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Komorowski officially sworn in as Poland's president (Update 1)
13:55 06/08/2010
Bronislaw Komorowski has officially taken oath of office to become Poland's new president on Friday.
Komorowski officially sworn in as Poland's president
12:34 06/08/2010
Bronislaw Komorowski has officially taken oath of office to become Poland's new president on Friday.
Komorowski to be inaugurated as Polish president
05:46 06/08/2010
Bronislaw Komorowski will be sworn in as new Polish president on Friday at the joint session of the two chambers of parliament.
Poland's Supreme Court approves early presidential election results
16:19 03/08/2010
The Supreme Court of Poland on Tuesday declared July's early presidential polls valid as reported violations had no impact on the outcome.
Poland's Komorowski likely to be inaugurated on August 6
18:21 21/07/2010
The newly elected Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski is likely to be inaugurated on August 6, Sejm Speaker and Acting President Grzegorz Schetyna said.
Medvedev says relations with Poland priority in Russia's foreign policy
23:01 06/07/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday congratulated Bronislaw Komorowski on winning the Polish presidential election and vowed to develop relations with Poland.
New Polish president might boost relations with Russia
17:36 06/07/2010
Bronislaw Komorowski, a moderate conservative, has won the presidential elections in Poland with a narrow margin that points to a deep economic, social and ideological divide in Polish society.
Polish presidential elections
13:29 06/07/2010Komorowski wins Polish presidency with 53% - electoral commission (update 1)
19:53 05/07/2010
Bronislaw Komorowski was elected Poland's new president, the Central Electoral Commission said on Monday.
Komorowski wins Polish presidency with 53% - electoral commission
19:21 05/07/2010
Bronislaw Komorowski was elected Poland's new president, the Central Electoral Commission said on Monday. 
Medvedev congratulates Komorowski on Polish presidential elections
19:15 05/07/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Bronislaw Komorowski on becoming president and the Polish people on holding successful elections.
Russian-Polish relations to improve under Komorowski - lawmaker
16:50 05/07/2010
Bronislaw Komorowski's victory in Polish presidential elections will lay the basis for the further thaw in Russian-Polish relations, a Russian lawmaker said on Monday.
Russian-Polish, Russian-EU ties will improve under Komorowski - lawmaker
14:47 05/07/2010
Russian-Polish and Russian-EU relations will see an improvement after the victory of Bronislaw Komorowski in presidential elections, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Monday.
Komorowski leads Polish presidential runoff as most ballots counted (Update-1)
05:56 05/07/2010
Acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski received 52.63 percent of the vote after 95.01 percent of ballots cast in Sunday's presidential elections in Poland had been counted on Monday.
Komorowski leads Polish presidential runoff as over 80% of ballots counted
03:31 05/07/2010
Acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski received 51.32 percent of the vote after 80.39 percent of ballot papers cast in Sunday's presidential elections in Poland had been counted on Monday.
Kaczynski congratulates Komorowski who leads in Polish presidential elections' exit polls
23:39 04/07/2010
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the late Polish president's twin brother, congratulated his main competitor in Polish presidential elections, Bronislaw Komorowski on the victory in presidential elections' exit polls, Polish media said on Sunday.
Komorowski leads in early presidential runoff - exit poll (Update 1)
22:29 04/07/2010
Exit polls from Sunday's Polish presidential runoff showed a lead for the acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski, TNS OBOP said.
Komorowski leads in early presidential runoff - exit poll
22:17 04/07/2010
Exit polls from Sunday's Polish presidential runoff showed a lead for the acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski, TNS OBOP said.
Turnout in Polish presidential runoff up on first round - commission
18:43 04/07/2010
As of 15:00 Moscow time (11:00 GMT) on Sunday, 26.38% of the Polish had voted in the presidential runoff, what is above the level seen during the first round, Polish Central Election Committee said.
Kaczynski, Komorowski give their votes in Polish presidential runoff
17:11 04/07/2010
The main competitors at the Polish presidential runoff, the twin brother of the late Polish president and the interim head of state, took part in the elections on Sunday.
Poland votes in close presidential runoff
09:40 04/07/2010
Poles choose on Sunday a new president, with the twin brother of the late Polish president and the interim head of state facing each other in a tight vote. 
Poland prepares to vote in close presidential runoff
03:41 04/07/2010
Over 30 million Poles are entitled to cast their ballot on Sunday in a tight vote to choose either the twin brother of the late Polish president or the interim head of state as their new leader.
On Polish elections, Russia and journalism
18:02 02/07/2010
Zygmunt Dzieciolowski is a Polish journalist who currently runs the Russia section of the reputed British web magazine www.opendemocracy.net. He happened to be in Russia before the much anticipated presidential runoff between Bronislaw Komorowski and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, which is to take place on Sunday. Andrei Zolotov, Jr. spoke to his colleague about the prospects of Russian-Polish relations following the seeming reconciliation earlier this year after the Smolensk tragedy. 
Kaczynski leads polls ahead of Polish presidential runoff
00:01 02/07/2010
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the late Polish president's twin brother, is the favorite candidate ahead of the presidential runoff on July 4, an opinion poll released on Thursday said.
Komorowski narrowly wins first round of Polish presidential polls
03:33 22/06/2010
With all the ballots counted, acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski has gained 41,54% of the vote in the country's presidential elections and will face a runoff against his main opponent Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the country's National Election Commission has said.
Presidential election in Poland heads for run-off
21:59 21/06/2010
Poland's presidential election is headed for a run-off after neither of the two main candidates - acting president and parliament speaker Bronislaw Komorowski from the liberal-conservative Civic Platform (PO) or former Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the right-wing Law and Justice Party and twin brother of the late President Lech Kaczynski - secured a majority of the vote on June 20.
Early presidential elections in Poland
16:17 21/06/2010
Ten candidates took part in the first round of the elections.

Komorowski leads Polish presidential polls as most ballots counted
07:44 21/06/2010
Acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski received 41.22% of the vote after 94% of ballot papers casted in Sunday's early presidential elections in Poland were counted by Monday morning.
Komorowski stretches lead to almost 3% as 70% of ballots counted (Update)
05:12 21/06/2010
With 48.88% of ballots counted, acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski has a lead of 2.7% over his closest rival in Sunday's early presidential elections in Poland.
Gap between Poland presidential favorites narrows to 1% as half of votes counted
04:02 21/06/2010
With 48.88% of ballots counted, acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski has a lead of less than 1% over his closest rival in Sunday's early presidential elections.
Acting Polish president Komorowski has 2% lead in early elections (Update)
03:23 21/06/2010
With 15% of the ballots counted, acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski has a 2% lead over his closest rival in Sunday's early elections.
Acting Polish president Komorowski leads in early elections
22:22 20/06/2010
Polish Acting president Bronislaw Komorowski leads in the early elections, MillwardBrown SMG/KRC institute said citing exit polls.
Kaczynski and Komorowski vote at Polish early presidential elections
18:00 20/06/2010
Two main candidates for a presidential post at the Polish early elections, acting president Bronislaw Komorowski and the late Polish president's brother, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, have made their votes.
Poles to vote at presidential polls in Russian consulate general (Update 2)
08:00 20/06/2010
A polling station where Polish nationals can vote in the country's presidential election opened on Sunday in the Polish consulate general in the northern Russian city of St. Petersburg, an election commission official said.
Polish nationals to vote at their presidential election in St. Petersburg (Update 1)
07:55 20/06/2010
A polling station where Polish nationals can vote in the country's presidential election opens on Sunday in the Polish consulate general in the northern Russian city of St. Petersburg, an election commission official said.
Polish nationals can vote at their presidential election in St. Petersburg
07:33 20/06/2010
A polling station where Polish nationals can vote in the country's presidential election will open on Sunday in the Polish consulate general in the northern Russian city of St. Petersburg.
Presidential elections in Poland: a new brother or a new course?
22:32 18/06/2010
On Sunday, June 20, Poland will elect a new president. Of the ten candidates, only two are serious: acting President and Marshal of the Sejm (Speaker of Parliament) Bronislaw Komorowski and former prime minister and leader of the conservative Law and Justice Party Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
Poland, Russia should take new steps toward reconciliation - Komorowski
14:50 18/06/2010
Poland and Russia can and should take new steps toward reconciliation, Poland's acting head of state and the frontrunner in the presidential race Bronislaw Komorowski said on Friday
Kaczynski, Komorowski pay tribute to late Polish president ahead of polls
18:06 17/06/2010
The main contenders for the Polish presidency paid tribute on Thursday to late president Lech Kaczynski ahead of the June 20 presidential elections.
Kaczynski hopes for bright future of Polish-Russian relations
05:05 17/06/2010
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a candidate to succeed his brother as Polish president, expressed hope that relations between Warsaw and Moscow would gradually evolve into a mutually-beneficial partnership.
Candidates ready for presidential election in Poland
17:10 31/05/2010
Poland's National Electoral Commission is to publish the official list of candidates for the June 20 presidential election on Monday.
Twin brother of late Polish president says grateful to Russians for their sympathies
04:06 11/05/2010
Leader of Poland's Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski said he feels grateful to Russians for their sympathies expressed after the tragic death of his twin brother, Polish President Lech Kaczynski, in Russia last month.
Russians, Poles seek to build mutual trust - Putin
14:29 03/05/2010
Russia and Poland have a common stake in building mutual trust, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in a message to the Polish people on Constitution Day
Pawlak first to register as candidate in Polish elections
22:26 01/05/2010
Leader of the Polish People's Party Waldemar Pawlak handed in to the Central Election Commission on Saturday 191,730 signatures backing his official registration as a candidate for the Polish presidential elections
Poland: Will Jaroslaw succeed Lech Kaczynski?
19:33 28/04/2010
Apparently Lech Kaczynski always wanted his twin brother Jaroslaw to be president of Poland. 
Poland's acting president riding wave of popularity
18:31 28/04/2010
Poland's acting president, Bronislaw Komorowski, has one of the highest ratings of any Polish politician in recent years, the Polish News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing pollster CBOS.
Polish politicians warn election campaign could turn 'nasty'
23:16 27/04/2010
With almost two months to go before presidential elections in Poland, politicians have warned the election campaign could become aggressive, Polish Radio said on Tuesday. 
Komorowski favorite in upcoming Polish presidential election - survey
03:53 27/04/2010
Poland's acting President Bronislaw Komorowski is the favorite to win in the Polish presidential elections in June, a survey conducted by Millward Brown SMG KRC center said.
Over 20 applicants plan to run for president in Poland
21:23 26/04/2010
The Polish Central Election Committee has received applications from 23 candidates planning to participate in the country's presidential race, a committee spokesman told RIA Novosti on Monday
Poland's tragic election
11:42 22/04/2010
Sejm Marshal Bronislaw Komorowski has set June 20 as the date for the early presidential election, which will determine the successor to President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash on April 10.
Polish elections set for June 20 (UPDATE )
11:26 21/04/2010
Acting Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski has set the date for early presidential elections in Poland for Sunday June 20, the official Polish Parliament website said
Early presidential elections in Poland to be held on June 20
10:04 21/04/2010
Polish acting president, parliamentary speaker Bronislaw Komorowski has set a date for early presidential elections in Poland on June 20, Sunday, the official Polish Parliament website said
Polish acting president Komorowski may win presidential elections - survey
15:28 20/04/2010
Polish acting President, parliamentary speaker Bronislaw Komorowski stands a good chance of winning early presidential elections, a survey by TNS OBOP polling center said on Tuesday.
Date of early presidential polls in Poland could be announced on Wednesday
17:53 13/04/2010
The acting president of Poland might make an announcement on the date of early presidential elections on Wednesday, the country's TVN24 channel said on Tuesday.
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On Polish elections, Russia and journalism
18:02 02/07/2010
Zygmunt Dzieciolowski is a Polish journalist who currently runs the Russia section of the reputed British web magazine www.opendemocracy.net. He happened to be in Russia before the much anticipated presidential runoff between Bronislaw Komorowski and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, which is to take place on Sunday. Andrei Zolotov, Jr. spoke to his colleague about the prospects of Russian-Polish relations following the seeming reconciliation earlier this year after the Smolensk tragedy. 
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Presidential elections in Poland
The late Polish president Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash near the western Russian city of Smolensk on April 10. The early polls are set on June 20.











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