1. Poland.
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JASIEWICZ, KRZYSZTOF and JASIEWICZ-BETKIEWICZ, AGNIESZKA
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AIRCRAFT accidents , *CONSTITUTIONS , *POLITICAL parties , *LAW ,POLISH history -- 1989- ,POLISH politics & government, 1989- - Abstract
The article examines politics and government in Poland in 2010. It discusses the political consequences of the crash of a Polish Air Force plane on April 10, 2010, in which 96 passengers died, including Polish president Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and several Polish military and civilian leaders. The article details how the Polish government continued following the constitutional line of succession. The author argues that Polish government institutions functioned according to legal requirements. The article discusses the Polish constitution's dual-executive arrangement and previous disputes between Kaczynski and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk. The article also examines alleged animosity between Polish political parties, presidential succession, and the presidential elections of 2010.
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- 2011
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