UW votes to quit coalition and negotiate with same partner for new deal

As expected, the national convention of Union Freedom (UW) has resolved to withdraw all UW ministers from the government, forcing the collapse of the coalition with Solidarity Election Action (AWS). The ministers are expected to tender their resignations to their party leader Leszek Balcerowicz who will in turn present the resignation of UW from the coalition. The resolution also calls on all UW deputies who are serving as undersecretaries to resign. UW nonetheless, has empowered its leadership to enter into new negotiations with AWS to try to forge another coalition. The negotiation would be subject to the entire AWS parliamentary caucus endorsing a new coalition contract calling on all AWS deputies to back the government during vital voting in the Sejm. (Prawo i Gospodarka, May 27-28, page 1) S.M.