Poland to have strong parliamentary speaker

The liberal-conservative Polish ruling party Civic Platform has proposed its parliamentary party leader Grzegorz Schetyna as new parliamentary speaker and he is likely to be accepted thanks to the distribution of power within the Sejm. His strong personality is a point in his favour, writes tabloid Fakt: "This nomination has been given different interpretations. Some see it as a degradation, others as an attempt to deprive Schetyna of his power within the party. And yet others see it as a reward for his hard work during the election campaign. But perhaps the explanation is quite simple: the Platform needs someone in the post of parliamentary speaker who is a very skilled and at the same time uncompromising politician. Because only someone who isn't subject to the diverse influences of the opposition party will be able to push the legislative projects that are important for the government through the Sejm."

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