Poland sets early presidential elections

Acting President Bronislaw Komorowski on Wednesday set June 20 as the date for early early presidential elections.

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Wednesday, 21.04.2010.

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Acting President Bronislaw Komorowski on Wednesday set June 20 as the date for early early presidential elections. The elections are called to replace former president Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash April 10 along with 95 others. Poland sets early presidential elections A possible second round of voting was set for July 4. Election committees have until May 6 to announce their candidate and gather 100,000 signatures. Presidential elections were originally slated for this autumn. The plane crash not only killed Kaczynski, who was expected to run for re-election, but also Jerzy Szmajdzinski, who was to be the presidential candidate of the Democratic Left Alliance. Under the Polish constitution, the date of the presidential elections must be announced within two weeks of the president's death. Voting must then take place within 60 days of that announcement. Komorowski had planned an earlier announcement of the date, but the opposition appealed to wait until Kaczynski was buried Sunday in Krakow. Komorowski is the presidential candidate for the ruling centre- right Civic Platform. It has been speculated that Kaczynski's twin brother Jaroslaw, the current head of the Law and Justice party, will run on his party's bill. The Democratic Left Alliance, the country's third largest party, is reportedly considering two candidates.

Poland sets early presidential elections

A possible second round of voting was set for July 4.

Election committees have until May 6 to announce their candidate and gather 100,000 signatures.

Presidential elections were originally slated for this autumn.

The plane crash not only killed Kaczynski, who was expected to run for re-election, but also Jerzy Szmajdzinski, who was to be the presidential candidate of the Democratic Left Alliance.

Under the Polish constitution, the date of the presidential elections must be announced within two weeks of the president's death. Voting must then take place within 60 days of that announcement.

Komorowski had planned an earlier announcement of the date, but the opposition appealed to wait until Kaczynski was buried Sunday in Krakow.

Komorowski is the presidential candidate for the ruling centre- right Civic Platform.

It has been speculated that Kaczynski's twin brother Jaroslaw, the current head of the Law and Justice party, will run on his party's bill.

The Democratic Left Alliance, the country's third largest party, is reportedly considering two candidates.

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