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Spot the the difference between president and prime minister Poles are moles apart By INQUIRER THE REMARKABLE PAIR running Poland aren't easy to tell apart. While Lech Kaczynski fills the office of president, brother Jaroslaw sits in the prime minister's office. Although, if they swapped jobs for day, no-one would notice, since these identical twins look so alike. To help out, an online game has appeared on the Interweb. It's Polish language content shouldn't put you off too much. All you have to do is tell the Poles apart. Have a go here

Geopolitical Diary: Trying to Redefine Poland February 20, 2007 03 00 GMT Polish President Lech Kaczynski on Feb. 17 released a 374-page report on the workings of the recently liquidated Military Intelligence Service (WSI). The report betrays the country's intelligence apparatus of the past 15 years, outing its practices, people, connections and expertise. Opposition leaders have said the report is a guidebook to Poland's national security. Kaczynski dissolved the WSI in October 2006, saying the agency had overstepped its jurisdiction and infiltrated every aspect of Polish life with agents in political parties, media and businesses. The report is intended to...

Poland's twin leaders face accusations of filling ranks with loyalists lacking experience WARSAW, Poland -- A day after they forced out Poland's respected minister of defense, the identical twins who run Poland face accusations they have packed the government with inexperienced loyalists -- and damaged the country's international standing. Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, president and prime minister respectively, are brothers who share conservative nationalist values and a passion for rooting out former communists from public life. Now, both face charges of cronyism after they replaced their defense chief with a presidential insider. Radek Sikorski, an experienced defense minister with solid...

Poland's ruling twins consolidate power By Tomasz Janowski WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish conservative President Lech Kaczynski appointed his identical twin brother, Jaroslaw, as prime minister on Monday, cementing their grip on power and reinforcing concerns about Poland's tilt toward nationalism. In a surprise decision on Friday, Jaroslaw, leader of the ruling Law and Justice party, decided to replace popular Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz after clashing with him over appointments to state posts. The move, which requires a vote of confidence in parliament, will make the veterans of the anti-communist Solidarity movement the world's only twins to hold top executive posts....