The next leader of PO is an interesting question - Sikorski is popular, but don't forget that he lost the Presidential Primary to Komorowski by quite a margin and was widely seen to have lost the debate that they had. I could easily see a female leader - Kopacz, for instance.
She is undoubtedly popular however, I don't think she has the numbers or the standing in the party for that. I could very well imagine her standing in any future contest however, i just don't think she could win-i don't think the vision thing is her strength, although she is a very good pragmatist. In any future contest i think that Schetyna, Sikorski, possibly Kopacz, and possibly Waltz, maybe Nowak, perhaps Gowin, will stand for the leadership.
Schetyna has got the numbers-but he will appeal only to party, Sikorski has got the charisma and standing with the public at large-but not the numbers within the party, though that can change in any leadership contest. (he is the 2nd most trusted politician in Poland). I think that he has learned from the presidential contest, and he is a better politician for having gone through the contest.
When Margaret Thatcher was ousted from her job, i think that there were 3 contenders. Hesletine, Hurd, and Major.
Barosso's job is up fro grabs in 2014, and i think that Tusk would take if it was offered to him. The problem with him continuing for another term after 2015, is that by then he would have become very wearisome to the average joe, meaning that he wouldn't be able to win the presidency in 2019.
Isn`t it the year when Tusk is planning to become a chairman of an important EU body, I forgot which?
Yes it is, Barosso's job is up for grabs in 2014. I think that if PO does well in the Euro election at the time, he will stand every chance of getting the job.