Kaczynski twin ready to run for president
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April 27, 2010, Tuesday
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POLISH opposition party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said yesterday he will run in summer elections to replace his twin brother, the incumbent president who was killed in a plane crash.
Law and Justice Party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, 60, said he will run to continue the mission of his brother and others killed in the crash.
"The good of Poland is a common duty that requires an ability to overcome personal suffering, to undertake the task despite a personal tragedy," Kaczynski said in a written statement.
"This is why I have taken the decision to run for the president of Poland. I have the family's support in this decision," said Kaczynski, who served as prime minister in 2006-2007.
The elections were moved up to June 20 after President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and 94 others - including top civilian and military leaders - were killed on April 10 in Smolensk, Russia, en route to World War II observances. They were to pay respect to some 22,000 Polish officers killed in 1940 by the Soviet secret security in the Katyn forest and in other places.
The president's term was to expire in December and elections had been planned in the fall.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski is not married. His closest family are his mother, Jadwiga, 83, and niece Marta, 30, the daughter of the late president.
Another candidate, Parliamentary Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski, is now acting president after automatically taking over the duties following the incumbent's death. He is with the governing Civic Platform Party and is the frontrunner in the polls.
Law and Justice Party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, 60, said he will run to continue the mission of his brother and others killed in the crash.
"The good of Poland is a common duty that requires an ability to overcome personal suffering, to undertake the task despite a personal tragedy," Kaczynski said in a written statement.
"This is why I have taken the decision to run for the president of Poland. I have the family's support in this decision," said Kaczynski, who served as prime minister in 2006-2007.
The elections were moved up to June 20 after President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and 94 others - including top civilian and military leaders - were killed on April 10 in Smolensk, Russia, en route to World War II observances. They were to pay respect to some 22,000 Polish officers killed in 1940 by the Soviet secret security in the Katyn forest and in other places.
The president's term was to expire in December and elections had been planned in the fall.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski is not married. His closest family are his mother, Jadwiga, 83, and niece Marta, 30, the daughter of the late president.
Another candidate, Parliamentary Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski, is now acting president after automatically taking over the duties following the incumbent's death. He is with the governing Civic Platform Party and is the frontrunner in the polls.
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