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Jaroslaw, or is it Lech Kaczynski? Look for the cat hair (Photo: PiS)

Kaczynski twins take over Poland

Polish prime minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz is set to formally hand over power to Jaroslaw Kaczynski today (10 July), after a surprise resignation marking the latest in a series of turbulent events in Polish politics.

Mr Kaczynski - the ruling Law and Justice party chairman - forced Mr Marcinkiewicz to go for undermining some of his favourite ministers and holding secret meetings with the Civic Platform opposition party, Polish media speculate.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski - the twin br...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Jaroslaw, or is it Lech Kaczynski? Look for the cat hair (Photo: PiS)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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