Ewa Kopacz, who was sworn in as Poland’s new prime minister on 22 September, said of the challenge ahead of her: “Houses where women are in charge do well.”
The 57-year old doctor, previously speaker of the Sejm, Poland’s parliament, is her country’s second female prime minister, after Hanna Suchocka in 1992-93. The foundations of the house she inherits from Donald Tusk, who takes over as president of the European Council on 1 December, are shaky. The ruling Civic Platform remains vulnerable to predators both inside and outside the party.
After seven years with the authoritative Tusk in charge, Kopacz may struggle …read more
Source: European Voice
