World : Walesa Choice for Premier Quits
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WARSAW — President-elect Lech Walesa’s favored candidate for prime minister abandoned talks today on forming a new government because of “important differences” with Poland’s new leader.
Solidarity lawyer Jan Olszewski said in a statement: “In the face of important differences between the president-elect and myself over views on the shape of the government, I resigned from my mission on Dec. 18.”
Olszewski’s decision was the first setback for Walesa since his overwhelming victory in Poland’s presidential election Dec. 9.
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