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6 hours agoElzbieta Witech elected president of the Polish Parliament
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Polish Interior Minister Elzbieta Witek resigned today and was elected president of the Polish Parliament's Lower Chamber, replacing Marek Kuchczynski, forced to flee his posts following a scandal over the abuse of government aircraft. “Prime Minister Matthews Morawicki entrusted the responsibilities of the interior minister [...] this evening to him.
Polish Interior Minister Elzbieta Witek resigned today and was elected president of the Polish Parliament's Lower Chamber, replacing Marek Kuchczynski, forced to flee his posts following a scandal over the abuse of government aircraft.
“Prime Minister Matthews Morawicki entrusted the responsibilities of Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski, current co-ordinator of the secret services, and urged the president of the Republic to formalise his name”, the prime minister's press office announced.
Witek, 61, the candidate of Poland's ruling conservative nationalist Law and Justice Party (PIS), received 245 votes from 419 deputies present for its main rival, Malgorzazata Kidawa-Blonska, backed by the main opposition party, the Civic Platform.
The conservative former president of the Polish Parliament's Lower Chamber, Marek Kuchczynski, announced his resignation yesterday following a scandal over numerous trips, some of which with his family, aboard government aircraft.
A few days ago he apologized for his numerous trips, some of which, with his family, aboard government aircraft, a case that could affect his party two months before legislative elections. / A T S/
