Prime Minister Intends to Step Down in May
From Times Wire Reports
Prime Minister Leszek Miller announced that he will step down the day after Poland joins the European Union on May 1, taking the blame for his government’s low popularity.
The government has been hurt by high unemployment, a drive for unpopular spending cuts and corruption scandals involving party officials.
President Aleksander Kwasniewski, who accepted Miller’s decision, expressed confidence that the resignation would help political stability.
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