tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post113709797655805559..comments2024-03-20T10:19:56.838+01:00Comments on the beatroot: A coalition, or an electionbeatroothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1137160184962499242006-01-13T14:49:00.000+01:002006-01-13T14:49:00.000+01:00If the PO/PiS talks breakdown again then it will b...If the PO/PiS talks breakdown again then it will be an election, for sure. It must be very tempting for PiS to go for it and try and get a majority.<BR/><BR/>But as you rightly say, opinion polls are one thing, but what Poles would actually do at the polls is another thing. But it's not going to be boring this year politically...beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1137158955663635072006-01-13T14:29:00.000+01:002006-01-13T14:29:00.000+01:00At first I thought PO's call for new coalition tal...At first I thought PO's call for new coalition talks had that faint odor of flop sweat and party death, now I'm not so sure. It's had the effect of calling their bluff (and agitating the not so stable power hungry leaders of LPR and SO). Now, PiS hasto more or less publicly choose between:<BR/>a) what they campaigned for parliament on (coalition with PO some reality-based version of economic policy)<BR/>b) empty-headed dangerous populism (SO and LPR and bad consequences all the way around) or<BR/>c) looking they want total power all for themselves. I have the idea that voters won't like being dragged back to the polls for a coronation of the duck bros. and they might not do nearly as well as they think they will, it all depends on who takes the PR hit for failing to form a government and causing another round of elections (which Polish people really don't want). My most likely call is that should their be early elections they'll fail to get a majority and things'll be right back where they started...michael farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232229721381140090noreply@blogger.com