Polish President and Army Chief of Staff dead

[Jan Klimkowski]

The IMF and World Bank are seeking to put a known collaborator in charge of the Polish economy.

The dials on Poland's very own IMF/World Bank Economic Electroshock machine will be turned up to 11 by a Chicago Boy.

WASHINGTON (MNI) - Former Poland prime minister Marek Belka will leave his current post at the International Monetary Fund to take over the reins of the nation's central bank, the IMF confirmed Thursday.

"We can confirm that Marek Belka, director of the IMF's European Department, has been nominated by Poland's acting President for the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Poland, and that Mr. Belka has accepted the nomination," an IMF spokeswoman said in a statement.

"Consistent with IMF procedures, Mr. Belka will relinquish his responsibilities as Director of the European Department immediately."

Acting President Bronislaw Komorowski nominated Belka. Komorowski is the parliament speaker who stepped in as acting president after the April 10 plane crash in Russia that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others, including central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek.

The nomination requires ratification by the lower house of parliament, which will vote on it after it convenes on June 9, the parliament press office said, according to press reports.

Belka served as Poland's prime minister from 2004 to 2005, as deputy prime minister in 1997, and as finance minister from 2001 to 2002. Prior to that, Belka served as chief economic adviser to the president from 1996-97 and 1998-2001.

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For a top level intro on Belka's bought and paid for status, see wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marek_Belka