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Lower house hears gov't coronavirus report

Health Minister Łukasz Szumowski reported that eleven labs throughout Poland were currently equipped to run coronavirus tests, adding that their number could be raised, if necessary. Mateusz Marek/PAP

The Sejm (lower house) on Monday heard a government report on precautions taken against the spreading coronavirus. The government gave its assurance that all national services were prepared to combat the virus if it appeared in Poland.

Civic Coalition candidate says woman should be elected president

Civic Coalition (KO) candidate for president Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska on Saturday said that the time had come for a woman from Ursus, the district of Warsaw where she lives, to become Polish president.

Presidential challenger catching up with incumbent Duda

If there was a second round of the presidential election, Poland's incumbent President Andrzej Duda would get 50.09 pct of the vote while his main challenger, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska of the centrist Civic Coalition (KO), would secure 49.91 pct, a recent poll shows.

Second opposition party picks Sejm dep speaker as presidential candidate

Poland’s opposition party Nowoczesna on Saturday elected by acclamation deputy parliamentary Speaker Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska as its candidate for the country’s presidential elections in May this year.

Venice Commission opinion on courts next week - Senate head

The Council of Europe-advising Venice Commission will issue an opinion on recent judicial reforms in Poland next Wednesday or Thursday, Senate (upper house) Speaker Tomasz Grodzki said on Thursday after Warsaw talks with the Commission's delegates.

Major opposition presidential candidate has support of former Polish PM

Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska, the presidential candidate of Poland's major opposition party Civic Platform (PO), can definitely count on his support, said former Polish PM Donald Tusk in an interview with the private radio broadcaster Radio Zet on Sunday.

Polish opposition party chooses presidential candidate

Poland’s major opposition party Civic Platform (PO) on Saturday elected deputy parliamentary Speaker Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska as its candidate for the country’s presidential elections in May of next year.

Tusk plans to engage in Polish politics as Council presidency ends

Outgoing European Council President and former Polish PM Donald Tusk said in Brussels on Friday that he plans to engage in Polish politics as soon as he finishes exercising his duties on December 1. He will also head the European People's Party (EPP).

Polish Sejm holds inaugural sitting, elects speaker

The Sejm (lower house of parliament) during its inaugural sitting on Tuesday elected Elżbieta Witek from the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) as Sejm speaker. She was the only candidate for the post.

Poland's lower house to hold extraordinary sitting on Wed

Poland's Sejm, the lower house of parliament, will hold an extraordinary sitting on Wednesday to debate a government bill aimed at curbing fires at rubbish dumps that have posed an environmental threat, Deputy Sejm Speaker Ryszard Terlecki announced on Saturday.

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