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Lech Walesa for EU President?

Wed, Nov 04 2009 16:56 CET 972 Views 4 Comments
Lech Walesa for EU President?

In a recent interview on radio station RMF FM, Bronisław Komorowski, the speaker of Poland's parliament, said that he believes Lech Walesa would be a good candidate for EU president.

Komorowski said, "That is an idea, show the world that we have a serious candidate." He added that Wałęsa would, of course, have to agree to become a candidate. He also said that chances are slim since Jerzy Buzek is already the head of the European Parliament, and Poland can't want too much at once.

Read more at Krakow Post

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Anonymous Cosmos Thu, Nov 05 2009 21:10 CET

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Anonymous Alex Thu, Nov 05 2009 19:37 CET
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Definitely better than my war criminal ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair. Lech Walesa helped overthrow a tyranny, and unlike Tony Blair he did so without killing tens of thousands of civilians, invading a foreign country and causing it to collapse into civil war.

Anonymous Cosmos Thu, Nov 05 2009 18:08 CET
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Anyone As long as its not Tony Blair.

Anonymous The Boss Wed, Nov 04 2009 18:05 CET
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an EU President who only speaks Polish - great idea

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