PM Belka Loses Confidence Vote in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's new prime minister, Marek Belka, who had urged patience for free-market reforms and his country's mission in Iraq, lost a parliamentary confidence vote Friday.

The lower house voted 262-188 against Belka, who was appointed prime minister May 2 after his unpopular predecessor, Leszek Miller, stepped down. There were no abstentions, but 10 lawmakers were absent.

The result raised the prospect of a political vacuum in Poland, the largest of the former Eastern bloc countries that joined the European Union on May 1. But observers said Poland's involvement in Iraq, where it leads a multinational force including about 2,400 of its own troops, was unlikely to change.

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Parliament now has two weeks to select and vote on a candidate. If that fails, Kwasniewski, who appointed Belka, has a final chance to present a candidate before he is required to dissolve parliament and call early elections.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4091440,00.html

Am waiting for Blair next and that could be considered a "trifecta"?

One is already down (Aznar). Once Bush and Blair are gone, we've hit the trifecta.

Somehow this reminds me of bowling pins, they are going down, one at a time.

This is the Domino theory in action... hope you are pleased

Snicker....

Why do they hate us for our freedoms? Oh yes that means VOTING
the A-Holes out?

Spain
Poland

There are at least 2 more?

I think Berlusconi is in trouble, too

Thailand ousted their conservative party, and the South Korean Roh party got the majority of seats along with having the Recall thrown out.

and word is there has been election rigging on both sides and Arroyo is a Bush kool aid drinker.

How could I forget India?

and got b*tch-slapped by *.

The main parties do in fact support carrying water for the US occupation. I think the smaller Union of Labor might oppose it, but I'm not sure.

just ordered their 350+ troops out today

The GOP is succeeding in making the entire world more "liberal"

Must be some sort of a record.