Polish Prime Minister to Step Down

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Polish Prime Minister to Step Down




Mar 26, 7:59 PM (ET)

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA

(AP) Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller, left, announces he will resign on May 2, the day after Poland...
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Prime Minister Leszek Miller announced Friday he will step down the day after Poland joins the European Union on May 1, taking the blame for his government's collapse in popularity and raising the prospect of early elections.

President Aleksander Kwasniewski, who accepted the decision, expressed confidence it would ultimately help political stability in Poland - a key U.S. ally in Iraq - after months of weakness under Miller.

"I am convinced that this decision serves Poland and the Poles well," Kwasniewski told a news conference after a meeting with Miller.

But the news left other European countries facing political uncertainty in Warsaw in the weeks up to and including Poland's entry into the EU.


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