More diplomacy, less confrontation

In voting for Bronisław Komorowski the Poles have cast their ballots for a diplomatic president, writes the left-liberal daily Süddeutsche Zeitung: "A large number of people didn't vote for the sallow, wooden Komorowski because they trust him as a politician, but because they wanted to prevent Kaczyński from being elected. His name is associated with the era of permanent political conflict. ... Such a confrontational style is hardly imaginable with Komorowski. Certainly he is just as concerned as the Kaczyńskis to further Poland's interests abroad. But his idea of what those interests are is different. As a historian he has come to understand that Poland can only strengthen its sovereignty in alliance with the Western democracies. Like his fellow party member Prime Minister Donald Tusk he is led by the motto: The smoother the EU functions, the better it is for Poland."

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