Saturday, March 3, 2012

NEW LEADER TAKES OFFICE IN POLAND.(MAIN)

Byline: JANE PERLEZ - New York Times

With a warning from President Lech Walesa not to squander the last four years of movement toward a market economy, Poland's new prime minister, the leader of a former Communist party, was sworn in Tuesday along with a 20-member Cabinet.

The new prime minister, Waldemar Pawlak, 34, who was described recently by Walesa as not being up to the job, responded to the president's admonition by saying his government would contribute to the "growth trend."

Pawlak takes charge at a delicate time in Poland's transition from communism to capitalism.

With the fastest-growing economy in Europe this year, Poland …

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