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WARSAW - Poland's ruling conservatives suffered setbacks in local elections yesterday but appeared strong enough to weather any opposition challenge and carry on in Government for some time, analysts said.
Exit polls said Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's ruling Law and Justice Party lost the race for Warsaw city council and its candidate for mayor received fewer votes than forecast, pointing to defeat in second-round polls on November 26. The ruling party was also behind in the race for the city councils of Lodz, Poznan and Krakow, the polls suggested.
Analysts said the opposition lacked support to topple the Government, which has seen economic growth of about 5 per cent.
- REUTERS
