Poles head for July 4 runoff vote
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June 22, 2010, Tuesday
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THE socially conservative twin of the late Polish president was headed for a runoff yesterday with the moderate, pro-European leader who took his brother's place after he died in a plane crash.
The outcome is expected to shape the country's direction on a wide range of issues, including the adoption of the euro, welfare reform and even its mission in Afghanistan. Jaroslaw Kaczynski and interim President Bronislaw Komorowski will face each other on July 4 after neither was able muster the 50 percent needed for outright victory.
Kaczynski's policies are essentially identical to those of his deceased brother and he would be widely expected to pursue the same platform. Lech Kaczynski was killed along with his wife and 95 other people in the crash of a plane of dignitaries trying to land in heavy fog in Smolensk, Russia, on April 10.
Lech Kaczynski favored a strong welfare state and was skeptical of closer ties to the EU. The Kaczynskis' base is made up of older, rural and Catholic Poles who favor upholding the country's strict abortion laws and oppose gay rights.
Komorowski belongs to the pro-European Union, moderate Civic Platform party, which governs the country. He has vowed to work closely with the government to adopt the euro in about five years, end the military mission in Afghanistan and promote pro-market reforms.
The outcome is expected to shape the country's direction on a wide range of issues, including the adoption of the euro, welfare reform and even its mission in Afghanistan. Jaroslaw Kaczynski and interim President Bronislaw Komorowski will face each other on July 4 after neither was able muster the 50 percent needed for outright victory.
Kaczynski's policies are essentially identical to those of his deceased brother and he would be widely expected to pursue the same platform. Lech Kaczynski was killed along with his wife and 95 other people in the crash of a plane of dignitaries trying to land in heavy fog in Smolensk, Russia, on April 10.
Lech Kaczynski favored a strong welfare state and was skeptical of closer ties to the EU. The Kaczynskis' base is made up of older, rural and Catholic Poles who favor upholding the country's strict abortion laws and oppose gay rights.
Komorowski belongs to the pro-European Union, moderate Civic Platform party, which governs the country. He has vowed to work closely with the government to adopt the euro in about five years, end the military mission in Afghanistan and promote pro-market reforms.
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