausner. The Prime Minister announced that the new candidacy for this position must be reviewed with the remaining politicians and the parliament. Such consultations, added Miller, will take place within the next few days, and that is when the official appointment will be made. During a meeting in the Presidential Palace yesterday, Kwaśniewski also officially nominated Józef Oleksy as Interior Minister, announcing that he believes such a change will only strengthen the current government. "I am convinced that this nomination will lead to consolidation in the coalition and within the SLD, as well as improve cooperation between the great political leaders," said Kwaśniewski. Simultaneously the president thanked Krzysztof Janik for his work as Interior Minister and wished him luck in his new position, as the head of the SLD parliamentary club. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.K.