Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydlo resigned on Thursday, with Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki nominated to replace her. The ruling party, Law and Justice, had long discussed changing prime ministers before the end of this year—the midpoint in parliament’s four-year term—in a bid to revitalize its posture ahead of local elections next year and legislative elections in 2019.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 07, 2017 23:12 UTC