Now since the parliamentary elections in Poland are over, who do you think has the best chances to become the next Polish president? The presidential elections in Poland are in about 3 years (2010). From the history it seems Polish people, in spite of stereotypes, are pretty liberal. I remember there was one independent candidate several years ago that had almost become a Polish president - Stan Tyminski. He went to the final elections with Lech Walesa and only there he lost.
The current Polish president - Lech Kaczynski - will surely start to get re-elected in 2010. Who will be his serious opponents? It is said Donald Tusk's dream is to become the next Polish president and his position as a prime minister is just a temporary solution. For me Tusk seems to be better suited as a president, not a prime minister. Who could be a "black horse" in this group? I think Tomasz Lis, a current pretty popular TV reporter, will have a strong position among the Polish nation - he is smart, handsome, has experience in working abroad, is popular, independent, knows languages. Or maybe Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, hard-working but maybe too weak former prime-minister. Another one may be Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, but she probably won't have big chances since she's a woman and not very popular. Same to Jolanta Kwasniewska, the wife of the former Polish president - Aleksander Kwasniewski. Some Poles say Waldemar Pawlak could be a good choice, but he's from PSL (party of Polish farmers) and it's hard to believe he could get much approval.
Any other predictions for the 2010 Poland presidential candidates?
The current Polish president - Lech Kaczynski - will surely start to get re-elected in 2010. Who will be his serious opponents? It is said Donald Tusk's dream is to become the next Polish president and his position as a prime minister is just a temporary solution. For me Tusk seems to be better suited as a president, not a prime minister. Who could be a "black horse" in this group? I think Tomasz Lis, a current pretty popular TV reporter, will have a strong position among the Polish nation - he is smart, handsome, has experience in working abroad, is popular, independent, knows languages. Or maybe Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, hard-working but maybe too weak former prime-minister. Another one may be Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, but she probably won't have big chances since she's a woman and not very popular. Same to Jolanta Kwasniewska, the wife of the former Polish president - Aleksander Kwasniewski. Some Poles say Waldemar Pawlak could be a good choice, but he's from PSL (party of Polish farmers) and it's hard to believe he could get much approval.
Any other predictions for the 2010 Poland presidential candidates?