Jaruzelski to Resign as Polish Head Early
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WARSAW — Polish President Wojciech Jaruzelski announced his intention to resign early and pave the way for free elections to make Poland a full democracy.
Jaruzelski, a former Communist, announced his decision Tuesday after a six-hour meeting with Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki and other top politicians to discuss progress toward Poland’s first fully free elections since World War II.
“Guided by a concern to prevent undesirable public sentiments and by the will to promote democracy in our state, (the president) will ask Parliament to shorten his term,” Jaruzelski’s spokesman said in a statement.
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