Polish PM Marcinkiewicz dismissed by president

WARSAW, July 10 (Reuters) Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz today formally submitted his expected resignation paving the way for his party boss, conservative leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, to take over.

Jaroslaw's twin brother Lech, Poland's president, is due to accept the resignation and appoint his brother as the next prime minister later today.

The prospect of identical twins running a European Union member Poland has raised eyebrows at home and abroad.

An opinion poll for the Gazeta Wyborcza daily released today showed 60 per cent of Poles believe that concentrating executive power in the hands of the two brothers would have negative consequences for Poland.

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