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Polish Prime Minister Kaczynski Is Poland's Worst Since 1989 - Poll
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Warsaw, Poland 20 July, 2007 In a poll run after Poland's Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's first year in office, the Polish people rated him the worst Prime Minister to hold office since 1989. And they rated Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, whom Kaczynski fired and took his position, as the best.
This poll is released the day after Kaczynski announced that everything in Poland was good. He praised his Government because the economy is booming, social benefits are better and unemployment is down . He said that if the economy continues to do as well as it is now, in a couple years there will be no unemployment in Poland.
According to the poll only 40% of the people think that the Government is doing a good job on the economy.
And only 28% think that he is doing a good job solving the unemployment problem.
The doctors' and nurses' strikes also seem to have hurt him because only 9% of the people think that he is doing a good job with the health system.
His highest rating - 49% - is for public safety. His Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro is one of his Government's most popular members. But even so, Kaczynski in this highest area is below 50% approval.
Kaczynski's praise for his government yesterday was quickly criticized by opposition leaders as nothing more than propaganda and not a true reflection of where the country stands.
This poll could indicate where the Polish people think the country stands, in spite of what the Prime Minister says.
And it could indicate that if Kaczynski goes forward with new elections, as he continually does, he might find that the people will vote to be sure that he does not become prime minister again.
For Marcinkiewicz, who some think is just wafting for the right time to come back into the political arena, it might be a stimulus to make a move.
You may see the complete poll results, in Polish, at http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/Wiadomosci/1,80269,4327259.html Sondaz "Gazety": Kaczynski najgorszym premierem po 1989 r.
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