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Thu 11 Nov 2008Poles must vote on euro, says president
POLAND IS heading for a political showdown on euro zone entry between the country's arch rival prime minister and president. President Lech Kaczynski said yesterday he was "doubtful" that Poland could achieve the euro zone entry goal of 2012 set by his sworn enemy prime minister Donald Tusk.
The president's remarks came as a new opinion poll showed just one in five Poles favours entry in 2012. More than two-thirds of Poles favour later entry or remaining outside entirely.
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