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Poland will not back second term by Tusk in European Council: PiS chief

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Roberto Galea 04.10.2016 15:05
The government in Warsaw will likely not back Donald Tusk for a second term as president of the European Council, Jarosław Kaczyński, head of Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party, has said.
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“I would imagine that the government will not support the bid for Donald Tusk's second term in the European Council,” Kaczyński was cited by the Polska The Times daily as saying.

“In Poland, proceedings in the Sejm [parliament] and by the prosecutor’s office are pending, which could lead to charges being brought against [Tusk]. Should such a person be at the forefront of the European Council? I have profound doubts,” Kaczyński was quoted as saying.

He added that Poland’s stance might not have a decisive effect on whether Tusk – a former Polish prime minister – manages to retain his position in the key European Union post.

Kaczyński added that another term for Tusk in Brussels would be “very risky, especially for the European Union”.

“We should warn the EU against potential problems,” Kaczyński said, claiming that Poland did not gain anything from Tusk’s term as head of the council.

Some PiS MPs have said they want to question Tusk on cases related to the Amber Gold pyramid scheme scandal, and the 2010 presidential plane crash in Smolensk, western Russia. (rg)

Source: Polska The Times

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