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A majority of Poles believe that the government is not managing the finance crisis properly, a poll by GfK Polonia reveals.

Forty six percent believe that the government is not dealing with the economic crisis as well as it could, 38 percent say that it is.

“The first group is constituted by realists, the other by optimists,” says political scientist Radosław Markowski of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). “The government is not an exception in Europe, because in Europe there is no government dealing with the crisis. Mainly because its causes are external,” Markowski believes.

Almost two thirds, 63 percent, is convinced that the economic crisis will last at least for two years. The most pessimistic are the residents of large cities, especially the capital city of Warsaw.

Only young people have hope that the economic situation will improve but the optimists constitute just 6 percent of the respondents.

More then a half of Poles believe that the weakest ministers of the Cabinet should be replaced.

Still, the economic crisis has not forced Poles to tighten their belts, yet. More than a half of those questioned said that they have not yet reduced their expenses. (jm/pg)

Source: Rzeczpospolita