Rostowski warns against Kaczynski

25th June 2010

Poland’s economic stability could come under threat if Jaroslaw Kaczynski wins July’s presidential election, the country’s finance minister has warned.

Jacek Rostowski said that any victory for conservative politician Mr Kaczynski, who leads the main opposition party, Law and Justice, could pose a danger to Poland’s still fragile economic health.

“I believe that the election of Jaroslaw Kaczynski to the position of president would jeopardise the stability of the economy,” Mr Rostowski stated in an interview on Radio Tok FM.

The Law and Justice leader favours more state intervention in the economy and strong spending on social welfare programmes, which, according the mini ...