Stalin's massacre in 1940 wounded a nation which was doomed to suffer for decades. Perhaps the greatest tribute that can be paid to Saturday's air crash victims is that they leave a strong, independent country and a sound economy, able to withstand this shocking accident.
President Lech Kaczynski and Slawomir Skrzypek, the governor of the central bank, were among the many political, military, intellectual and religious leaders killed. Bronislaw Komorowski, the parliamentary speaker, has taken over as interim president and will call an election by mid-year. Komorowski was expected to be a presidential candidate in the elections previously scheduled for October. The polls were predicting that he would defeat Kaczynski.
At the central bank, Piotr Wiesiolek, Skrzypek's deputy, has taken temporary charge. Komorowski says a new permanent governor will be appointed quickly.
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7581951/Polands-economic-legacy-is-tribute-to-leaders-who-died-on-Saturday.html
President Lech Kaczynski and Slawomir Skrzypek, the governor of the central bank, were among the many political, military, intellectual and religious leaders killed. Bronislaw Komorowski, the parliamentary speaker, has taken over as interim president and will call an election by mid-year. Komorowski was expected to be a presidential candidate in the elections previously scheduled for October. The polls were predicting that he would defeat Kaczynski.
At the central bank, Piotr Wiesiolek, Skrzypek's deputy, has taken temporary charge. Komorowski says a new permanent governor will be appointed quickly.
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7581951/Polands-economic-legacy-is-tribute-to-leaders-who-died-on-Saturday.html
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